Show Notes
Android Faithful’s Jason Howell is here with details on the Pixel 11 phone. Plus Anthropic announced this week it would embed watermarks in text. And a plea for a revival of reading from 120 years ago. Finally we end our week with the Great Debates: Smartphones that can always find the perfect place to eat or a phone that can always find the right things to say in any conversation.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Jason Howell, Len Peralta, Roger Chang, Joe. Link to the Show Notes. Top Tech Story of the Week: Anthropic pledges to embed watermarks to help discern AI slop in sop to EU https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/11/anthropic-pledges-to-embed-watermarks-to-help-discern-ai-slop-in-sop-to-eu/5285792 An Android app store competitor is available in the Play Store https://www.engadget.com/2233395/an-android-app-store-competitor-is-available-in-the-play-store/ OpenAI’s new AI smart speaker will reportedly sell for between $300 and $400 https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/06/openais-new-ai-smart-speaker-will-reportedly-sell-for-between-300-and-400/ White House taps security firms for offensive hack-back operations https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/white-house-taps-security-firms-for-offensive-hack-back-operations/ Big Tech Story https://www.patreon.com/dtns/posts/big-tech-story-166601570?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Discussions: Google unveils Pixel 11 lineup, new AirTag rival and Gemini features at Made by Google 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/12/google-unveils-pixel-11-lineup-new-airtag-rival-and-gemini-features-at-made-by-google-2026/ Pixel 11 Made by Google 2026 – Android Faithful Episode 163 https://www.androidfaithful.com/episode/pixel-11-made-by-google-2026-android-faithful-episode-163/ Anthropic pledges to embed watermarks to help discern AI slop in sop to EU https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/11/anthropic-pledges-to-embed-watermarks-to-help-discern-ai-slop-in-sop-to-eu/5285792 How Claude marks AI-generated content https://support.claude.com/en/articles/16266773-how-claude-marks-ai-generated-content https://patreon.com/livewithit More Discussions: Why an 120-year-old warning about reading feels uncomfortably familiar https://theconversation.com/why-an-120-year-old-warning-about-reading-feels-uncomfortably-familiar-288299 The British Library Catalogue https://catalogue.bl.uk/nde/fulldisplay?&context=L&vid=44BL_MAIN:BLL01_NDE&search_scope=MyInst_and_CI&tab=Everything&lang=en&docid=alma990034846570109251
Today’s guest: Len Peralta https://patreon.com/len https://lenperaltastore.com https://www.twitch.tv/lenperalta https://x.com/lenperalta https://mstdn.party/@lenperalta Jason Howell https://androidfaithful.com https://www.youtube.com/@JasonHowell https://x.com/jasonhowell https://mastodon.social/@jasonhowell
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Sarah Lane Links: https://sarahlane.com https://x.com/sarahlane https://medium.com/@sarahlane https://masto.ai/@sarahlane https://havesuchagoodday.com
Tom Merritt Links: https://tomsnewbook.com https://swordandlaser.com/store https://www.cordkillers.com https://awordpodcast.com
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