It's a weird week. Flo's on strike from work, and Andy is not feeling the new Google Assistant voice. This week's pod is also a little intense as we discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine, but we do our best to explain what we think Google's role should be in times of crisis. Then, why Google is asking its workforce to come back into the office three days a week. And for folks like Andy holding out for the much-ballyhooed Pixel Watch, some hopeful leaks.

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Links and Show Notes:

• Helping Ukraine
• Google Maps Pauses Edits After Claims Ukraine Tags Used For Russian Strikes
• Google to end work-from-home option for most Bay Area workers
• Google Pixel Watch pops up alongside Pixel 6a in carrier inventory system

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