This Week in Google (Video HD)

Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes. Mark Zuckerberg - I wanted to share a note I wrote to... How AT&T helped build far-right One America News. Thompson: Facebook's political problems. Google announces October 19 event to fully launch the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Pixel 6 price and release date accidentally revealed by German retailer. Android 12 releases today, but the update for Pixel phones comes later. Pixel Watch and Pixel Tab tipped to arrive on October 19 alongside the Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro and Pixel Fold. Decentralized Mirror is open for business. The Token Race. Google's Coral AI Toolkit. Ofcom sets out rules for TikTok, Snap and OnlyFans. The entirety of Twitch has reportedly been leaked. Who Is the Bad Art Friend? Google confirms $1B investment into Africa, including subsea cable for faster internet. Sustainable with Google 2021: Nest Renew, traffic light efficiency, and more. Google is updating Maps, Search and other products to help consumers save energy and reduce emissions. Google's AI unit DeepMind makes its first-ever profit. Google turning on 2-step verification (2SV) for 150 million more accounts by the end of 2021. YouTube Looks to Hire Its First Executive Focused on Podcasts. Android 11 October security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live. Google abandons plans to offer bank accounts to users. Google Nest Cam Floodlight and new $99 indoor camera are available starting today. YouTube TV will keep all NBC channels with no change to monthly fee. Google Search no longer supports Internet Explorer 11, because 'it is time'. Picks: Stacey - Twinkly RGBW Christmas lights Jeff - Black Media Report Ant - Blapp app Ant - Adobe Max is Free Ant - Lol at Adobe and the Cameo Ant - Meet Ant in New Orleans 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 Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 twit.cachefly.com

Amazon Astro robot, Russian social media ban threat, Instagram Kids, YouTube bans Mercola Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt For full show notes on this episode, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/631 Sponsor: Command Line Heroes - TWIG

Microsoft's new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around. Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs. Google's NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, 'Jumbojack,' spotted in Android 12.1. Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199. Amazon announces new Kindle Paperwhite lineup with 6.8-inch screens, USB-C. Amazon withholds its ebooks from libraries because it prefers you pay it instead. Facebook vs Instagram vs Messenger. Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data. 6 takeaways from this week's Works With event. Prenuvo scan. Whoop wearable. Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81. Arctic Adventure by Harry McCracken. YouTube takes down the Ig Nobel show because of a 1914 recording. Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to conservation through Bezos Earth Fund. Amazon's big fall hardware event is set for September 28th. Amazon releases Echo Studio with Billie Eilish's face on it that's $30 more expensive. Amazon closes 3,000 Chinese-brand online stores in campaign against fake reviews. YouTube gets official video downloads on the web, saving you from using some very sketchy sites. Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition. Google Maps can now adjust its Android Auto UI for right-hand drive cars. Gmail search filters introduced on the web last year are now coming to Android. Google's iOS 15 app updates bring XL YouTube Music & Photos widgets, Focus mode support. Google Meet for web gets automatic brightness boost when you're underexposed. Fitbit starts rolling out 'Snore & Noise Detect' for Sense, Versa 3. Zoom's Nearly $15 Billion Deal for Five9 Under U.S. Government Review Over China Ties. Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a service for fans to video chat with celebs. Picks: Jason - Watch Duty app Ant - Future Moments Ant - Marshall Monitor II with ANC Leo - Baratunde Thurston's Animated 'How to Be Black' Project in Development at ABC Leo - "Hey Google, read with Reese's Book Club" Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell 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 Sponsors: Compiler - TWIG Modern Finance

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show. Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers. Instagram's Met Gala 2021 Table Took the Best Class Photo With Meg Thee Stallion, Saweetie & More. Announcing the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize winners. Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $12 billion to focus on small businesses. Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell posted their own take on TikTok's a cappella 'Grace Kelly' challenge. How to watch the Inspiration4 launch, SpaceX's first fully private mission to space. Amazon boosts hourly pay to over $18, to hire 125,000 workers. Amazon to pay full college tuition for front-line employees. Amazon Launches Its First TVs: Fire TV Omni Series with 4K Ultra HD. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says it's 'hard to argue' its retail business is a monopoly. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: 'It's still early days for us in media'. The next Big Tech battle: Amazon's bet on healthcare begins to take shape. Amazon gives Kindle e-readers a rare user interface overhaul. Update Google Chrome Immediately. South Korea Fines Google for Abusing Smartphone Dominance. Otherworldly 'time crystal' made inside Google quantum computer could change physics forever. Google's voice assistant in new EU antitrust investigation, MLex reports. Germany's 'sovereign cloud' is coming—and it's provided by Google. Google finishes laying a giant undersea internet cable stretching 3,300 miles from New York to the UK and Spain. Google hypes the Pixel 6 in Japan with bag of 'Google Original [Potato] Chips'. Google hosting 'Search On' 2021 keynote later this month. Hands-on with Google Assistant Driving Mode's long-awaited home screen UI. Google Photos will now ship individual prints directly to your door. Google search is finally officially getting dark mode on desktop. Area 120's 'Museletter' turns your Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides into paid newsletters. Google now lets you ask to join 'Pixel Superfans' with a simple sign-up form. Google One quietly adds 5TB storage plan for $24.99/month following Photos changes. Picks: Stacey - Luci for making power wheelchairs smart Jeff - 12 billion doses in arms are required to get the majority of adults vaccinated. We stand at about 5.5 billion & have been averaging 1 billion/month Jeff - Pixel Buds Series A Jeff - Back to the office Ant - Wanderers Photo Workshop Moved Ant - Dry Bar is Underrated and also Greg Morton 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 Sponsors: nureva.com/twit CrowdStrike.com/twit wealthfront.com/twig

ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested. The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for Conservatives. How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users. German police secretly bought NSO Pegasus spyware. Amazon brings its cashierless tech to two Whole Foods stores. What the Hole Is Going On? The very real, totally bizarre bucatini shortage of 2020. 'I believe it's a mental health issue': the rise of Zoom dysmorphia. Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop. Official Emails Show That LAPD Worked With a Controversial Social media Surveillance Company During George Floyd Protests. Australia's Top Court Finds Media Companies Liable for Other People's Facebook Comments. Yahoo is Yahoo once more after new owners complete acquisition. House Republicans wrote a letter to Yahoo 'Chief Executive Officer' Marissa Mayer, but she hasn't been CEO since 2017. Elizabeth Holmes' trial begins with opening statements. Twitter rolls out first public test of Communities. Twitter testing feature to remove followers without blocking them. Twitter Plans New Privacy Tools to Get More People Tweeting. YouTube reports having 50 million Premium and Music subscribers. TikTok overtakes YouTube for average watch time in US and UK. Amazon Driver Warns New Homeowners Their House Is Not Safe in Video. Alligator eats drone. Google Rooms is now Spaces, and it's integrated into all of your favorite apps. Google Meet gets new videoconference hardware with interactive displays. Google debuts Meet features, including 'Companion mode'. Google Workspace acquires Playspace, a video, screenshare, & whiteboard collaboration tool. Chrome OS 93 is heading to your Chromebook today, and it's all about the details. Google rolling out Android 12 Beta 5 'release candidate' for Pixel as final update. September security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live. Google Clock scheduled alarms broken for many, leading to a flurry of 1-star Play Store reviews. Picks: Stacey - Swarm Eval Kit. Jeff - Tom Eveslin tests Starlink. Jeff - Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers. Ant - Another Starlink reference on FLOSS. Ant - World Travel Man: 48 Hours in.... 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 Sponsors: Command Line Heroes - TWIG wealthfront.com/twig Melissa.com/twit

