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This week saw Google announce an absolute flood of news from Assistant Driving Mode and end-to-end encryption for RCS in Messages finally happening to a brand new Google Pay. We then talk about everything the Stadia team announced for the streaming service’s one-year anniversary. Alphabet Scoop is available Google Podcasts, iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, and through our dedicated RSS feed for Pocket Casts and other podcast players. preload="none" New episodes of Alphabet Scoop are recorded every Thursday afternoon at 4-5 PM ET and published on Friday mornings. Subscribe to our podcast in Google Play or your favorite podcast player to guarantee new episodes are delivered as soon as they're available. Hosts: Abner Li Ben Schoon Kyle Bradshaw Links: Assistant Driving Mode in Google Maps arrives, but only as ‘early preview’ Google releases limited edition ‘Barely Blue’ Pixel 4a New Google Pay app is now available in early access w/ redesign, rewards, more [Gallery] Google Pay launching ‘Plex’ bank accounts with Citi, other partners next year Google completes global RCS rollout as Messages starts testing default end-to-end encryption Review: One year later, Google Stadia is still a diamond in the rough Stadia will be playable on iOS via Safari in the coming ‘weeks’ Stadia set to expand to ‘more EMEA regions’ later this year Feedback? Drop us a line at gtips@9to5g.com. You can also soon rate us in Google Play, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts or recommend us in Pocket Casts to help more people discover the show. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkD5I7pfy7Y