This Week in Google (Video)
218 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 74 ratingsIt's not just Google. This Week in Google hosts, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau, cover all of Big Tech every Wednesday. Listeners tune in for thought-provoking and entertaining conversations about AI, Internet memes, the future of media, and the latest emerging tech. You won't want to miss a minute.
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
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Episodes
TWiG 587: Counsel of Open Source Poobahs - RCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS Outage
November 26, 2020 02:27 - 2 hours - 1.3 GB VideoRCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS Outage The effects of a massive AWS outage. TikTok and the creation of Ratatoullie the Musical. RCS is finally getting end-to-end encryption. AMP preferential treatment is about to go away. Google is opening up Chromium Project to the community. Google Stadia is one year old but is it any good? Tree Canopy Lab aims to map trees into cities. Project Guideline enables the blind to run in marathons. French publishers will be paid by Goo...
TWiG 586: Makeup As a Service - Google Pay, Fleets, L'Oreal Digital Makeup
November 19, 2020 01:59 - 2 hours - 1.41 GB VideoGoogle Pay, Fleets, L'Oreal Digital Makeup Nest outage takes out security cameras Fleets are Twitter's version of Snapchat's disappearing posts Say hello to the new Google Pay What is an Internet Bank? Google Photos is no longer free. Is this evil? Google is mysteriously uploading data Apple and Google are thinking about 6G L'Oreal introduces digital makeup The story of SAGE YouTube kills Rewind 2020 What is your Zoom strategy for Thanksgiving? Amazon Pharmacy offers free presc...
TWiG 585: Suggestive Uses for Whipped Cream - TikTok to Trump: What's Up?
November 12, 2020 02:59 - 2 hours - 2.16 GB VideoTikTok to Trump: What's Up? Amazon Halo Band impressions Eric Schmitt applies to be a citizen of Cyprus Google trials light-based internet in Africa Facebook, Google, and Twitter extend political ad bans to the detriment of Georgia reMarkable 2 E-ink tablet first impressions - a beautiful, useless tablet TikTok wants to know if Trump still wants to ban them EU sues Amazon over Antitrust Bye-bye, Ajit Pai Zoom settles with FTC over encryption Zoom stock tumbles with virus news Ti...
TWiG 584: Halo Made Me Cry - Baby Shark, CA Props 22 & 24 Win Big
November 05, 2020 02:45 - 2 hours - 2.4 GB VideoBaby Shark, CA Props 22 & 24 Win Big Mississippi police pilot program to live-stream Ring doorbell cams Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer with a keyboard Google revenues up year-over-year California Prop 22 passes - a big win for Uber and Lyft The Calm app won election night California Prop 24 passes - a big win for privacy advocates Jack Dorsey keeps his job Twitter and Facebook flag Trump's controversial election posts DxOMark gi...
TWiG 583: A Barely Tenable Scam - US Senate vs Big Tech, AOC plays Among Us, How we will follow the 2020 Election
October 29, 2020 02:10 - 2 hours - 1.44 GB VideoUS Senate vs Big Tech, AOC plays Among Us, How we will follow the 2020 Election US Senate vs Big Tech: Section 230 Facebook wants NYU to stop its political ad targeting research project US Senate vs Big Tech: hand waving and grand standing Does Facebook favor conservatives? Does Twitter like libs? AOC plays Among Us on Twitch, Biden Island in Animal Crossing Google and Facebook ban political ads after the election, Twitter launches pre-bunking How we followed the 2000 election Goog...
TWiG 582: Hipster Antitrust - Section 230 Under Attack, DOJ vs Google, Zoomtopia
October 22, 2020 00:51 - 2 hours - 1.53 GB VideoSection 230 Under Attack, DOJ vs Google, Zoomtopia Section 230 is still under attack. Jeffrey Toobin is a perfect example of why we need it. Is there any way we could improve Section 230? Five Eyes and Japan want to end encryption. What other ideas do we need to fight against? Oh, Quibi, we hardly knew ye! Netflix is the new Hollywood Prime Day was bad, but Stacey still bought an Alexa-enabled faucet. 23 and Me was on sale on Prime Day. Anyone find anything interesting about their f...
