This Week in Google (Audio)

Requiem for Raghavan
Electric Motors Are About to Get a Major Upgrade Thanks to Benjamin Franklin
Epic judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors — for now
Google will block election ads after polls close
LinkedIn is News Publishers' New Best Friend
People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes
Elon Musk's X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts
Musk's X seeks to steer lawsuits to conservative court in Texas
Sam Altman's identity and cryptocurrency venture Worldcoin has a rebrand
Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen's Suicide
On-device AI could make apps obsolete
Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law
Controversy after Polish radio station replaces human presenters with AI
Sotheby's to auction its first artwork made by a humanoid robot
Elvis Found Alive
Thank you, Steve Ballmer, for a concert app that made me want to scream

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Guest: Nathan Freitas

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