Club TWiT details Nobody is flying to join Google's FLoC Reuters website goes behind a paywall in new strategy Google Ads policies The 15 Most Trusted Brands Globally More on subscriptions Questions from Discord A discussion on... jeans Daily Mail owner sues Google over search results EU looks to prospectively ban AI across many uses Europe fit for the Digital Age: Commission proposes new rules and actions for excellence and trust in Artificial Intelligence Google subsidiary moved $75bn in profits through Ireland in 2019 using "double-Irish" Facebook plans to go after Clubhouse and podcasts with a suite of new audio products Dollars flow to live audio as moderation problems loom Facebook oversight board delays decision on Trump ban to 'the coming weeks' Apple confirms it will allow Parler to return to App Store Amazon is opening a hair salon with an AR color bar Amazon Plans Furniture Assembly Service to Catch Wayfair Meet Ameronothrus on Twitter, a new bug discovered via a tweet TikTok Has a New Filter That Shapeshifts You Into a Movie Character, and You Need to See This Latest food fad on TikTok: twisted bacon Google Earth's historical 3D time-lapses show the ravages of climate change Google Meet is getting a UI refresh next month with smarter meeting features Fitbit's Luxe is a fashion-focused fitness band that costs $149.95 Chrome OS 90 rolling out: Live Caption, Diagnostics app, and more Google is adding a price-tracking tool to Chrome for Android Google rolling out Android 12 Developer Preview 3 for Pixel phones Google Search adds AR Pac-Man, 3D Hello Kitty, Gundam, and other Japanese characters South by Southwest Stake Is Sold to Owner of Rolling Stone in Effort to Keep Festival Alive Debunking the Vegas Loop NASA picks SpaceX's Starship to land Artemis astronauts on the moon Nintendo founding family's site Whole Foods Launching Amazon Palm Reader Payment System in Seattle Picks: Ant: Relatively Normal Podcast Jeff: Historical yearly trends in the usage statistics of content management systems Stacey: Caséta by Lutron Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

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TWiG 608: Real Men Don't Use Allen Wrenches - Nobody likes FLoC, Google is most trusted brand, Daily Mail sues Google, EU's prospective AI ban

Celebrating Johannes Gutenberg Google announces Pixel 5A 5G by denying rumors it's canceled Google Pixel Watch Leaks With Dazzling Looks To Challenge Apple - Watch Samsung's third Unpacked event of 2021 set for April 28 Is content moderation a dead end? Podcast: LoRaWAN tries to co-opt Amazon Sidewalk Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have pulled the plug on CCMI, their big RCS project Project CHIP embraces a timeline and the blockchain FCC Permits Hot-car Sensors to Save Children Biden Reassures Chip Summit of Bipartisan Support for Funds Bridgerton the TikTok musical creators signed by CAA Spotify Continues to Remove Joe Rogan Episodes — 42 Shows Deleted Zoom zero-day discovery makes calls safer, hackers $200,000 richer NSA Uncovers Serious Flaws in Microsoft Exchange Server, Urges Public to Patch Amazon's Alabama Union Vote: Here's What Happens Next Facebook is testing a video speed-dating app called Sparked Google Assistant can now find/ring silenced iPhones as Duplex expands to online food orders Android Heads Up! to keep you from walking into a pole Google shuts down the shopping app Google Play Movies & TV app to shut down in June Google I/O 2021 homepage gets a countdown and Breakout easter egg Google Pay 'Spring Challenge' offers a $30 reward for using the new app Google discontinues 'Oh So Orange' Pixel Buds, sold out at all retailers Steak-umm Reignites Twitter Beef With Neil DeGrasse Tyson Over Science: 'Log Off Bro' Coinbase opens at $102 billion valuation on the first day of public trading TikTok as wellness app: "mental pacifier" Picks: Stacey: You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism Jeff: Donald Trump Caused The Techlash Jeff: Here's how Americans rank the 50 states, per YouGov Ant: The Ol' Air Freshener Excuse Ant: The Real House Plants of Sonoma County Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: enterprisetech30.com linode.com/twig 

