This week, we point you to all the people doing the talking: from newly fired ethical AI researcher Margaret Mitchell to the remaining Googlers on the team waving back in solidarity with their departed colleagues. We tell you why California ended its COVID-19 testing partnership with Verily and why "Hey Google" isn't working on your WearOS smartwatch. And we're still catching up on long ago listener feedback.

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Links and Show Notes:

• Axios: Margaret Mitchell fired from Google
• Google Blog: AI Marian Croak's vision for responsible AI at Google
• Mercury News: California's high-profile relationship with testing partner Verily ends
• 9to5Google: Wear OS 'Hey Google' support has been broken for months
• XDA Developers: Wear OS 2.45 prepares to add screen recording feature

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