TWiG 581: Monks Are Cheap - Bad Pixel 5 Reviews, Kitchen Tech, Facebook Can't Fix Itself
October 15, 2020 04:32 - 2 hours - 1.43 GB VideoBad Pixel 5 Reviews, Kitchen Tech, Facebook Can't Fix Itself Pixel 5 reviews are pretty negative, especially of the camera - should we get an iPhone 12 instead? 5G is the WIMAX of 2020. Watch this 5G Supercut! 5G will be a big deal sometime. It just isn't now. Google vs Oracle amicus briefs for sale Google's Search On live event is barely news. We'd rather be at the Smart Kitchen Summit Smart ovens and other food tech It all comes back to Gutenberg Google Changelog: tighten your sh...
TWiG 580: Non-Flying and Gregarious - Huge Antitrust Case - Google vs Oracle - Facebook Bans QAnon
October 08, 2020 04:37 - 2 hours - 1.4 GB VideoHuge Antitrust Case - Google vs Oracle - Facebook Bans QAnon (Democratic) Congress releases its antitrust case against Big Tech. The TWiG panelists have a huge fight over it. Cries of "moral panic" abound. TikTok Dreams of Cranberry Juice Longboards TikTok passes Instagram to become #2 in the hearts of teens. Alexis Ohanian starts Oda: a speaker company and a content company with live performances and subscriptions Talking about consent in IoT This is the case that never ends... it j...
TWiG 579: Leo By a Nose - Pixel 5 Event, Amazon Echo Event, Taco Bell Quarterly
October 01, 2020 03:37 - 2 hours - 1.4 GB VideoPixel 5 Event, Amazon Echo Event, Taco Bell Quarterly Google's Pixel 5 event disappoints Sonos sues Google for multi-room audio patent infringement Google TV: available yesterday! Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 are pretty ok. Hold For Me is the killer app for the Pixel 5 Pixel 4a 5G should have been called Pixel 5a The new Google TV doesn't work with Stadia. WTF? Nest Audio is a speaker that exists Google turns 22. Yay. Comparing Leo and Jeff's schnozzes Pixel 5 camera features look n...
TWiG 578: Find the Cat - Pixel 5 Rumors, TikTok Drama, DOJ vs Google
September 24, 2020 05:01 - 2 hours - 1.66 GB VideoPixel 5 Rumors, TikTok Drama, DOJ vs Google Pixel 5 coming September 30th. Here's what to expect. Is the Pixel 5 the last Pixel phone? The TikTok saga continues. First Amendment battles, Chinese recalcitrance, and the worst possible deal US DOJ is going after Google. What will they focus on? What trackers should we be afraid of? How can the left and the right come together, and how can tech help? Is the Pixelbook dead? What should we buy instead? Why Google+ Died China's 100-year ...
TWiG 577: But Can It Do Network Segmentation? - Facebook Smart Glasses, TikTok Saga, Nvidia Buys ARM
September 17, 2020 04:15 - 2 hours - 1.42 GB VideoFacebook Smart Glasses, TikTok Saga, Nvidia Buys ARM Pixel 5, Chromecast, and Nest Homecoming September 30th What is LaCrOS? Decoupling Chrome OS from the Chrome browser Meet vs Zoom vs Skype: Which is better? What people look like on Zoom vs what the rest of their room looks like Nvidia buys ARM for $40 Billion Google Fiber goes to 2Gbps Facebook's AR smart glasses are Ray-Bans Oculus Quest 2 is Facebook's only VR headset Microsoft Duo Review - it's not a phone, it's a Smurface ...