TWiG 607: Let's Go to the Terminal - Pixel 5a 5G rumors, Pixel Watch, CCMI is dead, Project CHIP

Google vs Oracle, Google IO 2021, Nest Hub 2 Review, OnePlus Watch Hands-On Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle's API copyright case. Google I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend from May 18-20. Exclusive: Pixel 6 will be powered by new Google-made 'Whitechapel' chip. RIP LG: South Korean giant officially exits the smartphone market. Stacey's Nest Hub 2 review. Ikea is working with Sonos on a hidden speaker built into art you hang on the wall. Google AI Research Manager Quits After Two Ousted From Group. Waymo boss John Krafcik leaving autonomous car company, co-CEOs named. Google launches Lyra codec in beta to reduce voice call bandwidth usage. Google acquires 3D audio startup Dysonics to develop new 'audio hardware,' possibly Pixel Buds. Ketchup shortage! What Really Caused Facebook's 500M-User Data Leak? Amazon offers rare apology, says it will look for solutions to drivers peeing in bottles. ACLU, a defender of digital privacy, reveals that it shares user data with Facebook. Another Day, Another Ridiculous NY Times Opinion Piece That Is Confused About Section 230 And Free Speech Online. Google Pixel 5 sees massive GPU performance gains with April 2021 update. Pixel 5's April update improves camera quality in 3rd-party apps, optimizes game performance, more. Google posts Android 12 Developer Preview 2.2 with April security patch and bug fixes. Google is developing parts of Android in Rust to improve security. Appicide: Google Play Music final update lets you hide it. Google inadvertently leaks green 'Pixel Buds A' in email push. Google Workspace users can continue to create unlimited Docs until next year. Google opens Android Auto to new navigation, parking, and charging apps. Lots of new Chrome updates: particularly like multiple cut-and-paste; improved screen grab. Picks: Stacey: Will.i.am's $299 connected Xupermask. Jeff: a16z marketplace rankings. Jeff: Lufthansa flight two two two two to Toulouse. Ant: LumaCare Duo. Ant: Wanderers Photographic Cultural Experiences. Jason: OnePlus Watch hands-on. Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit twit.cachefly.com 

TWiG 606: 2222 to Toulouse - Google vs Oracle, Google IO 2021, Nest Hub 2 Review, OnePlus Watch Hands-On

How a full moon and a 'huge lever' helped free Ever Given from Suez canal Substack is raising $65 million amid newsletter boom LinkedIn confirms it's working on a Clubhouse rival, too Spotify enters live social audio with acquisition of Locker Room The Unofficial Twitter Spaces FAQ Discord's new Clubhouse-like feature, Stage Channels, is available now Cameo Aims to Connect Celebrities With Fans and It's Now Valued at $1 Billion Google collects 20 times more telemetry from Android devices than Apple from iOS Google testing Memory as add-on to assistant: combination of to-do list, notes app, reading list, Pinterest Google Stack, to organize your (paper) documents Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files Don't shun Dr. Google — researching mysterious symptoms online is actually a good idea, study finds T-Mobile is betting big on Google's Android services: RCS, YouTube TV, Pixel, and more HoloLens for 120,000 Army personnel: Microsoft inks $21.9 billion deal Google canceling April Fools' Day jokes for the second year in a row Voltswagen: A new name for a new era of e-Mobility Amazing Icelandic volcano drone footage Twitter's 'unofficial mayor' Chrissy Teigen quits platform after years of harassment You and the Algorithm: It Takes Two to Tango Facebook sets reopening date for S.F., Bay Area offices, with no free food and no transit Google: Some workers are likely to return to U.S. offices in April Periscope shuts down today Socially distanced dance troupe Sources: Google's next wireless earbuds are the 'Pixel Buds A' Google is making some big upgrades to directions in Google Maps Google Meet extending 'unlimited' video calls for free Gmail accounts to June Google TV rolling out 'Kids Profiles' to Chromecast now Say "Hey Google..." to the new Fiat 500 Family YouTube tests hiding dislike counts in response to targeted campaigns, improve wellbeing Verizon will shut down its 3G network in 2022 I Like That The Boat Is Stuck Picks: Mike - Hey World Mike - AeroPress Go Mike - ImprovedTube Jeff - SHARGE: World Smallest 65W 3-Port Laptop & USB Wall Charger Ant - I Created Some Lightroom and Capture One Presets Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: linode.com/twig enterprisetech30.com 