Introducing Craig Newmark! Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports Palomacy! Capitol riot: Jan. 6 committee demands records from Facebook, Twitter, Google. House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition; Companies Should Resist. Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum after 'go dark' protest. Three hours a week: Play time's over for China's young video gamers. Google doodle: "Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. Save lives." Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments. Google's new Pixel 5A ad spoofs Apple with humorous ode to the headphone jack. Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Launching October 28th. Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3. Google's New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping. Australian powers to spy on cybercrime suspects given green light. Five Big Problems with Canada's Proposed Regulatory Framework for "Harmful Online Content" Amazon quietly building live audio business. Telegram uncaps live stream viewers as part of big version 8.0 update. Amazon now running 164 flights a day to deliver stock in the US. Amazon's answer to driver shortage: Hire pot smokers. Google Calendar will break down how much of your work is spent in meetings. Automate your whole day with the Assistant's new Daylong Routines. Google Assistant rolling out a new trigger that starts routines when dismissing an alarm. Here's how Google Assistant's upcoming 'Quick phrases' will let you skip 'Hey Google'. Google adds shipping and return labels to product listings in search and shopping tool. Google rolling out first Pixel Buds A-Series firmware update to fix volume bug. German publisher Axel Springer to acquire U.S. news website Politico for over $1 billion. 'I guess I'm having a go at killing it': Salman Rushdie to bypass print and publish next book on Substack. Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices in 30 years. Google developing its own CPUs for Chromebook laptops. Picks: Leo - Google Colaboratory Stacey - Donate blood if you can! Jeff - First full image of 'new Vermeer' with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum Ant - I sold two NFTs! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Craig Newmark 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 Sponsor: twit.cachefly.com

Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March. Zeynep Tufekci Joins The New York Times as an Opinion Columnist. OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a 'home for all creators'. Richard J. Meislin, Times Editor and Web Journalism Pioneer, Dies at 68. NYT crossword puzzle no longer works in third-party apps, crosses puzzle solvers. Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards. Bear Makes Off With Amazon Package From Bristol Porch. Don't overthink it: Elon Musk's Tesla Bot is a joke. The First Step Toward Protecting Everyone Else From Teslas. Fitbit's New Charge 5 Has a Rounded Design and a Color Screen. Court: CA's Prop. 22 on Uber, Lyft drivers unconstitutional. The official Waymo blog: Welcoming our first riders in San Francisco. Google is shutting down Android Auto phone app. Google Meet now warns you when you're causing an echo. Android 12 Beta 4.1 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes, including for VPN & notifications. Google Chrome will let you save Tab Groups so you don't have to keep recreating them Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G officially discontinued in lead-up to the Pixel 6 launch. YouTube says its Partner Program now has 2 million members. Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands. Picks: Stacey - Nest Cam with battery and Nest Doorbell with battery Jeff - Startups spend more on Airbnb than in office rent Leo - The end to 7-digit phone dialing is coming this October Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham 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 Sponsors: CrowdStrike.com/twit Compiler - TWIG

T-Mobile Says Over 40 Million Customer Records Affected in Hack. 7 principles for regulation in the IoT era. OpenAI Codex demo of code writing code. Jason's review of the Pixel 5a from All About Android. The Google Pixel 6 won't ship with a charger. New U.S. Antitrust Bill Would Require Apple and Google to Allow Third-Party App Stores and Sideloading. Bad News, By Joseph Bernstein. CES 2022 to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19. Moderna Is About to Begin Trials for HIV Vaccine Based on COVID-19 Research. People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart. Remember Yik Yak? Well, it's back and still anonymous. Crypto platform hit by $600 million heist asks hacker to become its chief security advisor. Delightful Google ad imagines the Perseverance Mars rover using Google Photos. Twitter taps crypto leader Jay Graber to head Bluesky. Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat. BlackBerry resisted announcing major flaws in software powering cars, hospital equipment. Facebook is sharing data to prove it's not a political hellhole. Google-backed 'Matter' smart home standard, first gadgets delayed into next year. Google Fuchsia update is rolling out widely to 1st-gen Nest Hubs. Google Maps Just Dropped a Bunch of New App Features, Including Dark Mode. Google Calendar will soon let you share where you're working from. YouTube on iOS, Android tests instant comment translations for Premium subscribers. Android's latest accessibility feature lets you control your phone w/ facial expressions. Google Chrome is redesigning the Incognito tab, possibly in response to $5 billion lawsuit. Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches Disney unveils Genie services to replace FastPass, MaxPass: The latest on global Disney parks. Picks: Stacey - This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race - by Nicole Perloth Jeff - Wendy's to open 700 ghost kitchens with Reef Technology Ant - This Is Pop Ant - Error. Fire Not Found Ant - Register for Wanderers Photo Workshop in NOLA Leo - Waffles and Mochi 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 Sponsor: Modern Finance

Apple's Mistake – Stratechery by Ben Thompson. The End Of Ownership: How Big Companies Are Trying To Turn Everyone Into Renters. Canada's got the world's worst internet ideas. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water resistance. Samsung breaks the triple-digit barrier w/ Galaxy Z Flip 3 priced at $999. The Galaxy Watch 4 injects Samsung's capable hardware with Google software. Giving kids and teens a safer experience online. Marjorie Taylor Greene Suspended by Twitter After 'Fourth Strike'. YouTube's algorithm is not radicalizing people according to a study by leading scholars. Salt_Hank on TikTok. End of the line for Uber. Hubert Horan: Can Uber Ever Deliver? Part Twenty-Four: Uber Loses Another $6.8 Billion. Google Pixel 5A Launching Later This Month at $450. Google Launches Program To Hire More People With Autism. Google reportedly planning a new Silicon Valley campus with a hardware center. Google Fiber ending TV services in Austin, Atlanta; concentrating on internet service. YouTube, Google Launch New Protections for Kids Under 18. Google prominently adding Air Quality (AQI) info to Nest Hub, Hub Max in the US. Google rolling out Android 12 Beta 4 for Pixel phones with 'Platform Stability' Google is adding an interactive periodic table to search. Google Home 2.42 adds Nest Cam/Doorbell support, preps setting per-Device DNS and ADT. YouTube for Android now lets you skip video chapters with a two-finger double-tap. TCL announces new 6-series and 5-series TVs with Google TV instead of Roku. Tweetshelf, alternative to Nuzzel. Twitter AI bias contest shows beauty filters hoodwink the algorithm. Picks: Stacey - Filtrete Smart Air Purifiers Jeff - Pompeii's fast food joint unearthed in 2019 opens to public Ant - Adobe's Rising Stars of Photography Ant - My Amazon Driver is Better Than Yours 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 Sponsor: wealthfront.com/twig

Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code. Yes, Actually, The 1st Amendment Does Mean That Twitter Can Kick You Off Its Platform, Wall Street Journal. Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill. Pixel 6 Preview: Here's What Google's First Smartphone Chip Can Do. Nikkei: Google Tensor is a 5nm chip and Samsung is handling production. Facebook disables accounts tied to NYU's research into political ads. Why Facebook's claims about the Ad Observer are wrong. 'It has to be known what was done to us': Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time. Tencent cuts kids' playing time on flagship game Honour of Kings to appease Beijing. Google's 'time crystals' could be the greatest scientific achievement of our lifetimes. The App With the Unprintable Name That Wants to Give Power to Creators. Google+ class action starts paying out $2.15 for G+ privacy violations. Top German Court Says Facebook Must Inform Users About Deleting Their Posts Or Suspending Their Account, Explain Why, And Allow Them To Respond. Google takes legal action over Germany's expanded hate-speech law. Google founders have sold $1 billion in stock since May, the most since 2017. Amazon plans to cut waste following backlash over the destruction of unused products. YouTube bans Murdoch's SkyNews Australia for a week over COVID disinformation. YouTube's $100 million Shorts Fund to challenge TikTok goes live. Amazon's Covid Dilemma: Mandate Vaccinations and Risk Losing Warehouse Workers. Amazon will give you a whole $10 for your palm print. This $55 Amazon Smart Soap Dispenser is dumb as dirt. Seth Rogen Assures Fans He's Alive and Well After Hilarious TikTok Questions His Wellbeing. A PBS for the Internet? (Jarvis: No thanks) Biden Warns That The Next Kinetic War Will Be The Result Of A Cyberattack, Which Is Stupid. Google will kill off very old versions of Android next month. Chrome OS 92 rolling out: Redesigned emoji & picker, eSIM support, pre-installed Meet PWA. Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators. Chrome for Android becoming a 2FA security key for Google Account sign-in. YouTube 'Premium Lite' subscription offers ad-free viewing for less. August security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live. Picks: Jeff - 40 years since MTV launch Ant - LumaFusion updated for iOS Ant - Sign Up for the Wanderers Photo Workshop in NOLA Leo - Waze now lets you use Master Chief's voice as your guide Leo - MTV First Four Hours Remastered - 12am Saturday August 1st, 1981 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Mike Masnick 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 Sponsor: twit.cachefly.com

Alphabet crushes Q2 earnings estimates as Google Cloud cuts losses, grows 54% Sundar Pichai: Fall Pixel line showcases Android 12 & 'deep tech investments,' touts long-term strategy Samsung will announce new foldables on August 11 How Google Cloud plans to kill its 'Killed By Google' reputation Why is China smashing its tech industry? NYC to Shanghai in 40 minutes: SpaceX's goal for point-to-point space travel Galène videoconference server Facebook announces Metaverse product group headed by Instagram VP Vishal Shah Who will own the metaverse? The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, Who Will Build It, and Fortnite Activision Blizzard Employees Are Walking Out in Protest State AGs will appeal loss in Facebook case Facebook to limit ads children see after revelations Australian alcohol companies can reach teens Bezos offers to cover $2 billion in exchange for NASA contract Google pushed a one-character typo to production, bricking Chrome OS devices Olympics Broadcaster Announces His Computer Password on Live TV Elon Musk confirms Tesla will not offer a regular steering wheel on new Model S/X Mystery Soda Machine Privacy Sandbox Timeline Faster and more efficient phishing detection in M92 Google Drive will let you block other users to stop potential harassment Here's what that Google Drive "security update" message means Google Assistant rolling out 'Fast checkout' shopping, powered by Duplex on the Web 'Backup by Google One' is Android's new unified backup system YouTube creators can now apply to test the Stadia Crowd Play Beta Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available w/ Wear OS pairing and Jetpack Compose Google's vision of Android development is finally realized with Jetpack Compose 1.0 Twitter 'acqui-hires' the team from a subscription news app, Brief Twitter pilots a new shopping section for brands Twitter posts fastest revenue growth since 2014 in pandemic rebound Twitter reveals a surprisingly low two-factor auth (2FA) adoption rate Picks: Jason - My LIkes playlist in YouTube Music Leo - YouTube TV for Olympics in 4K Kevin - John Peel sessions Kevin - Hyperland by Douglas Adams Ant - Nine Nasty Words by John McWhorter Ant - Some Disagree and I Get it, But... Ant - I can't stop laughing at this Hosts: Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell Guest: Kevin Marks 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 Sponsor: wealthfront.com/twig

Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists worldwide 'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Wants to Have the Biggest Podcast in the World Inside TikTok's Algorithm: A WSJ Video Investigation Love dark mode? Here's why you may still want to avoid it Twitter tests a TweetDeck revamp it hopes to make a subscription product Retail stores are packed with unchecked facial recognition, civil rights organizations say 'Facebook isn't killing people' — Biden walks back attack over vaccine lies The Anti-Vaccine Movement Is Much Bigger Than Facebook Friend Nirit Weiss-Blatt: This Dichotomous Debate Sucks Axios Parrots A Lot Of Dumb, Debunked Nonsense About Net Neutrality Report Finds Big Telecom Spends $320,000 on Lobbying Every Day Bezos Launches to Space, Aiming to Reignite His Rocket Company's Ambitions Why Does Jeff Bezos' Rocket Look So Much Like a Penis? We Asked a Rocket Scientist Soft porn Flesh Gordon's rocket ship Tech Workers Who Swore Off the Bay Area Are Coming Back DDoS: Google has a new tool to defend against attacks launched by botnets Chrome 92 for iOS adds 'Full Page' screenshot support A fix is coming for those locked out of their Chromebooks by Google's update Google Maps Now Helps You Avoid People On The Train Google is 'examining' a Scottish route on Google Maps that's been called 'potentially fatal' Google will shut down 'Bookmarks' in September, won't affect Maps 'starred' locations Google redesigns its emoji to be more universal and authentic Google rolling out 'delete last 15 min' of Search history shortcut on iOS, coming to Android later The controversy over Anthony Bourdain's deep-faked voice is a reminder that documentaries aren't journalism Exclusive: Substack makes first major podcast investment Picks: Stacey - The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Jeff - Asus goes thin, light, and tough for CX9 business Chromebook Ant - Adobe Announces July 2021 Update For Video Creators and More Ant - Episode 3 of Chef's Table BBQ sumi.news. A peaceful news feed 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

