1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,120 Welcome back to the Elon Musk Podcast, the world's authority 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:07,440 on Tesla, SpaceX X Neurolink, and all things Elon. 3 00:00:07,640 --> 00:00:11,160 I'm your host, Will Walden. I've been using Current as my 4 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:15,520 bank for about four years and it's honestly been a really 5 00:00:15,520 --> 00:00:18,880 great experience. No overdraft fees, I get paid up 6 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:23,280 to two days early, and the app makes it super easy to track all 7 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,000 of my finances. And if you're looking for a 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:29,040 modern way to bank, forget those old banks. 9 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:32,360 They're boring and also their apps aren't that good. 10 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:36,440 So go to the link in the show notes, check out Current and 11 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:40,280 sign up and support the show. Google pours artificial 12 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,160 intelligence into nearly every product that it makes. 13 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,480 Imagine if the same technology reshaped search, coding, 14 00:00:46,480 --> 00:00:50,720 shopping, and communication across every screen and phone. 15 00:00:51,200 --> 00:00:54,160 Now could that wave redefine daily computing for billions of 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:58,400 users? Executives opened Google IO 2025 17 00:00:58,400 --> 00:00:59,920 in Mountain View with hard numbers. 18 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,640 Daily query routed through Gemini models tripled over six 19 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:06,240 months. That Ironwood Tensor Processing 20 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:11,720 unit launching this year, will deliver 42.5 exaflops to Google 21 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:14,440 Cloud customers. Those gains frame every 22 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:18,600 announcement that follows. Google rebuilt its subscription 23 00:01:18,600 --> 00:01:23,280 ladder AI Pro at $20.00 per month, rebrands Gemini Advanced 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:27,640 and adds faster responses, logger context windows, VO3 25 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:31,240 video generation, and 30 gigabytes of prompt history. 26 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:37,280 AI Ultra at 50 per month, $250 with half price for three months 27 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:42,040 grants access to the largest Gemini weights, loose rate 28 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:46,640 limits, a preview agent manager and 30 terabytes of storage 29 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:51,800 company positions AI Ultra for studios that need uninterrupted 30 00:01:51,880 --> 00:01:56,680 multi modal reasoning. Now Chrome receives AI mode for 31 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,800 anyone over 18 on beta, dev or Canary channels. 32 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:04,800 The assistant reads open tabs, summarizes research labels, code 33 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:09,560 diffs and drafts documentation. Engineers plan multi tab 34 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:12,160 synthesis in full voice navigation. 35 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:15,320 Next. These tasks stay local when 36 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,880 policy rules forbid cloud transfer. 37 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:22,560 Now Android 16 arrives with Material 3 expressive tight, 38 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,560 tight runtime permissions for local LLM calls and deep Gemini 39 00:02:29,560 --> 00:02:33,960 hooks and settings, keyboard and share sheet workflows. 40 00:02:34,160 --> 00:02:38,120 Gemini Live, the voice first companion, moves out of Project 41 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:41,400 Astra Incubation. As managing editor Patrick 42 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,440 Holland states, Astra is a rehearsal of features that, when 43 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:49,360 they're ready for the spotlight, get added to Gemini Live. 44 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,760 The public build pivots from quick chat to structured 45 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:57,120 workflow on a single phrase, letting users plan trips, split 46 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,520 chores into calendar tasks, and request code samples. 47 00:03:01,120 --> 00:03:02,480 Now. Google also previewed 48 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:08,440 lightweight XR glasses that project a 110° field of view at 49 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:13,840 90 frames per second. Snapdragon XR3 chip manages pose 50 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:17,240 tracking while the cloud resolves language queries built 51 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,600 in microphones and Bode conduction speakers. 52 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,960 Root Gemini Live prompts so users can identify tools, 53 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:26,920 translate text, or follow cooking steps without lifting up 54 00:03:26,920 --> 00:03:29,960 their phone. Now Google Search gains an AI 55 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:34,680 mode that replaces classic link lists with real time overviews 56 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,400 that blend web data, personal files and shopping assistance. 