TWiG 751: The NUMTOT With a Top Knot - Google Layoffs, Verizon Fees, AI Boyfriends

Is A.I. the Death of I.P.?
Samsung Unpacked recap
Google Is Laying Off Hundreds of Workers in Its Voice Assistant, AR Teams
Google Formally Endorses Right to Repair, Will Lobby to Pass Repair Laws
Google Maps now supports Bluetooth beacons in tunnels
Apple revises US App Store rules to let developers link to outside payment methods, feat a scary message!
Jeff's op-ed proposing that Bell Labs be turned into a Museum and School of the Internet
Peacock's AFC Wild Card game was the "most-streamed event ever in the US."
Verizon To Keep Charging Controversial Fee Despite $100 Million Settlement
Tom Coates on Meta and the Fediverse
Fox puts its stuff on the blockchain
Functions Google is killing in Assistant
Google quietly updates Chrome's incognito warning in wake of tracking lawsuit
Google updates Chrome Incognito disclaimer amid $5 billion lawsuit settlement
Google introduces 'Circle to Search,' a new way to search from anywhere on Android using gestures
GPT Store opens
Glenn's thing: How Infrastructure Works
Paris's thing: 1990s internet directories
Jeff's Thing: swarovski's world-first AI binoculars that identify species on their own

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Guest: Glenn Fleishman

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