TWiG 576: Stardenburdenhardenbart - California is Burning, Android 11, Chip IoT Standard
September 10, 2020 03:40 - 2 hours - 1.73 GB VideoCalifornia is Burning, Android 11, Chip IoT Standard California Fires: Götterdämmerung in real life Android 11 Update - get all your messages in one place Phone screens of the Future: Projectors and Glasses Glob: Your phone will convey who you are to the world Android 11 permissions auto reset Leo tries not to lose his faith in technology Chip: Apple, Amazon, and Google create an IoT standard Playing Doom on a Pregnancy Test Will Chip solve Leo's IoT Nightmare? Steve Gibson's I...
TWiG 575: Thank You, Chad - Google Town, India vs PUBG, Remembering Chadwick Boseman
September 03, 2020 04:01 - 2 hours - 1.76 GB VideoGoogle Town, India vs PUBG, Remembering Chadwick Boseman Herman Cain tweeting from beyond the grave, Walking Cat banned - WTF is going on at Twitter? @VCBrags calls it quits after one exec was accused of running the account Will Microsoft and Walmart buy TikTok? When? Would you like to live in Google Town? Google might pull fediverse android apps to block hate speech Public restrooms are a source of aerosolized COVID Should Google's ads be regulated like the stock market? Google is...
TWiG 574: The Right to Be For Scottin - Bezos Hits $200B, Palantir IPO, Trump vs Twitter
August 27, 2020 00:36 - 2 hours - 1.4 GB VideoBezos Hits $200B, Palantir IPO, Trump vs Twitter Jeff Bezos, the 200 Billion Dollar Man Palantir files for IPO; flips off Silicon Valley How much government secrecy is too much government secrecy? Verily is getting into insurance for health insurance Google to block heavy ads Oculus Connect renamed to Facebook Connect Facebook requires Oculus users to log in via Facebook Donald Trump asks the Supreme Court to let him block Twitter users Border Patrol claims the right to collect el...
TWiG 573: Australian for Leistungsschutzrecht - Facebook vs QAnon, Trump vs TikTok, Google vs Australia
August 20, 2020 02:06 - 2 hours - 1.52 GB VideoFacebook vs QAnon, Trump vs TikTok, Google vs Australia Google's deprecation policy is killing it. Google goes to the Australian public for help after the government blocks snippets The Internet War is over, and Google won What if Facebook dies? Why America should kill TikTok Twitter changing Retweet to "Quote Tweet" Testing the new 6Ghz bandwidth 5G spectrum Spot robot now caring for patients in hospitals German princess gets her drunk rants taken off of Google Trump praises QAn...
TWiG 572: Cafe Ground Zero - Trump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits Replies
August 13, 2020 02:20 - 2 hours - 1.25 GB VideoTrump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits Replies Sarah Cooper: Google UX designer, Tik Tok star Trump vs. TikTok: what does it all mean? Trump's Tencent ban makes Reddit, Tesla, and Spotify illegal Rate Stacey's Zoom background Trump vs. TikTok part 2: where does our data go? Microsoft announces Surface Duo Lucid Air electric car New Jersey Supreme Court says the police can make you unlock your phone Twitter rolling out reply-limiting feature "Meeter...
TWiG 571: The First Rule of Pixel Club - Tik Tok+Microsoft+Trump, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked
August 06, 2020 04:30 - 2 hours - 1.51 GB VideoTik Tok+Microsoft+Trump, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Here's everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2020 X PRIZE $1M Next-Gen Mask Challenge We spend as much time on the Pixel 4a announcement as Google did. Twitter hack "mastermind" arrested: 17-year-old Florida teen had access to all your Twitter info. Why Trump is mad at Tik Tok, and why Microsoft wants to buy them Why Tik Tok videos are the most important artform of 2020 The growing use of Instagram as a news source Samsung ...
