TWiG 613: 58% Normal - Amazon buying MGM catalogue, Fuchsia rolls out, 'Charlie Bit My Finger' NFT

Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion
Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet
A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news
Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub
Roku wants to expand into smart home devices
A thank-you note to the net
Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high
Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law
Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game
A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects
'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever
Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest
2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say
This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage
Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner
Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches
Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments
Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down
Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense
Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales
Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic

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