153: A Server Farm’s Opinion
Andy and Flo start off this week wondering what attracts them to certain robot voices, and how that will inform their choices with the Google Home's latest voices update.
Material · Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion
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Show Notes
Andy and Flo start off this week wondering what attracts them to certain robot voices, and how that will inform their choices with the Google Home's latest voices update. The duo then delves into AN EARTHQUAKE and a bit of leftover discussion on Google's Pentagon contracts before musing over Essential's future as an Android player. And for those of you who can't stop, won't stop talking to the Google Home, there's good news about how well the smart speakers are selling.
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Links and Show Notes
Play Store: Carrot Weather
NYT: How a Pentagon Contract Became an Identity Crisis for Google
NYT: How to Make A.I. That's Good for People
9to5Google: Essential cancels development on second phone
Gizmodo: Google Just Turned a Huge Corner in the Smart Speaker Game