Good morning, First AI Movers,
Google just yanked the old Assistant out of your car, watch, and TV. Let’s unpack that power move—then sprint through the rest of today’s AI circuit.
Google Makes Gemini the Default Brain
At a low-key “Android Show” ahead of I/O, Google confirmed that Gemini is replacing Assistant on Wear OS, Android Auto, Google TV, and the new Android XR platform. The rollout starts this summer, putting the same multimodal model in some 250 million cars and millions of smartwatches and TVs.
Why it matters
One AI, all screens. Swapping a single model across devices stitches user context together—exactly the lock-in Google wants before Apple’s WWDC.
Developers just got a bigger canvas. Voice-first “mini-apps” can now jump from wrist to dashboard without extra ports.
Ambient AI gets real. With Gemini summarising messages, finding EV chargers, and answering random kid questions on TV, Google is betting convenience beats brand loyalty.
If you build cross-device experiences, the starting gun just fired.
Quick Takes
Microsoft Axes 6 K Jobs to Fund $80 B AI Build-out — Roughly 3 % of Redmond’s workforce is gone as it pours cash into new data-centre capacity for Copilot and future models.
Nvidia & AMD Score $10 B Saudi Chip Order — New startup Humain will buy hundreds of thousands of Blackwell GPUs to build Gulf data centres.
Shakers Raises €14 M for AI-Powered Freelance OS — Madrid HR-tech firm now serves 10 K freelancers and 450 clients, including Microsoft.
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That’s today’s download—Google’s betting big on ambient AI while Microsoft trims fat to feed GPUs. Your turn: Which Gemini-powered screen are you most excited to hack—car, watch, TV, or XR headset? Hit reply and tell me why.
Until tomorrow—stay curious and keep your GPUs cool,
— The AI Sailor ⚓️