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240: Backtracking and Forward-thinking
Flo and Andy report on why Google backtracked on its search engine redesign before diving into the viability of the company's "Going Green" initiative. We'll then squee for a bit about Google I/O this spring, and encourage you to try out the latest digital wellbeing experiments. Put your phone down! (After you listen to our podcast, of course.)
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Links and Show Notes:
~ 25:15: Kate Brandt, Google's Sustainability Officer pledges that the company will become "carbon negative"
Congress urges Google to act against "dangerous climate misinformation" on YouTube
Google is trying to poach Amazon's climate-protesting employees
~ 43:30: Google I/O dates for 2020: May 12-14 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View
Google Research introduced "Meena," a human-like chatbot "that can chat about anything"
~ 1:03:30: New Google digital wellbeing experiment has you put your phone in an envelope that limits its use to just phone calls
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Flo and Andy report on why Google backtracked on its search engine redesign before diving into the viability of the company's "Going Green" initiative. We'll then squee for a bit about Google I/O this spring, and encourage you to try out the latest digital wellbeing experiments. Put your phone down! (After you listen to our podcast, of course.)
This episode of Material is sponsored by:
Links and Show Notes:
~ 25:15: Kate Brandt, Google's Sustainability Officer pledges that the company will become "carbon negative"
Congress urges Google to act against "dangerous climate misinformation" on YouTube
Google is trying to poach Amazon's climate-protesting employees
~ 43:30: Google I/O dates for 2020: May 12-14 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View
Google Research introduced "Meena," a human-like chatbot "that can chat about anything"
~ 1:03:30: New Google digital wellbeing experiment has you put your phone in an envelope that limits its use to just phone calls
Support Material with a Relay FM Membership
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