TWiG 570: Four CEOs Walk Into a Zoom Meeting - Antitrust Hearings, We Rate Zuck's Zoom Bkgd, Google Extends WFH to July 2021
July 30, 2020 01:12 - 2 hours - 1.28 GB VideoAntitrust Hearings, We Rate Zuck's Zoom Bkgd, Google Extends WFH to July 2021 Rating the Zoom backgrounds of the tech titans With all the competing political concerns, what should the government do with big tech? Google wants Samsung to drop Bixby. Could Google and Samsung team up to make the perfect Android phone? Google says its employees can stay home until July 2021. Are you ready for another year of quarantine? Google gets its own international cable Staceysplaining the Quantum I...
TWiG 569: Lettuce Cats - Twitter hack fallout, Tesla's Austin Gigafactory, Softbank sells ARM to Nvidia?
July 22, 2020 23:37 - 2 hours - 1.44 GB VideoTwitter hack fallout: some verified Twitter accounts are still down Zuckerberg pinkie swears that he doesn't have a deal with Trump Softbank wants to sell ARM - will Nvidia buy it? Tesla's next gigafactory will be built in Austin Twitter bans thousands of Q-Anon accounts Google's camera wizard goes to Adobe How Linotype worked Canon EOS R5 review FTC Facebook Antitrust Giphy drama Eric Schmitt wants to start a university for artificial intelligence coders Cisco's Indian caste syst...
TWiG 568: Double Your Bitcoin - Twitter Hack, Amazon Dash Cart
July 16, 2020 00:07 - 2 hours - 1.43 GB VideoGINORMOUS TWITTER HACK Elon Musk, Obama, BillGates, and other verified Twitter accounts hacked in bitcoin scam All verified Twitter accounts shut down Zoom debuts a $600 all-in-one videoconference device Alabama is the only state not investigating Google for antitrust Twitter partner Dataminr sold Black Lives Matter protest surveillance to police Facebook might ban political ads - is this a good idea? Amazon shows off Dash Cart, a smart shopping cart that automatically checks yo...
TWiG 568: Double Your Bitcoin
July 16, 2020 00:07 - 2 hours - 1.43 GB VideoGINORMOUS TWITTER HACK Elon Musk, Obama, BillGates, and other verified Twitter accounts hacked in bitcoin scam All verified Twitter accounts shut down Zoom debuts a $600 all-in-one videoconference device Alabama is the only state not investigating Google for antitrust Twitter partner Dataminr sold Black Lives Matter protest surveillance to police Facebook might ban political ads - is this a good idea? Amazon shows off Dash Cart, a smart shopping cart that automatically checks yo...
TWiG 567: He's Just Screaming in His Heart - Google IoT Summit, the Amazon Future, Education in the Covid Era
July 09, 2020 04:07 - 2 hours - 1.32 GB VideoGoogle details its new "Works With Google" smart home program and IoT partners Google briefly mentions its partnership with Apple and Amazon to develop a new IoT standard - details still to come MacOS on Apple Silicon and Windows on ARM are both ARM implementations, but are they compatible? Will Windows be able to run on Macs? Twitter stock goes crazy over the possibility that Twitter will add a subscription service How will schools open in the fall? Facebook's subscription service Th...
TWiG 567: He's Just Screaming in His Heart
July 09, 2020 04:07 - 2 hours - 1.32 GB VideoGoogle details its new "Works With Google" smart home program and IoT partners Google briefly mentions its partnership with Apple and Amazon to develop a new IoT standard - details still to come MacOS on Apple Silicon and Windows on ARM are both ARM implementations, but are they compatible? Will Windows be able to run on Macs? Twitter stock goes crazy over the possibility that Twitter will add a subscription service How will schools open in the fall? Facebook's subscription service Th...
