The Vergecast
Oct 19, 2021
Google’s Pixel 6 with Sundar Pichai and Rick Osterloh
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Dieter Bohn sits down with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and SVP of Devices and Services at Google Rick Osterloh to discuss the launch of the Pixel 6 — including its tensor processing chip, the Android ecosystem, and what makes this Pixel launch different from the rest.
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