TWiG 622: Rocket to Hawaii - Alphabet earnings, Facebook Metaverse, Blizzard protest, Mystery Soda Machine

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

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