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

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

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