TWiG 566: Thunderbolt and Lightning - Section 230 FAQ, Social Media Bans, CCPA
July 02, 2020 03:19 - 2 hours - 1.34 GB VideoSection 230 FAQ, Social Media Bans, CCPA What the F is Section 230? US Senate waters down the EARN IT Act (but it still sucks), and more Section 230 news Section 230: history repeats itself Parler starts banning users YouTube, Reddit, and Twitch ban accounts What should Facebook do about content moderation? Zuckerberg will meet with advertisers over ad boycotts Twitch bans President Trump Tik Tok is doing some super shady stuff; India bans it. Buy the game developed by the CIA! T...
TWiG 566: Thunderbolt and Lightning
July 02, 2020 03:19 - 2 hours - 1.34 GB VideoSection 230 FAQ, Social Media Bans, CCPA What the F is Section 230? US Senate waters down the EARN IT Act (but it still sucks), and more Section 230 news Section 230: history repeats itself Parler starts banning users YouTube, Reddit, and Twitch ban accounts What should Facebook do about content moderation? Zuckerberg will meet with advertisers over ad boycotts Twitch bans President Trump Tik Tok is doing some super shady stuff; India bans it. Buy the game developed by the CIA! T...
TWiG 565: The Vile Little Puppet Man - Apple Silicon, Pixel 4a, Section 230, Dev Null
June 25, 2020 04:40 - 2 hours - 1.89 GB VideoApple shifts to its own chips - will Google? The fastest computer in the world runs on ARM Apple Silicon Macs won't run Windows in Boot Camp iOS 14 takes the best features of Android - widgets, calls, picture-in-picture, etc. What comes after Zoom? Pixel 4a coming in July - maybe even July 7th Sergey Brin's secret disaster relief squad Amazon Kills the Dash Wand Amazon wants Live TV, NBC launches Peacock Twitter wins Devin Nunes' Cow suit Mike Masnick's Bad Section 230 Takes...
TWiG 565: The Vile Little Puppet Man
June 25, 2020 04:40 - 2 hours - 1.89 GB VideoApple shifts to its own chips - will Google? The fastest computer in the world runs on ARM Apple Silicon Macs won't run Windows in Boot Camp iOS 14 takes the best features of Android - widgets, calls, picture-in-picture, etc. What comes after Zoom? Pixel 4a coming in July - maybe even July 7th Sergey Brin's secret disaster relief squad Amazon Kills the Dash Wand Amazon wants Live TV, NBC launches Peacock Twitter wins Devin Nunes' Cow suit Mike Masnick's Bad Section 230 Takes...
TWiG 564: Non Sequitur Land - Leo Buys a $75k Spot Robot, How to Block FB Political Ads
June 18, 2020 01:23 - 2 hours - 1.2 GB VideoWatch Stacey's Machine Learning on the Edge Conference! Watch Leo on Alex Lindsay's Office Hours! Leo buys a $75,000 Boston Dynamics Spot robot Google puts Juneteenth on Google Calendar, creates a racial equity task force Google did not demonetize The Federalist Conservatives want to limit Google's and other social media's Section 230 protections Facebook and Instagram will let you block political ads, help 4 million people register to vote How to record Twitter audio clips Twitter ...
TWiG 564: Non Sequitur Land
June 18, 2020 01:23 - 2 hours - 1.2 GB VideoWatch Stacey's Machine Learning on the Edge Conference! Watch Leo on Alex Lindsay's Office Hours! Leo buys a $75,000 Boston Dynamics Spot robot Google puts Juneteenth on Google Calendar, creates a racial equity task force Google did not demonetize The Federalist Conservatives want to limit Google's and other social media's Section 230 protections Facebook and Instagram will let you block political ads, help 4 million people register to vote How to record Twitter audio clips Twitter ...
TWiG 563: ...But Enough About My Vasectomy - Amazon Bans Police Face Recognition, Android 11 Beta
June 11, 2020 00:07 - 2 hours - 1.34 GB VideoAmazon bans police use of their face recognition tech for 1 year Android 11 public beta: how to install it Collapse OS: a post-apocalyptic operating system US Space Force could lose trademark to Netflix Space Force Google shipped 7.2 million Pixel phones in 2019 Pixel Buds get a fix for the wrong problem Google sued for sucking up data about you Google+ is shutting down for real this time Googlers have to eat box lunches, no gym, no sleep pods Google Wing drones bring boo...
