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Andy is back for a special weekend episode! And he's getting COVID-19 news off his chest. Andy will discuss Google's new responsibilities to the public and its employees and whether Google's promise to limit the spread of disinformation will extend to the White House. He'll also dive into how Google is defusing racist speech at the keyboard level, and he'll prove that Tom Hanks didn't have a volleyball with him in quarantine.

Andy is back for a special weekend episode! And he's getting COVID-19 news off his chest. Andy will discuss Google's new responsibilities to the public and its employees and whether Google's promise to limit the spread of disinformation will extend to the White House. He'll also dive into how Google is defusing racist speech at the keyboard level, and he'll prove that Tom Hanks didn't have a volleyball with him in quarantine.


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Links and Show Notes:

Google: How we're continuing to help


Trump Caught Google Off Guard With a Bogus Coronavirus Site Announcement


Oracle Providing White House With Software to Study Unproven Coronavirus Drugs


Google has completely canceled Google I/O 2020


After huge 1-star onslaught, Zoom's Android app rating is back up to 4.0


Gboard might be blocking autocomplete of "Chinese Virus"


Google: Helping educators and students stay connected


Google Arts and Culture: Boston's Museum of Fine Arts

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