Google might have to sell Chrome!

This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about a bunch of Google news including the DOJ possibly forcing it to sell off Chrome. But first, they go over some EV news and talk about the Jaguar rebrand that's taken the internet by storm. After that, they go over some ChromeOS rumors and talk about the Android 16 developer preview. Of course, they close out with a debate about whether or not Microsoft Teams will actually release live translation before getting into the last trivia questions before the Trivia Extravaganza episode drops next week! It's a fun one, enjoy!

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Tesla V4 superchargers
04:17 Jaguar rebrand
15:39 Bluesky continues to be on a roll
26:57 Trivia question
28:10 AT&T (Sponsored)
29:30 DOJ asking for Google to part with Chrome
37:11 Google ditching ChromeOS?
46:32 Android 16 developer preview
52:19 Trivia question
53:22 AT&T (sponsored)
54:27 Microsoft Teams real-time translation
01:00:00 Knee airbags?
01:05:35 Hyperfixed podcast
01:06:38 Trivia answers
01:17:04 Outro

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[streetcynic]

"I'm a huge, passionate lover" - Ellis, 2024

[caleblatreille]

I know David was joking with that "I think we need to move on, " but I would actually to see an episode about public transit on this show. There actually are a lot of ways that tech innovation can improve and expand these systems, and a lot of places in the rest of the world where it's actually happening. A deep dive into this whole convo would be extremely informative and helpful!

[amarotuninetti]

ellis please reroute every convo into why public transportation is great, i love it

[Pancho_was_here]

Can we get Mr Mobile as a guest in the future?

[DanHinchliffe]

David and Andrew cosplaying as the Waveform studio today.

[julesm]

Ellis and Adam’s matching colours is so wholesome!!

[isaacmijangos]

Get Dave2D and the Genius Bar hosts on the podcast!

[nathanfife]

No shade to Marquez, but honestly Ellis should do the ad reads. I'm not sure why but it just hits different

[AbandonedRaven]

As someone who is into both fashion/design and cars (probably to an unhealthy extent), I have a lot to say about Jaguar’s weird rebrand. While I wasn’t surprised Ferrari started their own high end fashion brand (outside of their usual logo merch/racing gear), seeing Jaguar do this kind of weird fashion-looking ad is rather surprising. What’s more surprising is that it isn’t classic tailoring for men and women which would fit along with their usual heritage styling. I don’t have an utter disgust like a lot in that particular comment section…I’m just confused on the design language of the garments being shown. When I think Jaguar and fashion (even as someone who really doesn’t care much for any of their cars), I picture a close resemblance to what designers like Ralph Lauren has built up. Even a collaboration would make more sense. I just don’t get it. I was so confused I went to the website and thought there was somehow a clothing brand that got the website but they aren’t related to the manufacturer at all, but how wrong I was. Again, I just don’t get it. I can’t even imagine what the concept car would look like either.

Edit: I’ve always liked the Jaguar XJR15.

[DaveHollner]

I am 90% sure that Ellis has an official point, and he said something like "I FINALLY GET TO CARRY THE ONE" after that.

[rpheus]

Ellis! We need an episode about public transportation, car centrism and how to get to a walkable communities design!

[garrettord]

Public transportation is great for those who lose their license due to unsafe driving! Nice call Ellis

[dhuffman]

Selling Chrome quicker than Marques through a school zone.

[avinashlp]

*Firefox browser engine is called Gecko and shoutout to Andrew for representing! 🤙

[melonmelon]

Andrew's honesty on the Trivia Extravaganza login mishap is so nice to see 😂

Love your show, can't wait for the special episode

[Talley_Darkstar]

I love my Chromebook and ChromeOS. As a person who works for a I.T. Managed Service Provider, I forget that I have apps and it's more of a hassle to use apps. We are centered around Microsoft and I use web for Teams and Outlook and the support products that we use are all web based. I only use the Outlook desktop app for 1 email address when I'm on-site for 30 days every other month. I run at the least, 14 browser tabs every day. I can literally do my job as an I.T. support agent on a Chromebook. We have clients who are in a broad range of industries, from financial, construction, utilities, fabrication, so it's not like we've got only one type of business we support, we support a wide range of industries. And despite being almost 50, I've quickly and fully adapted to a browser based life. I'm actually considering moving from PC to Chromebox.

[wertywerty]

I just find it funny when a company goes against their base costumer to get an extra couple percent from outside of their base but then lose their base.

[JuanHernandez-zcqi]

"link to windows" app feels like the best laptop phone connection for Android (pixel 8 pro user) that lets me text and see notifications from my PC or laptop

[PixZTech]

A bit late but doesn’t matter + could you guys add chapters in the apple podcast

[FrontyardSoccer]

My favorite part of Fridays! Thanks for all the work you guys put into this.