Richard Branson reaches space on Virgin Galactic flight BBC plays cricket with Sundar (video) Google (GOOG:US) Fined $593 Million By French Antitrust Agency Ben Evans tweet re amount of fine v. value of newspapers Murdoch's Knewz -- his Google News -- shuts down What's in Stacey's home Ray Ozzie's Blues Wireless raises $22 million to add 5G to everything Facebook's satellite connectivity team switches over to Amazon's Project Kuiper United orders 100 electric planes Kevin explains why he can't pick the best Chromebook Inside Facebook's data wars Facebook Will Now Let Groups Appoint "Experts" in an Effort To Combat Misinformation Facebook says it will pay $1b to creators Instacart steals Fidji Simo as new CEO Google Changelog Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading Stadia Porting Toolkit' helps bring over games from Windows Google launches its Workspace tier for individuals in five countries Chrome will soon let you turn on an HTTPS-first mode Google angers employees with 'hypocritical' remote work policies "Super Mario 64" sells for a record $1.56 million at auction Fleets are fleeting Twitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets The Parking Garage of the Future Why Amazon Is Naming New Warehouse Robots After Muppets AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and are ready to hire LG's rollable OLED TV is finally coming to the US for a staggering $100,000 Picks: Hustle Culture on HBO Max Popeyes nuggets Dead start-up toys SnoreLab Hosts: 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 Sponsor: wealthfront.com/twig

Trump sues big tech, Pentagon cancels JEDI contract, Russian hackers Trump sues Facebook, Google, Twitter, Dorsey, Zuckerberg, Pichai. It Can Always Get Dumber: Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution. Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform. Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract. Amazon Primed Andy Jassy to Be CEO. Can He Keep What Jeff Bezos Built? Feds Seized Robinhood CEO's Phone in GameStop Trading Halt Investigation. Supermarket chain Coop closes 800 stores following Kaseya ransomware attack. REvil ransomware hits 200 companies in MSP supply-chain attack. Instagram's Evolution. Find a job with TikTok Resumes. Watch a police officer admit to playing Taylor Swift to keep a video off YouTube. YouTube Regrets. Norway Law Forces Influencers to Label Retouched Photos on Instagram. Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they're worried a friend is 'becoming an extremist' Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin passenger Wally Funk would be the oldest in space. New Google Drive for desktop app with Google Photos upload, multi-account starts rolling out. Google's Fuchsia OS is getting a new logo. Google app beta returns to Chrome Custom Tabs for now. Google Meet adds filters & fun masks for personal Gmail calls, just like Duo. July security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live. Should Amazon rename Alexa? Fired by Bot at Amazon: 'It's You Against the Machine' Picks: Stacey - Nanoleaf Element setup. Jeff - Nextdoor raises $686 million at an implied valuation of $4.3 billion and says it will go public via a SPAC. Ant - A View From the Top - Richard Ayoade's. Ant - (Selfishly) Rootin' For This Young Man. 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 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit twit.cachefly.com

Judge throws out state and federal cases against Facebook Judge to FTC: you can't just say 'Facebook has a monopoly' - you have to define that. Stratechery analysis: "the real problem is that I don't think that Facebook has a monopoly!" Amazon says FTC chair should recuse herself Amazon reportedly pressuring suppliers for a discounted stake in their businesses Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Ceasefire Exclusive: 700 Million LinkedIn Records Leaked June 2021 Why biologists like Carl Bergstrom are warning that social media is a risk to humanity Acer Chromebook 514 review: Undercover powerhouse Good news: Google no longer requires publishers to use the AMP format Google now warns people about unreliable or quickly changing search results Google delays FLOC YouTube TV Unveils Dolby Digital Support & Premium Add-on with 4K, Offline Downloads, and Unlimited Streams Google makes Gmail advanced search more obvious Google Play developers will need to follow two requirements Google Begins Using MUM For Vaccine Search Results Google Messages now lets you star messages so you can find important texts German privacy tsar tells ministries to shut Facebook pages Stacey's Pick: Amazon Halo Movement updates Leo's Pick: Neeva is an ad-free search alternative from ex-Googlers Jeff's Pick: Accenture news report on newspaper revenue decline Ant's Pick: Life Reflected Ant's Pick: This Is American Lives 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 Sponsors: untuckit.com and use code TWIT att.com/activearmor

John McAfee, Peloton, Bitcoin KOBOL Developers Wanted: Matt Cutts Discusses Working with the US Digital Service The bureaucracy of Government Meetings John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell NYT hit piece on Pichai for being too thoughtful What Has Google Done Lately? Google Sleep Tracking Has Helped Stacey Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying - The New York Times Industry groups send letter opposing anti-tech legislation Klobuchar suspicious of Matter When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That's a Moray - The New York Times Squatch Films Bold. Innovative. Stinky. Galaxy Chromebook Go launches w/ 14-inch display, Intel Celeron, more A CCTV Company Is Paying Remote Workers in India to Yell at Armed Robbers Hyundai acquires controlling stake in U.S. robotics firm Boston Dynamics for $880 million In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a musical renaissance - Rest of World Peloton Tread owners now forced into monthly subscription after recall Don't Piss Off Bradley, the Parts Seller Keeping Atari Machines Alive' Samsung is 'reimagining smartwatches' at its MWC event on June 28th Texas homeowners startled by "hijacked" thermostats China to shut down over 90% of its Bitcoin mining capacity after local bans - Global Times South African Brothers Vanish, and So Does $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin Google Changelog: New classroom capabilities for Chromebooks Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation, donates $4.1 billion PICKS Stacey: Paced walking on Google Fit Leo: Brave Search Jeff's Number: Half of Apple's commission comes from people spending $450+/month Matt: You Think You Know Me card game Ant: Wanderers Photo Workshop If you're thinking about suicide, are worried about a friend or loved one, or would like emotional support, the Lifeline network is available 24/7 across the United States. https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/ 1-800-273-8255 Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Matt Cutts 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 Sponsors: nureva.com/twit att.com/activearmor untuckit.com and use code TWIT