TWiG 563: ...But Enough About My Vasectomy
June 11, 2020 00:07 - 2 hours - 1.34 GB VideoAmazon bans police use of their face recognition tech for 1 year Android 11 public beta: how to install it Collapse OS: a post-apocalyptic operating system US Space Force could lose trademark to Netflix Space Force Google shipped 7.2 million Pixel phones in 2019 Pixel Buds get a fix for the wrong problem Google sued for sucking up data about you Google+ is shutting down for real this time Googlers have to eat box lunches, no gym, no sleep pods Google Wing drones bring boo...
TWiG 562: Taco Fixins - Facebook Employees Walk Out
June 04, 2020 02:29 - 2 hours - 1.75 GB VideoJeff gets a Taco Bell care package CES 2021 is happening in-person. Would you go? Google delays Android 11 beta event out of respect for Black Lives Matter protests YouTube drops the 3rd season of Cobra Kai, pivots away from scripted TV Facebook employees walkout over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to stand up to Trump Snapchat stops promoting Donald Trump over his tweets Here's how much money Donald Trump spends on Facebook More people are complaining about Pixel Buds AT&T says H...
TWiG 562: Taco Fixins
June 04, 2020 02:29 - 2 hours - 1.75 GB VideoJeff gets a Taco Bell care package CES 2021 is happening in-person. Would you go? Google delays Android 11 beta event out of respect for Black Lives Matter protests YouTube drops the 3rd season of Cobra Kai, pivots away from scripted TV Facebook employees walkout over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to stand up to Trump Snapchat stops promoting Donald Trump over his tweets Here's how much money Donald Trump spends on Facebook More people are complaining about Pixel Buds AT&T says H...
TWiG 561: Lions vs. Gazelles - Google Offices Re-Open, Trump vs Twitter
May 28, 2020 03:40 - 2 hours - 1.3 GB VideoGoogle reopening offices for some workers on June 6th, people working from home will get $1000 for furniture and office supplies Zuckerberg: Facebook employees can work from home, but if you move somewhere cheaper, we'll pay you less Big Tech work-from-home workers can buy these Montana mansions for less than a 1-bedroom in San Francisco California's anti-freelancer law under attack Switzerland: companies must pay rent for their employees who are working from home Google employees ...
TWiG 561: Lions vs. Gazelles
May 28, 2020 03:40 - 2 hours - 1.3 GB VideoGoogle reopening offices for some workers on June 6th, people working from home will get $1000 for furniture and office supplies Zuckerberg: Facebook employees can work from home, but if you move somewhere cheaper, we'll pay you less Big Tech work-from-home workers can buy these Montana mansions for less than a 1-bedroom in San Francisco California's anti-freelancer law under attack Switzerland: companies must pay rent for their employees who are working from home Google employees ...
TWiG 560: Beer and Shoes - IoT Predicted Covid-19, Spotify Buys Joe Rogan
May 21, 2020 01:06 - 2 hours - 1.35 GB VideoWhy didn't IoT predict COVID-19 and how it can help in the future Zoom vs StreamYard vs HopIn.to vs Whereby vs ZoomCast Google bans Podcast Addict for hosting COVID podcasts - back now Super Spreaders and Covid-19 Spotify buys Joe Rogan podcast for $100 Million New York Times builds its own ad network Apple and Google release coronavirus contact tracing API Google is making a new Nest Hub Max interface for Senior Centers Facebook launches Shops to compete with Amazon and Rooms ...
