THIS WEEK IN AI: Google's AI Laptop, Everyone Goes to China, Thinking Machines

May 14, 2026

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Google surprised observers with early AI announcements ahead of its main I/O event, launching an AI-first laptop and related software while forming space computing partnerships. The episode also covers biotech funding, Chinese robotics, a new multimodal AI model, investment market tensions, and US-China business talks, highlighting converging trends in AI hardware, infrastructure, and global competition.

Google's AI Laptop and Gemini Intelligence

Google released the "Google Book," a new laptop priced at $200 to $500, positioned as a natural extension of the 2011 Chromebook. Engineered for its Gemini model, it shifts from browser-centric computing to AI-native interactions, where AI "cannibalizes the browser." Key features include a "magic pointer" or cursor: users hover over elements like a date in an email to auto-schedule meetings, or over a couch image to composite it into a room render. Voice commands allow circling objects for actions, creating a point-and-shoot feel.

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What you'll learn

1 (00:00) **Google's AI-First Laptop: The Google Book**
2 (06:49) **Google-SpaceX Partnership for Space Data Centers**
3 (10:52) **Isomorphic Labs: AI Drug Discovery Spinout**
4 (15:26) **China's $50K Mecha Robot**
5 (17:16) **Thinking Machines Lab's Omni Model**
6 (21:46) **Anthropic & OpenAI Crack Down on Secondary Shares**
7 (25:19) **US-China AI Summit: Trump, Elon, Jensen in Beijing**

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Show Notes

This week, we saw Google’s new AI-focused laptop, Gemini’s growing role across Google services, and Google’s reported work with SpaceX on space-based data centers.

We also cover Isomorphic Labs’ $2.1 billion raise, a Chinese mecha robot, and new developments from Thinking Machines Labs, Anthropic, OpenAI, and the Sam Altman-Elon Musk disputes.

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Googlebook
6:48 Google’s SpaceX Deal
10:51 Isomorphic Labs
15:19 Robot Giants
17:16 Thinking Machines
21:45 Anthropic’s Voided Deals
25:19 China Summit
29:56 Leopold Next

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