Can Disinformation Be Stopped? Lina Khan Named F.T.C. Chair by Biden Proposed antitrust bills would ban Apple from preinstalling its own iOS apps Regulator v regulator: German government cooperates with Google on health boxes; media regulator objects Google Workspace and Google Chat are officially available to everybody Google adds E2E RCS encryption to Messages, emoji mashup suggests, and more for Android Google Meet adding second screen 'Companion Mode' experience Google abandons experiment to show simplified domain URLs in Chrome Google letting Fiber TV box customers upgrade to free Chromecast with Google TV YouTube TV giving subscribers free TiVo Stream 4K or Chromecast w/ Google TV amid Roku battle You can now add a Coinbase card to Google Pay and pay in crypto New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation Using Facebook Actually Reduces Ethnic Tension, New Study Finds Prince's 'Welcome 2 America,' an Unreleased Album, Is Due Out in July The web's source code is being auctioned as an NFT by inventor Tim Berners-Lee Bitcoin Taproot upgrade: what it means Twitter is eyeing new anti-abuse tools to give users more control over mentions Amazon blames social media for struggle with fake reviews TikTok takes over the top sponsor spot at VidCon, edging out YouTube Picks: Ant - Auntie Bev on TikTok: @yourtimeyourshine Ant - Lupin on Netflix Ant - Congress passes bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday Jeff - Seeding by Ceding by MacKenzie Scott Joan - If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore Joan - Meme War Weekly Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Joan Donovan 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 Sponsors: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75 untuckit.com and use code TWIT att.com/activearmor

FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gang In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit Facebook reverses policy protecting politicians from engaging in harmful speech Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change Twitter Blue paid subscription service launches with special features How TikTok's algorithm seems to work WWDC 2021: What Apple's HomeKit strategy means for the smart home Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom? The 1619 Project Google boosts Android privacy protections in attempt to rival Apple Google News Showcase Targeted by Germany Antitrust Chief Andreas Mundt Google's new subsea cable handles data surge between US, Brazil, Argentina Android 12 Beta 2: Google's Privacy focus arrives with camera/mic shutoffs, dashboard, more Google unveils $99 Pixel Buds A-Series with upgraded connectivity, no volume swipe gesture Related: Google fixed the frustrating audio cutouts on Pixel Buds A-Series — Here's how Stadia is coming to Chromecast w/ Google TV and select Android TV devices on June 23 Chromecast with Google TV update adds 'Stadia support,' improves Bluetooth latency, more June Pixel Feature Drop: Astrophotography video, Photos Locked Folder, and more Google pulls the plug on ARCore-powered 'Measure' app; no longer available to new users Google Nest Hub & Hub Max get a more feature-rich browser complete with keyboard Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a public utility Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge join forces to improve browser extensions Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin's first human spaceflight with auction winner Is the viral banana-peel 'bacon' worth the hype? We made it, and we're not convinced Feds recover more than $2 million in ransomware payments from Colonial Pipeline hackers El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law Picks: Stacey - Nanoleaf Element First Look Jeff - Oxford University Press to end centuries of tradition by closing its printing arm Jeff - Lego typewriter #1 Ant - Grandpa's description of selfie he took in 1952 blows away the internet: 'A pioneer' Ant - Babyshark, no not THAT Babyshark Ant - PLANTastic POT HEADS 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 Sponsors: att.com/activearmor nureva.com/twit audible.com/twig or text twig to 500-500

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors New UK Cookie Guidance changes everything Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have 'insatiable appetite for war' Trump blog page shuts down for good Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs for IoT security bolstering Google gets enthusiastic green light for a multi-billion-dollar San Jose campus Chrome is up to 23% faster in M91 and saves over 17 years of CPU time daily Google Nears Settlement of Ad-Tech Antitrust Case in France Quic gives the internet's data transmission foundation a needed speedup YouTube Says It Paid Out $4 Billion to Music Industry Over Past 12 Months Amazon Introduces Tiny 'ZenBooths' for Stressed-Out Warehouse Workers Cannabis stocks rally after Amazon endorses legalization Amazon Faced 75,000 Arbitration Demands. Now It Says: Fine, Sue Us Pennsylvania police chief charged after threatening citizen over critical Facebook posts Fall River police officer suspended for Facebook post after Derek Chauvin verdict Philly police officer fired over Facebook posts reinstated Orange County deputy suspended over TikTok videos A California teenager pushed a bear off her property in the wildest TikTok video Chrome OS 91 rolling out: Nearby Share launch, app notification badges, and more Chrome for Android adds a built-in screenshot tool and editor in the Share menu Apple TV app is now available on all Android TV devices, too Google Search adds fabulous Pride Month Easter egg Google rolls out 'Weather Frog' clock to Nest Hub and Hub Max Google Meet web redesign rolling out now with full availability in June You can now quickly present Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides to ongoing Meet calls Stack Overflow acquired by Prosus for $1.8 billion The NFT market bubble has popped and we've got the charts to prove it Picks: Stacey - A Memory Called Empire Jeff - A Rural-Urban Broadband Divide, but Not the One You Think Of Jeff - Thomas Baekdal Naomi Osaka thread Ant - Why Netflix's New Series High on the Hog Is a Must-Watch Ant - Halston on Netflix Ant - The CHAMP is HERE 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 Sponsors: untuckit.com and use code TWIT Melissa.com/twit twit.cachefly.com

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub Roku wants to expand into smart home devices A thank-you note to the net Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects 'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest 2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic Picks: Stacey - How Normal Am I? Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you? Ant - Test your lungs Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot" 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 Sponsor: udacity.com/TWiT offer code TWIT75

Google sends the Blob Opera on tour, starting with extremely fun show at I/O Google and Samsung unite to reboot Android watches, with a dose of Fitbit too 12 Google Workspace updates for better collaboration: Smart Canvas Do We Have Minds of Our Own? Material You is Google's new personalized design language Chrome testing RSS-powered 'Follow' button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive An experiment in helping users and web publishers create deeper connections on Chrome Google's Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram Google's Docs dilemma: Why the biggest improvements in years might not be enough kinopio.club The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps Seeing With Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth Google I/O swag suggests something fun is happening at 4 p.m. PT today LaMDA: our breakthrough conversation technology Google made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the company A driverless Waymo got stuck in traffic and then tried to run away from its support crew Google Photos update adds new Memories and a Locked Folder, previews Cinematic moments Google Fast Pair coming to BMW, Ford cars, and Beats headphones Android now powers over 3 billion devices Get around and explore with 5 new Google Maps updates Helping all your devices work better together Chrome now uses Duplex to fix your stolen passwords Google Search adds 'DVD screensaver' Easter egg that might eventually hit the corner Picks: Kevin - Map of the Internet Stacey - $40,000 Home Theater Bed Offers Unique Opportunity Ant - Get A Round Tuit Jeff - Apple's compromises in China: Five takeaways Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Kevin Marks 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 Sponsors: nureva.com/twit untuckit.com and use code TWIT

