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

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

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Guests: Mathew Ingram and Trey Ratcliff

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