TWiG 560: Beer and Shoes
May 21, 2020 01:06 - 2 hours - 1.35 GB VideoWhy didn't IoT predict COVID-19 and how it can help in the future Zoom vs StreamYard vs HopIn.to vs Whereby vs ZoomCast Google bans Podcast Addict for hosting COVID podcasts - back now Super Spreaders and Covid-19 Spotify buys Joe Rogan podcast for $100 Million New York Times builds its own ad network Apple and Google release coronavirus contact tracing API Google is making a new Nest Hub Max interface for Senior Centers Facebook launches Shops to compete with Amazon and Rooms ...
TWiG 559: Harry Pocketed It - How to Work From Home Forever
May 14, 2020 01:07 - 2 hours - 1.42 GB VideoHow to Work From Home Forever Zoom fatigue is a real thing Twitter employees can work from home forever - do you want to go back to the office? Google employees are charging their shelter-at-home lunches to their expense account Pixel shake-up - top members of the Pixel team have left Google Jarvis' Pixel Buds are still busted - and now so are Jason Howell's Pixel Buds will get feature drops Jeffrey Katzenberg blames Covid-19 for Quibi's failure Google Meet captions are incr...
TWiG 559: Harry Pocketed It
May 14, 2020 01:07 - 2 hours - 1.42 GB VideoHow to Work From Home Forever Zoom fatigue is a real thing Twitter employees can work from home forever - do you want to go back to the office? Google employees are charging their shelter-at-home lunches to their expense account Pixel shake-up - top members of the Pixel team have left Google Jarvis' Pixel Buds are still busted - and now so are Jason Howell's Pixel Buds will get feature drops Jeffrey Katzenberg blames Covid-19 for Quibi's failure Google Meet captions are incr...
TWiG 558: And the Bridge You Rode in On
May 07, 2020 03:09 - 2 hours - 1.39 GB VideoPixel Buds Problem, Pew Die Pie's YouTube Deal New Pixel Buds have a major problem Elon Musk and Grimes' baby X AE A-12 Governor Cuomo appoints Eric Schmitt to COVID panel Does technology help education? What lessons are we learning from distance learning? Apple/Google contact tracing API sample code Bruce Schneier: contact tracing apps have absolutely no value PewDiePie gets an exclusive YouTube deal Some Good News, YouTube, and Facebook hold online graduation ceremonies ...
TWiG 557: Shoelace: It's Not a Social Network
April 30, 2020 02:21 - 1 hour - 1.2 GB VideoElon Musk vs Coronavirus, Facebook and Oprah's Virtual Graduation Elon Musk: "FREE AMERICA NOW!" Colleges worry they will go out of business if they stay closed in the fall. Is Zoom the answer? What we don't know about Coronavirus is as important as what we do know - how media needs to improve Mark Zuckerberg tightens his control of Facebook Jeff Bezos back to day-to-day operations at Amazon Apple/Google virus contact tracing API launches today Facebook and Oprah hold a virtual...
TWiG 556: Internet Pretzels
April 23, 2020 02:07 - 2 hours - 342 MB VideoGoogle Debit Card, Zoom Burnout Google is working on a debit card to rival Apple card Google posts testing center maps Zoom burnout is now a thing Microsoft: how to preserve privacy while tracking COVID-19 Amazon shuts down 6,000 accounts for price gouging Twitter tried to tell us that the government is spying on you. A judge just said they can't. Tubi is mining credit bureaus to target ads at you Palantir will track COVID-19 for Trump Is Twitter good again? Fortnite on ...
TWiG 555: Soured on Sourdough
April 16, 2020 01:26 - 1 hour - 354 MB VideoApple & Google's COVID-19 Tracking: How It Works Google starts the 'Journalism Emergency Relief Fund' to support local news in the COVID era Haircuts in the coronavirus era Where can you get a coronavirus test? How to make sure the coronavirus news you are getting is true How Apple & Google's coronavirus contact tracing plan will work Taco Cabana is like Taco Bell, but with margaritas Google Classroom takes Italy schools online Google will build its own chips for Chromebooks...