Project CHIP gets a new name and so does the Zigbee Alliance With Tile deal Amazon's Sidewalk network just became more interesting US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff YouTube will pay $100 million to people who make popular videos for its TikTok competitor Tech giants have all become creator companies Cory Doctorow: How copyright filters lead to wage-theft Apple robbed the mob's bank Army of fake fans boosts China's messaging on Twitter Why does every advert look the same? Blame Corporate Memphis Adobe is dropping PostScript Type 1 font support. Be prepared for the change Google Pay US users can now send money to users in India and Singapore Google Fiber finally has a logo over a decade after launch Google brings Gboard to Wear OS for first major app launch in years, more teased for 2021 Google Assistant Family Broadcasts from Smart Displays can now appear on phones Alexa, who are you? New book identifies Amazon's secret voiceover artist The people who want to keep masking: 'It's like an invisibility cloak' Anti-Maskers Ready to Start Masking—to Protect Themselves From the Vaccinated Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin Elon Musk says Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin for car purchases, citing environmental concerns Study Finds No Link Between Time Teens' Spend On Tech Devices And Mental Health Problems Ebay has officially opened its platform to NFT sales Picks: Stacey - M5Stack Core2 ESP32 IoT Development Kit for AWS IoT EduKit Jeff - Amazon's $300 million tax bill rejected by EU judges Leo - Stumbled - The greatest Sites of the Internet Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham 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 Sponsors: untuckit.com and use code TWIT udacity.com/TWiT

Google offices upon return: Privacy robot bubble walls, individual air, box lunches, no shuttles How Basecamp blew up Google Is Saving Over $1 Billion a Year by Working From Home Pichai teases 'significant' announcements at Google I/O 2021 as product cycles return to normal Apple hires an ex-Google AI scientist who resigned after colleagues' firings Google Nest Hub shows up at Bluetooth SIG running 'Fuchsia 1.0' Google announces 'Pixel Buds A-Series' in inadvertent unveil Stadia product head John Justice has left Google Watch Live as SpaceX Attempts to Launch Its Upgraded Starship Prototype Rocket Google's next Pixel phone could hop on the ultrawide bandwagon with Samsung and Apple Chromebooks dominate the global PC market to 275% growth, with HP leading the charge Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World Oversight Board's decision on Trump Jarvis thread on the decision: they punted Florida is set to ban 'deplatforming' by tech companies Signal Tries to Run the Most Honest Facebook Ad Campaign Ever, Immediately Gets Banned Facebook to give $5m to local journalists covering communities Amazon sees 'positive outcome' in FCC's SpaceX satellite ruling Twitter acquires Scroll, a big deal for its pay strategy & for the news industry's post-ad strategy New York requires $15 broadband for poor people, promptly gets sued by ISPs Yahoo and AOL, Early Internet Pioneers, Are Sold to Private Equity Firm John Swartzwelder, Sage of "The Simpsons" The computers are getting better at writing Gary Vaynerchuk: NFT is the next Amazon Dogecoin Co-Creator Sold All His Coins For Just Enough To Afford A Used Honda Civic In 2015 — Now DOGE Is Bigger Than Honda Sony ditches DSLRs, moving the camera industry beyond film-era designs Wide-Angle Oddity: Giant Bidens Meet Tiny Carters It took Google 526 days to give you a way to search through Stadia's 172 games Google Assistant Will Now Finally Be Able to Say Your Name Correctly Google Is Bringing a Google TV-Like Experience to Android Tablets YouTube begins testing time-linked comments on videos Picks: Jason - UAD Apollo Twin X Jeff - Matrix mold for the letter H Ant - Panfurware Music for Creators Ant - FLOSS Weekly's SSI and DEMOSCENE Discussion Ant - Younger #Hardhead Beats His Older Brother Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell 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 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit nureva.com/twit twit.cachefly.com

Google Earnings Smash Sales Records as Digital Ad Market Booms Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google became big tech companies by acquiring hundreds of smaller companies Google Cloud brings in $4B in Q1, up 46 percent Google Fiber coming to another Utah city Sundar Pichai talks about COVID in India Google's Oscar commercial Apple reports another blowout quarter with sales up 54%, authorizes $90 billion in share buybacks Dogecoin price surges after tweets from Elon Musk and Mark Cuban Amazon to hike wages for over 500,000 workers 4chan founder Chris Poole has left Google What really happened at Basecamp YouTube is a media juggernaut that could soon equal Netflix in revenue Roku says it may lose YouTube TV app after Google made anti-competitive demands Comic unapologetic about putting garlic on fans shopping lists Google adds COVID restriction alerts, new road-trip mapping features, as vaccines enable safer travel Google Fi marks 6th birthday with new 'Simply Unlimited' plan that lacks 'Unlimited Plus' extras Google-run Android Earthquake Alerts System is now providing warnings in first two countries Google Assistant can now correctly set timers or alarms even after you flub a voice command Google Photos for Android rolling out new 'Sharpen' and 'Denoise' editor tools Google Assistant can now correctly set timers or alarms even after you flub a voice command YouTube adds even more video resolution controls and options on mobile It took Google 526 days to give you a way to search through Stadia's 172 games Kevin Tofel: Looks like I'm going to be a GT Yellow Jacket What Old Tiktok-ERs Look like (by Ant) Be Mindful Of The Dance Moves You're Doing On Tiktok Pichai teases 'significant' announcements at Google I/O 2021 as product cycles return to normal Google posts I/O 2021 schedule, starting with Sundar Pichai keynote on May 18 at 10 a.m Samsung unpacks its Galaxy Book Pro, Pro 360 and more Amazon sees 'positive outcome' in FCC's SpaceX satellite ruling Minutes before Trump left office, millions of the Pentagon's dormant IP addresses sprang to life Daniel Kaminsky, Internet Security Savior, Dies at 42 Introducing Immersive View, A Fun New Way to Meet 90s Kids Guide to the Internet WaPo reports on brain interfaces with a touch of moral panic She never returned a VHS of Sabrina and 20 years later faced a felony Verizon Explores Sale of Media Assets, Including Parts of Yahoo and AOL Picks: Stacey - Ember Mug Jeff - Oscar Viewership Rises To 10.4M In Final Numbers Ant - I Finally Created an NFT (Why not?) Ant - My Newest Short Film Ant - Photo Pursuit: Stories Behind the Photographs Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, Jeff Jarvis, 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 Sponsors: audible.com/twig or text twig to 500-500 enterprisetech30.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Google employees move toward unionizing. Facebook and Twitter remove President Trump's speech. Google Nest has new security cameras coming in 2021. Nest Hub will likely have Soli radar functionality. Amazon is prepping a sleep apnea device using millimeter-wave radar. Leo is getting the Bose Sleepbuds II. Twitter buys social audio app Breaker. Ratatouille the Musical earns $1 million. Twitter is relaunching its verification system. Reverse engineering the COVID vaccine source code. 2020 was a good year for publishing. Google Docs gets Smart Compose. Wear OS will support third-party Tiles. Google Podcasts on the web adds subscription feeds. January Pixel phone update improves auto-brightness. Chrome OS Camera will support QR code scanning. Samsung announces its Galaxy S21 event for this month. Julian Assange's extradition to the US is blocked. Bean Dad and his apology. Why is Jack Ma lying low? AI is getting really good at drawing things from words. Jeff's post-Section 230 dystopia. Picks of the week: Stacey: Aquanta water heater controller Jeff: 2020 2as the unhappiest year on Twitter in 12 years. Ant: Take a look at this awesome Snowflake photography! 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: twit.cachefly.com

