# Episode 791: Google is getting smarter (whether you want it to or not)

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Podcast: [The PC Pro Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pc-pro-podcast-1082134)
Published: 2026-05-21T14:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

The team discusses the throwing-out of Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, new product announcements at Google I/O 2026 and an investigation of Microsoft’s business software ecosystem by the UK Competition and Markets Authority. Our Hot Hardware candidate is the Ultra R9X Pro Gaming PC, an elegant and powerful desktop system that manages to squeeze in 32GB of RAM for less than £4,500. Comment on the Microsoft investigation at: tinyurl.com/propodcma

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