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 547: Google Glass Bagel Rat
February 19, 2020 23:49 - 1 hour - 358 MB VideoThis Week's Stories COVID-19 fallout: IBM quits RSA, Sony quits PAX East COVID-19 fallout: will this year's new game consoles be delayed? COVID-19 facemasks work with Face ID Samsung Galaxy Chromebook coming April 6th Jeff Jarvis: "I don't have a Corvette, I have a Chromebook." Who needs a $1000+ Chromebook? Android 11 Developer Beta Hands-On Preview Pixel 5 Leak - Real or Fake? (hint: faaaaaaaaaake) Samsung Galaxy Z Flip - worth the $$$$? Beyond Foldable: TCL shows a conc...
TWiG 546: The Karsten Doctrine
February 13, 2020 00:40 - 2 hours - 384 MB VideoGet Stacey's Thing SLAY at https://amzn.to/2vpaD99 and Tweet Cute at https://amzn.to/2HfrQ7A Mobile World Congress 2020 canceled due to Coronavirus fears Essential shuttered Google head of HR steps down The US charges Chinese military officials with hacking Equifax Huawei is "definitely spying on us" - US Sprint / T-Mobile merger passes another hurdle All the ways Coronavirus is affecting tech Samsung Galaxy Z Flip: the first great foldable, or the next big flop? FTC inves...
TWiG 545: Doughy and Divisive
February 06, 2020 00:34 - 2 hours - 384 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: YouTube cuts off Clearview AI face recognition Google sent private videos to strangers Google shuts down Chinese offices over Coronavirus DOJ vs Google Iowa Caucus Kerfuffle Google Q4 2019 Earnings: YouTube makes you $15 billion/year How big do you have to be to be a monopoly? Olivetti: shutting down the first personal computer Google's Assembler can tell if an image has been photoshopped How to hack Google Maps traffic ZTE quarantines their Mobile...
TWiG 537: When GANs Go Wrong
December 05, 2019 01:47 - 2 hours - 433 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: Goodbye Larry and Sergei What "Other Bets" should Google kill? Google's biggest challenge for the next 10 years: the death of advertizing How would you break apart Google? Fired Google employees sue Everything you need to know about Amazon re:Invent Amazon's AI Composer isn't quite there yet Everything else you need to know about Amazon re:Invent AWS is Amazon's real business Facebook turns to AI to deal with awkward Thanksgiving conversations Is ...
TWiG 536: Every Jot and Tittle
November 28, 2019 03:02 - 2 hours - 388 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: New Google ad policy Alphabet reboots its robotics program Facebook buys VR studio behind Beat Saber Amazon reportedly has plans for bigger cashier-less supermarkets in 2020 Alexa has new emotions and speaking styles Twitter has plans to kill dormant accounts Killer new musical instrument from Artiphon Massachusetts State Police is the first Law Enforcement Agency to use Spot, a robotic dog. Picks of the Week: Jeff's Number: Popular and horrid Thanksgiving sid...
TWiG 535: Nihilistic Epistemology for Kids
November 21, 2019 02:25 - 1 hour - 289 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: Leo and Ant's Pixel 4 review: it's a decent phone, why does everybody hate it? The love/hate pendulum swings for tech PayPal Buys Honey for $4 Billion TWiT.community and Jimmy Wales' "Facebook Killer" are the future of social media Tik Tok CEO says China isn't controlling him Stadia launch underwhelms Google's Project Nightingale stirs our privacy fears Google cuts Friday meetings YouTube creators: the FTC is coming to get you! Picks of the Week: Je...
TWiG 534: Berries for Accuracy, Pudding for Spread
November 14, 2019 01:43 - 2 hours - 330 MB VideoToday's Stories Google employee fired for leaks Google secretly gathering healthcare data for "Project Nightingale" Google ponders political ads: should it be like Facebook or Twitter? Is YouTube going to take down your content for not being "commercially viable?" Do you want a Google checking account? Phil Schiller's Macbook vs Chromebook comment highlights America's growing wealth imbalance and education failures Nest Mini vs Home Mini: tiny changes, huge improvement, same p...
TWiG 533: Smart Home Has Jumped the Shark
November 07, 2019 01:53 - 1 hour - 278 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Hacking Alexa with Lasers Google's open-source security chip Google Nest Max uses sonar to know when you are nearby, tells you the weather Google buys FitBit How Ring tracked your kids on Halloween Google Employees protest Google's climate change stance; Google invests in green startups Trading Gutenberg for Porn Kevin Tofel's 3000-Word Pixelbook Go Review What tech from the 2010s changed your life? Tips and Picks Jason's Tip: From BillBoling on TWIT.COMMUNITY...
TWiG 532: Gravitas with Purple Hair
October 31, 2019 00:00 - 2 hours - 402 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Should Jason Howell delete all his old emails? Breaking News: Twitter bans political ads Google struggling with transparency issues Google will buy Fitbit: will this save WearOS? Moto 360 will relaunch in 2019 Apple gains in wearables, loses in iPhones Advances in hearing aids Google earnings Amazon Fresh makes grocery delivery free for Prime Members Stacey explains Google's BERT "Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers" Carriers gan...
