Alphabet Scoop 010: Creepy Google is creepy, I/O followup, Google One, more

This week, we talk all about the creepy Selfish Ledger concept video from within Google, followup on some stories from I/O, chat about the new Google One service, and talk YouTube Music.

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Hosts:

• Stephen Hall
• Abner Li

Links:

• Google concept imagines adaptive ‘ledger’ that autonomously suggests ‘goals’ for users
• Google’s Material Design grows up at I/O — here’s everything you need to know
• That obstruction removal feature in Google Photos probably isn’t coming any time soon
• ‘Color Pop’ & other new Google Photos features rolling out now
• More Google Photos ‘suggestions’ rolling out now w/ auto-brightness fix, rotation
• Hands-on: Google News keeps you updated on stories you care about w/ Google’s new Material theme [Video]
• Comment: Google Duplex isn’t the only thing announced at I/O that has societal implications
• ‘Google One’ simplifies cloud storage plans w/ family sharing, customer support, & freebies
• YouTube Music is Google’s new streaming service, ad-free video now $12/month Premium
• Report: Google Home sales are catching up w/ Alexa while Apple HomePod lags (far) behind
• OnePlus 6 goes official w/ new glass build, Snapdragon 845, available May 22nd for $529
• Google Pixel Buds add double-tap to skip, manual power on/off, & easy device switching
• Offline Gmail with support for search, archive, & compose is rolling out to the web
• AI-powered ‘Nudge’ respond reminders rolling out to the new Gmail
• Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ finally, officially, support ARCore

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