TWiG 554: Space Force!
April 09, 2020 01:59 - 2 hours - 320 MB VideoCoronavirus Experts, Zoom Security The COVID Tracking Project All the best coronavirus experts Twitter links in one place Steak-Umm Twitter gives the best coronavirus advice We need responsible coronavirus journalism How should we design apps to track coronavirus? Google Stadia launches free tier at the perfect time Zoom brings in Alex Stamos to help them with security Thank God for the Net! UK Judge: Google must give a ranking algorithm to SEO expert Scientists pledge t...
TWiG 553: Denies Further Magnets
April 02, 2020 02:07 - 2 hours - 495 MB VideoBest Zoom Backgrounds, April Fools Canceled! Spiffing up your work from home video with Zoom, Prezi, and Sesame Street Siva Vaidhyanathan wins Zoom backgrounds Rating the media's work-from-home setups What do we want the world to look like after coronavirus? April Fools is canceled: Google forgoes its traditional April Fools jokes What happened to Adrian Lamo? A TWiT true-crime podcast Facebook pledges $100 Million for local news outlets hit by the coronavirus Amazon fires strike or...
TWiG 552: Graduate Nerdalism
March 26, 2020 03:32 - 1 hour - 413 MB VideoThis week's stories Google I/O is canceled, unless they want TWiT to do it for them We rate the media's work-from-home setups Google's COVID-19 page The HUGE privacy debate that coronavirus has brought up We craft the perfect coronavirus tracking law Tracking coronavirus through Kinsa In this time of crisis, we need to listen to experts This Week in Virology Amazon and other big tech companies are using coronavirus to take over the world How much bandwidth capacity can w...
TWiG 551: Boomer Remover
March 18, 2020 23:34 - 2 hours - 504 MB VideoToday's Stories: Jeff Jarvis' list of who to follow on Twitter for expert advice on coronavirus Zeynep Tufekci on masks - they are not perfect, but they help. Google under coronavirus: pausing chrome updates, security issues Musk defiant: Tesla factory stays open despite shelter-in-place orders Charter makes workers come in Coronavirus patent trolls vs open-source medical supplies NBCUniversal offers streaming first-run movies - from movies to diapers to toilet paper, direct-t...
TWiG 550: Fruit of the Poisoned Tree
March 11, 2020 23:17 - 2 hours - 411 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: Coronavirus: Harvard kicks all students out of dorms with less than a week's notice Coronavirus: cancellations - E3 and NAB canceled, SXSW may go bankrupt, NBA and NHL will play to empty colosseums Coronavirus: reactions - is paranoia the wrong answer? Coronavirus: is it even possible for most people to telecommute? Coronavirus: White House goes to Big Tech to ask for help to fight Coronavirus and stop misinformation Coronavirus: YouTube demonetizes all cont...
TWiG 549: Google's Fishal Recognition
March 05, 2020 02:39 - 2 hours - 409 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Coronavirus: Should SXSW be canceled? Should Seattle be quarantined? Coronavirus: Don't touch your face. Don't shake hands. Don't lick your ballot envelope. King County Official Coronavirus Guidance Recommendations Stadia is failing because Google is Google Fishal recognition: Google Tidal is a new moonshot tracking fish migration patterns Google re-invests in Waymo Android One is in shambles Pixel Drop March update: new gestures, emoji, AR effects, and m...
TWiG 548: Hey, Stroopwafel
February 27, 2020 00:58 - 2 hours - 460 MB VideoThis week's stories Get yourself some Stroopwafels at https://amzn.to/2w5siD9 San Francisco declares state of emergency over coronavirus WHO says coronavirus cases may have peaked and plateaued in China Google starts announcing I/O 2020 ticket winners Google removes 600 apps for annoying ads Google will stop labeling pictures as "man" or "woman" Trying to trick Amazon Go with a banana Facebook bans fake coronavirus cures YouTube not bound by First Amendment Weather repor...