TWiG 531: Buried in Rubbermaid
October 24, 2019 01:09 - 2 hours - 404 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Google Nest Mini Unboxing Nitpicking the Pixel 4 Why Soli radar is the Pixel 4's most important feature What we were promised with Soli vs what Google delivered Unlock Samsung Galaxy S10 with any thumbprint RIP Phone VR UK Pixel 4 in cereal boxes Google confirms it has reached quantum supremacy Elon Musk Tweets using SpaceX's Starlink satellites Google Fi gets "dual connect" Android slowly gets less fractured Remembering the Nexus Teasing the Mo...
TWiG 530: Grippy Rubber Bottom
October 17, 2019 02:34 - 2 hours - 470 MB VideoThis Week's Stories: Pixel 4 is all about photography: Annie Leibovitz, Marc Levoy, and astrophotography With the Pixelbook Go, Google puts style over substance Google Nest Aware is the best panopticon money can buy Google Stadia hopes that controllers shaped like knife handles will make you want to game Abbey Road is the Beatles' best album. Fight me! Google is all about Ambient Computing Facebook + politics = BFFs 4evah Issa Ray on Google Assistant What is the next phase...
TWiG 529: You Can't Taste the Crickets
October 12, 2019 02:44 - 2 hours - 368 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Why TWiT was down Pixelbook Go is for Stadia What should we do about Hong Kong? Facebook vs truth in politics Andy Rubin's new phone makes us feel uncomfortable California legislates IoT security Dark Mode comes to Maps, Books, Duo, Voice, and Play Store Picks of the Week Leo's Tool: Social Security Cards Issued by Woolworth Jeff's Number: How much is the internet worth to you? The Fed wants to know. Stacey's Thing: Orchestra Provisions Cricket Spices Ant's S...
TWiG 528: Hey Willie!
October 02, 2019 21:37 - 2 hours - 356 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Jeff thinks Dark Mode sucks! Google Translate is being used to send people home at the border Google news snippets are being censored in France What do ISPs lose when Google implements encrypted DNS in Chrome? Car crash detection on upcoming Pixel devices will be incredibly helpful Pixel Buds may finally be receiving a refresh Microsoft surprised everyone with the Android-based Surface Duo Microsoft also showcased the new Surface Buds Stacey discusses h...
TWiG 527: Quantum Supremacy Achieved
September 26, 2019 02:18 - 2 hours - 445 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Whatever happened to Patch? Amazon announces Echo in everything from earbuds to glasses to ovens Do we trust Amazon? Pixelbook Go looks underwhelming Quantum Supremacy Achieved Google wins the right to be forgotten case Chrome update crashes Avid on Macs ChromeOS 77 is here Facebook Horizon will go nowhere Facebook buys CTRL Labs Facebook says politicians can say anything Pop-up criminals busted ImageNet Roulette The Texas Instruments graphing...
TWiG 526: All Stick No Carrot
September 19, 2019 01:01 - 2 hours - 394 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Pixel 4 event confirmed for October 15th, may include Pixelbook 2 Facebook announces its final rules for the Oversight Board. Facebook Portal wants to take over your TV Facebook wants to trademark the word "Book" Google uses AI to diagnose skin cancer Google launching new Nest Wi-Fi router with Google Assistant Banning face recognition: pros and cons Check out Triangulation #400 twit.tv/tri/400 for a great interview with the man behind San Francisco's fac...
TWiG 525: Looking for Mr. Goodswipe
September 12, 2019 02:10 - 1 hour - 298 MB Video48 States and 2 territories investigate Google over antitrust accusations. Amazon and antitrust: how much control do these giant companies have over us, and how much do we get back in return? Pixel 4 leak full videos New Pixel 4 features Pixel 4 Motion Mode and Portrait Mode Pixel 4 pricing rumors Apple Watch 5 shows how far behind Android Wear has fallen Will we get a new Pixelbook in October? Do we need one? Dogs with sticks Instagram privacy issues Facebook Dating la...
TWiG 524: Y'all Good?
September 05, 2019 03:03 - 1 hour - 301 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Android 10 arrives for Pixel phones YouTube pays $170 Million to settle child privacy complaints Google secretly gives your personal data to advertisers using cookie syncing Ad tech will destroy podcasting as we know it Half of all state Attorneys General probing Google Social Media #ChickenSandwichWars wipe out US chicken supplies Google Sidewalk Labs teams up with Ontario teachers to finance infrastructure projects USB 4 - a standard, or a "standard"? ...
TWiG 523: Pretty Fly for a Fi Guy
August 29, 2019 02:35 - 2 hours - 365 MB VideoThis Week's Stories Android Q: No Dessert for You Levandowski indicted for Google self-driving theft Should you buy a Pixel 3a or wait for the Pixel 4? Google and Dell team up on an enterprise laptop How WYSIWIG was named Google moves Pixel 3a manufacturing to Vietnam Google bans internal politics YouTube Kids preschool content filters Facebook tightens transparency rules for political ads You have the right to be surveilled The new privacy fundamentalism Copyright ma...