Boston Dynamics robots do a little dance. Google brings TikTok and Instafram into its video carousel. TikTok Ratatouille musical tickets are for sale. Reddit is buying Dubsmash to compete with TikTok. Amazon is buying podcast network Wondery. An album entitled "Okay Google Play Music" How trustworthy are news sources anymore? A debate around the role of content production. Google Cloudprint is no longer. Google Store now has a subscriptions section. Android Smart Selection has a new conversion function. Google removed ultra-wide astrophotography from the Pixel 5. Google Photos has a "year in review" story. Google Assistant sings a New Year song. And it is bad. Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 leaks. Substack author is making a million dollars. The glut of content between podcasts and newsletters. Picks: Stacey - Hoobs. Jeff - Where are tech workers are moving? Ant - Canvas on Netflix. 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.

Leo Laporte takes us through some of the best moments from the past year. 2020 highlights include: "Brand Twitter". Coronavirus guidance recommendations. All kinds of great pies. Getting magnets stuck up the nose. Jeff's interview of the voice of Steak-Umms. God tries to strike Jeff Jarvis dead. Screaming on rollercoasters. Happy birthday Jeff. Taxidermy options for Stacey. Rating Zoom backgrounds. Leo's Scottish voice. Ant discusses growing up with Chadwick Bozeman. 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: Command Line Heroes - TWIG twilio.com

Google outages, Facebook ads against Apple, Google WFH, Blob Opera The Blob Opera. Facebook goes after Apple in newspaper ads. Facebook is a Doomsday Machine. Apple's big mobile ad industry change. Facebook's new TLDR service to summarize the news. Facebook's Super to compete with Cameo. Two big Google outages and how it affects business. Google's WFH strategy is becoming more permanent. 64-camera lighting rig that trained portrait lighting AI. Google Photos gets a bunch of new features. Google acquires Neverware. Google Design Best of 2020. Apple TV app coming to Chromecast. Some Google One tiers getting a 50% price cut. Nest Hub Max can now make Zoom video calls. Google Home Max is now dead. December Pixel feature drop is out. Picks of the week: Stacey's pick: The Spritzer. Jeff's number: MacKenzie Scott gives away $4b to 300+ orgs in four months. Ant's pick: Budget-friendly camera gimbal from Feiyutech. 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: Technology Powers X - TWIG BANDWIDTH.COM/TWIG Command Line Heroes - TWIG

Facebook antitrust charges, Google search in 2020, Election ad ban The firing of Google AI scientist Timnit Gebru. FTC sues Facebook on charges of antitrust. Google's look at the year in search for 2020. Google will lift its election ad ban. Facebook's Supreme Court is underway. WhatsApp going after Apple regarding privacy labels. Stadia is letting users play Cyberpunk 2077 early. YouTube now supports HDR for live streams. Apple Music support comes to Assistant speakers. SmartThings can control Google Nest devices. Fuschia is opened to community involvement. TikTok ban is halted by a judge. TikTok is not the best place for financial advice. Ratatouille the musical is evolving beyond TikTok. What is Revenge Bedtime Procrastination? Warner Bros bringing all 2021 films to HBO Max. Dionne Warwick is winning on Twitter. Reddit's most upvoted 2020 picture. It's officially not OK to make calls on planes. Picks: Mathew - Julia Stiles in Ghostwriter in 1994. Leo: NandGame is a fun tool to teach computer science. Jeff: 52 things Tom Whitwell learned in 2020. Ant: Free assets from Adobe, and appreciation of Darien Rencher. 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. Sponsors: Command Line Heroes - TWIG BANDWIDTH.COM/TWIG linode.com/twig

Salesforce buys Slack, Amazon hiring spree, Microsoft and workplace surveillance Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The latest word on Tony Hsieh. Amazon looking to buy Wondery. Salesforce is acquiring Slack. Amazon is hiring like crazy. Amazon is in trouble with a workers union. Inspiring kids to follow their passion. Google Authenticator for iOS gets a big upgrade. Google Health tool can plan for your medical visits. Google is shutting down Poly, we hardly knew ye. Winners of Google's Best of Play Awards 2020. Learn how to learn. Googe's gift guide monitors trending items. The Biden's dogs have a Twitter account. President Trump has a plan to end Section 230. Microsoft feature is a workplace surveillance tool. American's aren't OK with phone tracking. The top TikTok videos of 2020. Picks of the week: Stacey: OLLIVAN Plant Monitor. Jeff: Captcha can tell if you are American. Ant: Some good audiobooks to fall asleep to. Leo: Deepmind AI is accelerating drug discovery. 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: LastPass.com/twit Melissa.com/twit Wasabi.com offer code TWIT

RCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS Outage The effects of a massive AWS outage. TikTok and the creation of Ratatoullie the Musical. RCS is finally getting end-to-end encryption. AMP preferential treatment is about to go away. Google is opening up Chromium Project to the community. Google Stadia is one year old but is it any good? Tree Canopy Lab aims to map trees into cities. Project Guideline enables the blind to run in marathons. French publishers will be paid by Google for search and news results. Comparing social media companies against each other. Stories vs. Fleets. Buzzfeed buys Huffington Post. Assistant and Fi get some new family-focused features. Google Meet attendance reports rolling out for some. Google Hangouts say goodbye to group video calling. Google Pay now carries a 1.5% fee on instant transfers. Chrome updates will bring tab search and Chrome Actions. Just do a search for Happy Thanksgiving. Picks of the Week Ant: I love seeing a creator's professional GROWTH Jeff: Robotaxi's can now charge for rides in California. Stacey: Nanoleaf Essentials bulbs. Jason: Pet portraits for the holidays at Crown & Paw. 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: linode.com/twig Technology Powers X - TWIG BANDWIDTH.COM/TWIG

