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    Google Pixel 9 review: the phone that Android needs

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    The Pixel 9 is the Android flagship for anyone who just wants a dang phone.

    Allison Johnson
    Allison Johnson
    Allison Johnson
    Keep calm and carry on.

    Seattle’s international airport was thrown into chaos over the weekend as authorities responded to a cyber attack. It’s like, bad: the website is down, screens throughout the terminal are dark, and there’s no timeline for getting any of it back. Devin Coldewey has a great firsthand account of the situation for TechCrunch. And if you’re flying through SeaTac anytime soon, well, godspeed.

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    Allison Johnson
    Maybe AI was a bad idea after all.

    I got Pixel Studio, Google’s AI image generation tool on the Pixel 9, to come up with some questionable things. But they’re nothing like what the folks over at Digital Trends got out of it, which feature popular cartoon characters firing AK47s, drunk driving, and donning Nazi uniforms. Google seems to have clamped down on some of these, but oof, not a good look.

    Google Pixel 9 Pro and 9 Pro XL review: AI all over the place

    The AI is inconsistent, but the hardware is oh so good.

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    Allison Johnson
    Allison Johnson
    Take us to the demo sandbox, Rick.

    “Everything we’ve shown you is launching in the next few weeks.” Osterloh is wrapping things up and tells us that Project Astra is going to live in Gemini Live. Apps will integrate with Gemini Live, too, and he tells us to “stay tuned.”