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

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

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