The smart home company Brilliant is back in business. A review on Dell's take on a Copilot+ laptop. Amazon is officially launching an AI version of its Alexa services. And the California State Assembly passes a sweeping AI safety bill.

• Brilliant, a smart home company, has been bought by private investors and plans to release the next generation of its smart home control panel later this year.
• Devindra Hardawar of Engadget reviewed the Dell XPS 13 Copilot+ laptop and recommends whether it is worth purchasing.
• Caroline O'Donovan of the Washington Post discusses Amazon officially releasing an AI-powered version of Alexa in October.
• And Mikah discusses the California State Assembly's passing of a sweeping AI safety bill and what the bill aims to do within California.

Host: Mikah Sargent

Guests: Devindra Hardawar and Caroline O'Donovan

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Amanda Silberling recounts her time at the White House Creator Economy Conference held earlier this month. Microsoft's Recall AI feature won't be available until later this year. A review of Google's Pixel 9. And what was surprising about Samsung's Galaxy Ring device following a teardown of the device?

• Amanda Silberling participated in the White House Creator Conference earlier this month and shares her experience and time with President Joe Biden when he made an unannounced stop at the event.
• Mikah Sargent talks about Microsoft delaying its Recall AI feature to testers until October to continue testing the security changes to the feature following initial security concerns.
• Lisa Eadicicco of CNET joins Mikah to discuss her review of Google's Pixel 9 phone.
• And Shahram Mokhtari of iFixit stops by to talk about iFixit's teardown of Samsung's Galaxy Ring,their findings with the device, and how it compares to similar devices such as the Oura Ring Gen3.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Amanda Silberling

Guests: Lisa Eadicicco and Shahram Mokhtari

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Apple is forcing Patreon to switch to its App Store billing system, allowing Apple to take 30% of new subscriptions made through its App Store. KOSPA passed in the U.S. Senate recently: what's next for the controversial bill. And Google announced a lot at its Made by Google event, including new Pixel phones and a big push for Gemini AI.

• Dan Moren of Six Colors joins Mikah this week! Dan talks about Apple forcing Patreon to switch to using its App Store billing system, or Patreon will be removed from the App Store.
• Mikah Sargent talks about KOSPA being passed recently in the U.S. Senate and what's behind the controversial 'child safety' bill.
• Jason Howell of Techsploder joins Mikah for the 2nd half of the show! Jason talks about everything Google announced at its recent Made by Google event, including focusing on what its AI can do for its various devices, and announced the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Watch 3, and Pixel Buds Pro 2.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Dan Moren

Guest: Jason Howell

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