57 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,640 Customers can upload selfies to test clothing fit through a 58 00:03:42,640 --> 00:03:45,720 cloth simulation model derived from VO. 59 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:50,080 Now civil rights groups warn about biometric risk and Google 60 00:03:50,080 --> 00:03:54,320 counters with end to end encryption and on demand purge 61 00:03:54,320 --> 00:03:57,200 controls. There's a thing called Google 62 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,400 Beam. It revised project Starline with 63 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:05,840 A6 camera array that captures full body volumetric video at 60 64 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,680 frames per second. And HP Partnership will produce 65 00:04:09,680 --> 00:04:13,720 meeting room units in a compact clinic model for telehealth 66 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:17,920 underlying a light field. Streams preserve eye contact as 67 00:04:17,920 --> 00:04:22,600 participants shift, boosting presence without any headgear, 68 00:04:23,240 --> 00:04:28,160 and creative workers receive Flow with Imogen 4 and VO3 into 69 00:04:28,160 --> 00:04:32,720 a single pipeline for storyboard creation, scene extension, and 70 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,600 also automatic audio. Flow maintains color palette and 71 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,240 character scale between prompts, solving consistency gaps that 72 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:44,760 plagued earlier generators. Imogen 4 sharpens text edges and 73 00:04:44,760 --> 00:04:48,840 micro textures, while VO3 adds native ambient sound and 74 00:04:48,840 --> 00:04:52,160 dialogue. Both sit inside AI Pro, while 75 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:57,920 Flow requires AI Ultra. Now developers see Gemini Code 76 00:04:57,920 --> 00:04:59,760 Assist in the cloud workstations. 77 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:03,880 The tool scans build logs, proposes fixes, and sites open 78 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,840 source references directly in Visual Studio Code or Jetbrains 79 00:05:07,840 --> 00:05:10,520 Ides. During a live demo, Gemini 80 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:14,560 completed Pokémon Blue on original Gameboy hardware 81 00:05:14,760 --> 00:05:18,920 without scripted aid. Planning in adapting to random 82 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:23,040 battles to showcase long horizon reasoning. 83 00:05:23,560 --> 00:05:27,040 These tools matter because people spend most computer hours 84 00:05:27,040 --> 00:05:30,320 in browsers, in boxes, and on their phones. 85 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,560 Chrome AI mode can compress research tasks, while 86 00:05:34,560 --> 00:05:38,400 personalized smart replies promise to trim inbox fatigue by 87 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:43,120 matching each sender's tone. XR glasses Free hands in 88 00:05:43,120 --> 00:05:46,520 warehouses, kitchens and hospital wards, where instant 89 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:50,240 object recognition speeds workflows and developers face 90 00:05:50,240 --> 00:05:52,640 fresh cost capability trade-offs. 91 00:05:53,240 --> 00:05:57,440 AI Ultra cuts prototype time for large projects, yet charges a 92 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,840 premium fee that may push small studios toward open source 93 00:06:00,840 --> 00:06:03,680 alternatives. The new tiers emulate the 94 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:07,040 creative software market, where professionals accept monthly 95 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:12,280 bills for specialized power. Now, privacy safeguards remain 96 00:06:12,280 --> 00:06:15,160 central. Tryon features rely on sensitive 97 00:06:15,160 --> 00:06:19,520 body data, and AI agents sift through personal documents. 98 00:06:19,960 --> 00:06:23,840 Google publishes clear opt out switches and encryption claims, 99 00:06:23,840 --> 00:06:26,840 but independent audits will determine user trust. 100 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,360 Now competition frames every feature, though Chrome AI mode 101 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:35,280 counters Microsoft Copilot in Edge, XR Glasses Challenge, 102 00:06:35,280 --> 00:06:40,320 Metaquest 3 and Apple Vision Pro Beam squares against Cisco 103 00:06:40,320 --> 00:06:44,440 holographic calls, and Flow answers Open AI Solar pipeline. 104 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:48,080 Consumers and developers will decide which ecosystem delivers 105 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:51,680 the best balance of convenience, price, and control of the 106 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,120 output. Google closed the keynote by 107 00:06:54,120 --> 00:06:59,200 setting a 96% success rate among IO Codelab attendees who shipped 108 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,640 functional apps on day one using Gemini Cloud Run and Firebase. 109 00:07:04,120 --> 00:07:07,920 That figure underlines Google's effort to shorten the path from 110 00:07:07,920 --> 00:07:11,760 idea to deployment. If you have an idea, you should 111 00:07:11,760 --> 00:07:15,160 be able to deploy it. It shouldn't take you months of 112 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:17,000 development, according to Google. 113 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:22,520 Google IO 2025 links model upgrades, premier tiers, and 114 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:27,160 hardware advances into one funnel that feeds both hobbyists 115 00:07:27,160 --> 00:07:29,640 and enterprises. 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