To think that the lowly internet commenter is being done wrong by multi-million-, even multi-billion-dollar brands. Why, perish such sacrilege! You see, there's a certain unease on this week's Android Police podcast as Will and Daniel trickle through how Sonos is banking heavily on some poorly-formed assumptions about its customer base and how Microsoft and Google are overcommitted to making money off of their investments sunk into artificial intelligence. Before all of that, we recap our first-round impressions of the Pixel 8a.

01:48 | AI isn't it

• Google's AI-packed I/O keynote was missing the one thing I actually wanted to see
• Google Pixel 8a review: A great phone that I'm not sure you should buy
• The Pixel 8a might be my favorite Google phone yet, but I'm still not sure I can recommend it

29:44 | Deuces

• Sonos finally enters a new market with $449 Ace headphones
• People hate the new Sonos app even as company calls redesign 'courageous'
• Sonos' CEO has some regrets about the recent app redesign rollout
• Android 15 Beta 2 brings back media volume controls for casting

49:43 | Encroachment

• Dell, HP, Lenovo, and more jump on the Snapdragon X train with Microsoft's Copilot+ AI
• Humane is looking for a buyer, just like the AI Pin
• One week in and Google's AI Overviews are already getting ads
• Google is in damage control mode following AI Overviews fiasco
• Turns out OpenAI's voice assistant sounding like Scarlett Johannsson wasn't much of a coincidence

Extra Links:

• Suicide Prevention Resources from OpenCounseling
• The Spectacular Failure of the Star Wars Hotel | Jenny Nicholson
• What Does A Great Cup Of Coffee Taste Like? | James Hoffmann

Excerpts from Disney/Pixar, Annapurna Pictures/Stage 6 Films, OpenAI, and James Hoffmann.

Our regular hosts are Daniel Bader and Will Sattelberg. Our editor is Jules Wang.

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