This Week in Google 635: I Too Like Music Band

Google results: profit doubles.
Facebook results: Profits jump 17%.
Twitter Gains 5 Million Users in Q3, Grows Revenue 37% Despite Apple's iPhone Privacy Change.
Microsoft beats revenue expectations, reporting 22% growth.
Apple's ad changes wiped $142 billion off Snap, Facebook, and other online ad giants.
Facebook says it's refocusing the company on 'serving young adults'.
British MP's death intensifies calls for an end to online anonymity.
Eight Things We Learned From the Facebook Papers.
FB's cringey Open Enrollment video.
Pixel 6 Pro reviews are in.
Google Built the Pixel 6 Camera to Better Portray People With Darker Skin Tones. Does It?
Android 12 is so last week: Meet Android 12L, now in developer preview.
Android 12L could vastly improve mobile apps on Chromebooks. Will it?
Surface Duo 2 Bumper review: Stupidly expensive, but also way better.
Google sought fellow tech giants' help in stalling kids' privacy protections, states allege.
Google Takes Up to 42% From Ads, States Claim in Lawsuit.
Richmond Bridge proves Jarvis is not insane to be bridge-phobic!
Google's Stadia Pivots To Being Some White Label Game Streaming Platform For Others To Use.
Google TV is reportedly 'a top priority' w/ higher partner payments than Roku offers, new ad push.
Leaked email allegedly shows that Google did ask Roku for special search treatment for YouTube.
Comcast introduces its own smart TV with its own OS.
Amazon Fire Smart TVs Now For Sale; Soon to Include Apple AirPlay.
Exclusive: Billionaires back new media firm to combat disinformation.
Google Chrome is working on combining tab groups and bookmarks, and we don't like it one bit.
Google adds an 'app drawer' to the Nest Hub, proving once again that smart displays are just fancy tablets.
Google is now accepting requests to remove images of minors from Search results.
Various upgrades to Gmail.
Google expands Pixel's Call Screen feature to these 7 countries, rolling out now.

Picks:

Jeff - Moderation scale numbers
Jeff - 20 years of the iPod
Jeff - Indexing the creator economy
Ant - Wonder Years Reboot.
Ant - He Didn't Get the Record
Ant - How to Make Money While You are Sleeping: A Photographer's Guide to Passive Income – And Other Savvy Business Strategies by Rick Sammon
Mathew - For the Price of a Tesla Model S, You Can Buy a Flying Car That Doesn't Require a License
Jason - Google defends the Android 12 'Internet' QS panel, details future Pixel Feature Drop tweak
Jason - Jason's first Movember

Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Mathew Ingram

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