TWiG 605: Sausage Fingers - Clubhouse clones, Google data collection, Substack alternatives, Google Stack

How to TikTok All about Formula 1 racing Google Will Not Run FLoC Origin Tests In Europe Due To GDPR Concerns In 2020, Two-Thirds of Google Searches Ended Without a Click Boat Blocking Suez Canal Partially Freed Amid Fears It Could Be Stuck For Days YouTube to auto-detect products in videos, serve related links The Preteen's Guide to Getting Rich Off YouTube YouTube saved her chateau Facebook, Google CEOs suggest ways to reform key internet law Biden to nominate tech antitrust pioneer Lina Khan for FTC commissioner Ev & Medium pivot again: away from publications to individual writers; offers buyout to edit staff Jack Dorsey's first tweet sold as an NFT for an oddly specific $2,915,835.47 Calling for public input on our approach to world leaders Fix for Android apps crashing on phones Chromebooks are getting Android 11 in beta w/ dark mode support, better app scaling Stadia Games and Entertainment open sources some of its development tools Google updates Chat UI for Workspace users to match personal accounts Taco Bell parent buys social-media ordering company after buying AI insights company. Tacos are tech Prince Harry Is Taking on a New Job Title: Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp Picks: Stacey - Marine Traffic Jeff - Whale Net Jeff - Troll Research Station: how to operate an airport in Antarctica Ant - A Dream Job in Wine? Ant - Inexpensive Travel Dock From OWC Leo - The Infinite Drum Machine Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 Uber.com/TWIG forwardnetworks.com/twit 

TWiG 604: Stuck in the Canal - Zuck's Section 230 idea, Medium pivots, getting rich on YouTube, Seuz Canal

New Google Nest Hub tracks sleep without wearables, cameras What Really Happened at 'Reply All'? Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future? The State of Podcast Listening for 2021: Podcasting Finds a Way Alphabet X: 'Maya' was a canceled 'tricorder' project to analyze skin health with lightwaves Google Must Face Suit Over Snooping on 'Incognito' Browsing Google's Texas antitrust suit takes aim at Chrome's Privacy Sandbox Google calls Microsoft's support for Link Taxes "naked corporate opportunism" US lawmakers propose Australia-style bill for media, tech negotiations FB announces lots of ways to support independent writers: pages, newsletters, etc What Facebook sees in newsletters Instagram will no longer let adults message teens who don't follow them The Great Amazon Flip-a-Thon Teen mastermind of Twitter hack pleads guilty, sentenced to three years Tesla CEO Elon Musk updates job title to "Technoking" JPG File Sells for $69 Million, as 'NFT Mania' Gathers Pace Nathan 'Doggface' Apodaca Selling Viral Longboarding Video as NFT The Freedom Phone California Bans "Dark Patterns" Under Landmark Privacy Law Three new ways anyone can update Google Maps Live Caption comes to Chrome YouTube is rolling out copyright checks for videos before they're published YouTube Shorts beta starts rolling out in the US Google Family Link lets parents set 'always allowed' apps, get more detailed activity reports A Drone Went Bowling. Hollywood Noticed Uber reclassifies 70k UK workers as employees Picks Stacey: Phyn Plus Smart Water Assistant Leo: A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16 Jeff: Sperm whales in 19th century shared ship attack information Ant: FLOSS Weekly 621: Dries Buytaert and Drupal Ant: My YouTube Short Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsor: nureva.com/twit 

TWiG 603: Sleeping With a Mime - Nest Hub with sleep tracking, Elon Musk is Technoking, Drone goes bowling

What the heck are these NFTs all about? $10K for a virtual shoe? NFTs are here to create more sneakers you can't get Performance artist eats $120,000 banana duct-taped to wall, calls it 'delicious' After journalist complains about harassment women face, famous male journalists encourage more harassment of her NYU study: far-right misinformation is more engaging Inside the Google Empathy Lab Burger King's terrible tweet Google's FLoC Is a Terrible Idea Google flags higher ad rates in France, Spain after digital tax Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete Google hosting Cloud Next '21 conference in October, virtual/physical format not yet set Mobile World Congress says it will be in person in Spain in June For Creators, Everything Is for Sale Want to borrow that e-book from the library? Sorry, Amazon won't let you Twitter working on overhaul of Tweetdeck Twitter is Reinventing Itself Twitter is testing an 'undo' option after sending tweets Russia moves to slow Twitter's speed after protest row Twitter sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban Texas governor wants to ban social media from banning A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House Camera-based Google Fit heart & respiratory rate tracking rolling out to Pixel Google Voice won't forward texts to outside #s anymore Google gives Chrome Android hub for its birthday Google Chrome moving to 4-week update cycle for faster feature rollouts Google Photos' new advanced video editor starts rolling out Google Meet breakout rooms can now be set up before calls using Calendar Google TV 'kids' profiles' arrive on Chromecast this month w/ parental controls, time limits Android Auto split-screen support begins rolling out for vehicles with wide-screen displays Follow our podcast': Apple Podcasts to stop using 'subscribe' Internet Archive Scholar launched Stanford AI Index Arby's Has an Answer to Plant-Based Meat: A Meat-Based Carrot T-Mobile to Step Up Ad Targeting of Cellphone Customers Picks: Mathew: Four year anniversary of this epic interview Mathew: Man builds video-rental store in his basement Jeff: Ending the Civil Journey Jeff: Pandemic blamed for plummeting birthrates across Europe Ant: Adobe Max Dates announced (virtually). Ant: Super Resolution Feature from Adobe Announced Ant: Story pissed me off, but there's a personal spin Leo: Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guests: Mathew Ingram and Trey Ratcliff Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: enterprisetech30.com itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 linode.com/twig 

TWiG 602: Random Penguin House - NFTs and creators, Google Empathy Lab, FLoC and cookies, Twitter reinvention

Pre-Techlash era & background to the Techlash How did the election of Donald Trump usher in the TechLash? How did Big Tech respond? Is there a new kind of honesty and transparency for big tech companies right now? Google abandons individualized tracking for ads Microsoft Ignite Keynote 2021 The disillusionment of social media SpaceX Starship SN10 Launch NFTs and a Thousand True Fans Grimes made $5.8 million in 20 minutes selling NFT art Here's someone Ant met and their sold NFT March Pixel Feature Drop: Underwater photos, Gboard Smart Compose, and more Google releases Android 12 Developer Preview 1.1 with bug fixes Chrome 89 rolling out: Reading list, Tab Search, Profiles redesign, and more Google stops selling Cardboard Google Duo on Android using 'Lyra' to offer natural-sounding voice calls on even a 2G connection Google Nest Hubs get three new clock faces The SpaceX #SN10 Starship has exploded after landing Abraham Lincoln As You've Never Seen Him Before MyHeritage to be Acquired by Leading Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners AI creation of hands playing piano according to music track The 6 Train Can Help You Convert Celsius to Fahrenheit - Civic Center - New York - DNAinfo You'll miss them when they're gone: OZ news traffic fell 24% during FB freeze-out Picks: Nirit - The Techlash and Tech Crisis Communication Jeff - German covid words Ant - Jim Gaffigan marks one year of lockdown Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Dr. Nirit Weiss-Blatt, PhD Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit Uber.com/TWIG twit.cachefly.com 

TWiG 601: Wear Your Dadgum Schnutenpulli! - How tech journalism changed since 2016, Pixel feature drop, NFTs

Facebook to reverse news ban on Australian sites, government to make amendments to media bargaining code Murdoch's law and the net GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle Trump reportedly appealed to FB Oversight Board Sheryl Sandberg and Top Facebook Execs Silenced an Enemy of Turkey to Prevent a Hit to the Company's Business Taco Bell chicken sandwich/taco! Pickled jalapeño > pickle A second Google A.I. researcher says the company fired her Why did I leave Google or, why did I stay so long? Alphabet in talks with Spanish publishers to bring Google News back, sources say Biden admin plans executive order to address chip-shortage woes Google Pixel phone saved an unconscious man from being trapped in an overturned vehicle for hours Google-linked smart city plan ditched in Portland Samsung now updates Android for longer than Google does It's the End of an Era: Fry's Calls It Quits Birders fighting over celeb birds on Twitter Dorsey says Twitter needs to go all-in on subs California can finally enforce its landmark net neutrality law, judge rules YouTube to Let Parents Set Up Supervised Accounts for Kids Under 13 Google surfacing lightweight HTML5 games in Discover, Chrome around the world Android's latest update will let you schedule texts, secure your passwords, and more Apple TV App Is Now Available on Chromecast With Google TV Jetpack Compose enters beta, making Android UI development easier Google is bringing games to Android Auto, and no, it's not Stadia Google Calendar now lets you set split working hours, repeating OOO entries Google Chat website getting a Gmail-like redesign with Hangouts-style chat windows Picks: Stacey: Ting Fire Safety Jeff: The music industry makes more money but has more mouths to feed Ant: "W" is for Whack Leo: Lena @ Things Of Interest Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: forwardnetworks.com/twit Gabi.com/TWIG itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 

TWiG 600: Jalapeño - Facebook calls truce in Australia, Pixel saves a man's life, Fry's is done, Gamestop doubles again

Google and News Corp sign global multiyear licensing deal Google proposes way for Fuchsia OS to run Android and Linux programs 'natively' Android 12 "Snow Cone": Everything we know so far about Google's next big update! Leo is losing interest in Android Microsoft tried to acquire Pinterest, FT reports Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices Waymo begins robo-taxi tests in San Francisco Facebook pulls news out of News Feed in Australia Feta shortage Supermicro Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier Over Years Nothing owns the Essential brand Security bugs left unpatched in Android app with one billion downloads Verizon $6b bid to buy Tracfone AT&T scrambles to install fiber for 90-year-old after his viral WSJ ad | Ars Technica A new video editor, plus enhanced editing features YouTube TV will add 4K streaming, more simultaneous streams for an additional price Google to roll out slate of over 50 updates for Classroom, Meet, and other online education tools Google bringing Material Design to the web in a significant way with WordPress plugin Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app Google Play Store can now share apps and updates with nearby devices Fitbit smartwatches and trackers are now sold at the Google Store Google Assistant unofficially comes to Windows, macOS w/ useful custom client Google Prompt 2FA UI on Android gets much-needed dark theme Picks: Stacey: PeakFinder Leo: Pinboard Jeff: 9k comments to FBOB on Trump ban Ant: Apex Percussion on YouTube Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: linode.com/twig privacy.com/twig nureva.com/twit 

TWiG 599: You Lost Me at Zucchini - Google's News Corp deal, Facebook pulls news from Australia, Android Snow Cone

Scandinavian YouTube Responds to GM's Will Ferrell Super Bowl Ad. Reddit's 5-second Superbowl ad. Twitter results: $1b quarter; warns of user slowdown coming. Bluesky: @Jack envisions an app store for social-media algos. The EU looks set to follow Australia's lead by demanding Google and Facebook pay for news articles. Amazon-box birthday cake. TikTok Sale to Oracle, Walmart Is Shelved as Biden Reviews Security. Pink's 9-year-old daughter Willow's singing debut. TikTok and Universal Music Unveil 'Expanded Global Alliance' Making Vaccine - LessWrong. How This New Yorker Created a Vaccine Appointment Website for $50. Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say. Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments. 23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid. 20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower. Google taps your phone cameras to measure your heart rate. Google adds Out to Play memory collection for parents. Google photo adds pinch-to-zoom for videos. Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning. Google rolling out Cast firmware 1.52 to Nest Hub, Max: New Alarms UI, Sunrise, Zoom, and more. Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update. Picks: Stacey: Shelly Motion Sensor. Jeff: TIkTok trend report. Ant: 'I'm Not a Cat,' Says Lawyer Having Zoom Filter Difficulties. Ant: Shout out to Erica Joy Baker for her appearance on Jeopardy! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: Uber.com/TWIG itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 

TWiG 598: I'm Not a Cat - Breaking down social silos, TikTok sale on hold, home-made COVID vaccine

Google and Ford sign six-year tie-up Alphabet revenue up 23%; YouTube up 47%; cloud lost $5.6b Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus New Jarvis post on scissors editors and the Australian news legislation Microsoft backs Australia's proposed laws that would force Google, Facebook to pay local media for content Huawei's HarmonyOS: "Fake it till you make it" meets OS development Chromebook demand has grown by over 4x during the COVID-19 pandemic Pixel Slate removed from Google Store Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning Google to pay $3.8m to settle discrimination lawsuits How do Google and Apple stack up against each other in racial justice? Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in first rulings Facebook develops bad-news-avoidance tool for advertisers Bezos stepping down/up at CEO -> executive chair The Relentless Jeff Bezos Seed Investments in Insurrection Parler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by board: 'I did not participate in this decision' Sinofsky speaks! Former Microsoft exec to publish memoirs online February security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live Google Meet adds a green room so you can primp Google Search links getting 'About this result' panel with website information YouTube will have a new 'BHM' logo every week for Black History Month Google Play allowing Android gambling and betting apps in more countries, including US Android TV homescreen gets another revamp, this time w/ some Google TV goodness Android 'Phone Hub' begins arriving in Chrome OS for a select few Uber buying Drizly for $1.1b Clubhouse's moment arrives Picks: Stacey: Alternatives to Wink hub Jeff: Ben Evans' annual slideshow extravaganza Ant: VERY HAPPY and PROUD Moment #hardhead Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit nureva.com/twit twit.cachefly.com 

TWiG 597: Count Robhgien Ruomorf Laetsew - Alphabet Earnings, Ford Gets Android Automotive, Jeff Bezos Steps Down

Put Bernie Anywhere! Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper Ring launches $60 entry doorbell Google's puritanical algo censors .ass Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites Letter from Susan: Our 2021 Priorities Referring Former President Trump's Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board YouTube extends Trump's suspension for a second time Facebook says it will dial down politics Dept. of Unintended Consequences: Ad bans hurting campaigns Latest Twitter acquisition: newsletter platform Revue Twitter opening up archive to researchers for free Twitter establishes Birdwatch: crowdsourced flagging and checking of tweets @jack's @bluesky releases ecosystem status report Google 'My Activity' page gets rare web dark theme on mobile and desktop Google redesigns mobile Search on Android and iOS to be easier to read Chrome now hides notification content when screen sharing to keep alerts private Chrome OS 88 rolling out Smart Display-like screen saver with Google Photos, weather YouTube.com is now available to install as a Progressive Web App Google Lens for Android rolling out offline translate capability Google Photos for Android gets tablet-optimized interface Stacey's forebears: Westinghouse Total Electric Home Sony announces the Xperia Pro smartphone with a dedicated HDMI input for $2,499.99 Google Maps on Android Automotive gets better at planning EV charging stops Picks: Stacey: Hilda on Netflix Jeff: Fall of Silicon Valley Ant: The GizFiz Leo: Model 100 Portable Computer Kit by READY! Computer Corporation Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: privacy.com/twig itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 

TWiG 596: Squeezing the Shorts - Gamestop stock and Reddit, $60 Ring doorbell, Goodbye Loon, Nextdoor

President pardons ex-Google engineer Anthony Levandowski The reset of presidential Twitter accounts A notable drop in misinformation attributed to Twitter's Trump ban Google cuts off another AI expert in the company Google Research report shows its accomplishments in AI Google tests blocking news from search in Australia youtube-dl reinstated thanks to the EFF U.S. judge in Facebook antitrust lawsuits sets March, April deadlines for responses Turkey slaps ad ban on Twitter under new social media law Cory Doctorow on the Deplatforming of the (former) President TikTok users make Bridgerton, the Musical Discuss 22-year-old Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem "The Hill We Climb" Biden Has a Peloton Bike. That Raises Issues at the White House Biden SEC pick is no stranger to crypto Trump administration adds China's Comac, Xiaomi to Chinese military blacklist In hidden message on White House website, Biden calls for coders Brave becomes first browser to add native support for the IPFS protocol Developer Makes Interactive Map of Parler Videos From Capitol Hill Riots MIT review has a guide to ethical online investigation Bernie mitten memes! Chrome 88 rolling out with a number of changes Gmail now lets you resize Google Chat, Rooms in the web sidebar Google cuts off acceess for Chromium browsers to sync, other services The Google Play Store adds icons to show chart position changes Google rolling out Winter Seasonal Savings to Nest Thermostats Google previewing new Nest Hub alarms with more customization, tones, and 'Sunrise' Google Maps making streets, nature much more detailed Google Store stops selling the two-year-old Pixel USB-C earbuds Stadia's new State Share features lands with the release of Hitman 3 The Complete List of Trump's Twitter Insults (2015-2021) Malwarebytes says it was hacked by group that breached SolarWinds, via Azure and Office 365 exploits Trump seeks to curb foreign cyber meddling on last day in office Pocket Casts is up for sale nearly three years after acquisition by public radio consortium Picks: Ant: Thank you to the Heroes image Stacey: $10 GE grow light Jeff: Digital reading exploded during the pandemic Jeff: Netflix has reached 200 million customers Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsor: nureva.com/twit 

TWiG 595: Welcome to the Fetaverse - POTUS transition on Twitter, Brave adds IPFS, Bernie mitten memes

A look at Sea-shanty TikTok! How Twitter, YouTube, Parler, Amazon, and AirBnB responded to DC insurrection Jeff Jarvis talks about Parler and Trump on BBC Angela Merkel does not agree with Twitter deplatforming Trump Is Leo missing anything by not being on Twitter? Mike Masnick weighs in on Twitter's Trump ban The cybersecurity scenario from the DC riot is a nightmare The Digital Consumer Electronics Show 2021 is just not the same TCL shows off its rollable and scrollable prototypes LG gives a release date for its rollable device Razer unveils a smart mask that is quite innovative Android Auto to gain wallpaper support Guest Mode, aka Incognito Mode, is out on Assistant speakers Google fixes a bug in its Android COVID-19 API Google Meet now has a troubleshooting menu YouTube includes a new hashtag section Google Maps shows a 2020 Timeline update Weber has acquired smart oven maker June WhatsApp exodus leads to spike in users for Signal Craig Newmark funds Commission on Information Disorder Former Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs hired by SolarWinds Github fired an employee for warning co-workers about Nazis Quibi sold for less than $100M to Roku Picks: Mathew: My new favorite word Jeff: $428b in shopping returns Ant: Tourbox NEO Photo by Kyle Mills on Unsplash Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsor: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 

TWiG 594: Chastity Does Not Come Cheap - Tech reaction to DC insurrection, CES 2021, sea-shanty TikTok

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