Google Pay, Fleets, L'Oreal Digital Makeup Nest outage takes out security cameras Fleets are Twitter's version of Snapchat's disappearing posts Say hello to the new Google Pay What is an Internet Bank? Google Photos is no longer free. Is this evil? Google is mysteriously uploading data Apple and Google are thinking about 6G L'Oreal introduces digital makeup The story of SAGE YouTube kills Rewind 2020 What is your Zoom strategy for Thanksgiving? Amazon Pharmacy offers free prescriptions for Prime members Google Changelog: Barely Blue | TVA Solar Farms | Chimera | RIP Expeditions | Assistant Driving Mode | Tab Search The sound of the end of WW1 Picks of the Week Stacey's Thing: Ring Mailbox Sensor Jeff's Stuff: Masks fuel Etsy surge (via Ben) Ant's Stuff: Musicians Share How The Songs Happened 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: try.eset.com/twit linode.com/twig Remote Works - TWIG

TikTok to Trump: What's Up? Amazon Halo Band impressions Eric Schmitt applies to be a citizen of Cyprus Google trials light-based internet in Africa Facebook, Google, and Twitter extend political ad bans to the detriment of Georgia reMarkable 2 E-ink tablet first impressions - a beautiful, useless tablet TikTok wants to know if Trump still wants to ban them EU sues Amazon over Antitrust Bye-bye, Ajit Pai Zoom settles with FTC over encryption Zoom stock tumbles with virus news Tim Berners-Lee's Inrupt releases Solid privacy platform Slingbox shutting servers down Chipotle is opening an online order-only restaurant Pope Francis urges followers to pray that AI and robots will always serve mankind Picks of the Week Leo's Tool: Curious Elixirs Stacey's Thing: Ghia Jeff's Stuff: NYT digital revenue tops print for the first time Ant's Stuff: If You Can't Afford Adobe Audition, Get Izotope for $100 off Ant's Stuff 2: Dream of Italy (ep #2) 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: NetSuite.com/twig BANDWIDTH.COM/TWIG ZipRecruiter.com/twig

Baby Shark, CA Props 22 & 24 Win Big Mississippi police pilot program to live-stream Ring doorbell cams Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer with a keyboard Google revenues up year-over-year California Prop 22 passes - a big win for Uber and Lyft The Calm app won election night California Prop 24 passes - a big win for privacy advocates Jack Dorsey keeps his job Twitter and Facebook flag Trump's controversial election posts DxOMark gives Pixel 5 camera 120 points Google Changelog: Google One VPN | Pixel 5 Reverse Wireless Charging | Nest HVAC Sensor | RIP Play Music | Enhanced Voice Typing Google's mobile driver's license proposal Walmart kills inventory robots Picks of the Week Stacey's Thing: Amazon Halo Stacey's Thing from last week: Whoop Fitness Jeff's Stuff: Amazon buys Orange County Register printing plant for $63m--will tear it down Jeff's Stuff 2: Alexis Ohanian recalls selling Reddit for $10m to my old boss Jeff's Stuff 3: Xiaomi to build a factory to produce 10m phones a year without humans Jeff's Stuff 4: Zoom has the happiest employees Ant's Thing: Fund in the name of Chad Boseman for St Jude Children's Research Ant's Thing 2: Go Watch Hands-On Tech 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 LastPass.com/twit NetSuite.com/twig

US Senate vs Big Tech, AOC plays Among Us, How we will follow the 2020 Election US Senate vs Big Tech: Section 230 Facebook wants NYU to stop its political ad targeting research project US Senate vs Big Tech: hand waving and grand standing Does Facebook favor conservatives? Does Twitter like libs? AOC plays Among Us on Twitch, Biden Island in Animal Crossing Google and Facebook ban political ads after the election, Twitter launches pre-bunking How we followed the 2000 election Google partners with the Associated Press How we plan to follow the 2020 election Are Russia or Iran affecting the election this time? Tracking election 2020 spending Can Oculus ban you for not having a Facebook account? Microsoft and Facebook take their game streaming off iOS Apple might make their own search engine Starlink beta tests begin Elon Musk is a child Best halloween costume: Zoom meeting MemePAC - Politics on TikTok Google Changelog: Google limits streaming to 480p | Android auto playlist | Loon circumnavigates the globe | Spooky AR Lego Gutenberg printing press KFC Scented Firelogs Picks of the Week Mathew's Thing: McBroken Jeff's Number: Deloitte survey on privacy Ant's Stuff: 92 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/25/sports/autoracing/lewis-hamilton-sets-formula-one-wins-record.html 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. Sponsors: BANDWIDTH.COM/TWIG NetSuite.com/twig Wasabi.com offer code TWIT

Section 230 Under Attack, DOJ vs Google, Zoomtopia Section 230 is still under attack. Jeffrey Toobin is a perfect example of why we need it. Is there any way we could improve Section 230? Five Eyes and Japan want to end encryption. What other ideas do we need to fight against? Oh, Quibi, we hardly knew ye! Netflix is the new Hollywood Prime Day was bad, but Stacey still bought an Alexa-enabled faucet. 23 and Me was on sale on Prime Day. Anyone find anything interesting about their family tree? San Francisco passes the Caren Act against Racist 911 calls Department of Justice vs Google is clearly a Repubican charade. It is weak. It will fail. In a perfect world, how would we break up Google? The Google Changelog: hum to Google Assistant | Google kills Trusted Contact and Nest Secure | Google Discover Heart | Chrome OS screen recorder | Parallels adds Windows apps on Chromebooks | Alphabet crop-watching robot | Google Chat goes free | Google Assistant might get G Suite | Portrait Light coming to all Pixel Phones | Google tells you where to vote | Free Stadia games AOC on Twitch Playing Among Us Biden Island in Animal Crossing Zoomtopia brings end to end encryption and more There are many wonderful alternatives to Zoom How Zoom will define the new office Jeff Jarvis' Sanitized Office All the upcoming conferences will be virtual Zoom towns growing across the country and the world - where would you move? Picks of the Week Leo's Tool: Hank Laporte's Drone Instagram Leo's Tool 2: TSA checkpoint travel numbers for 2020 and 2019 Stacey's Thing: Amazon Dot: We don't love the sound or the buttons Stacey's Thing 2: June Oven V3 Jeff's Number: 1.3b parcels shipped last year Mike's Stuff: Mover Erase - Mini Whiteboard on the Palm Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Mike Masnick Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: NetSuite.com/twig try.eset.com/twit