Material is a weekly discussion about the Google and Android universe. Your intrepid hosts try to answer the question, “What holds up the digital world?” The answer, so far, is that it’s Google all the way down. Hosted by Andy Ihnatko and Florence Ion.
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episode 305: A Very Profitable Business
Flo switched to the Pixel 5, and Andy's Pixelbook revived in time to beg him not to buy the new iPad Pro. Google had a great quarter, and we're gonna tell you all about it. Plus, it turns out that COVID-19 contact tracing on Android wasn't so private after all. And why YouTube TV on Roku might be nearing its end of days.
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CNN: Google parent Alphabet sees revenue jump 34% to $55.3 billion in the first quarter
Gizmodo: It Turns Out Covid-19 Contact Tracing on Android Is Not So Private After All
TheMarkup: Google Promised Its Contact Tracing App Was Completely Private—But It Wasn't
Axios: Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands