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November 23, 2022TWiG 691: Maureen and Bab's Tea Room - Leap second, FTX deepfake, Musk vs Swisher, Post.news, Alexa struggling
I Was the Head of Trust and Safety at Twitter. This Is What Could Become of It.

Musk, journalist Kara Swisher trade barbs.

Warner: Parents should be 'very concerned' about TikTok.

Elon Musk and Twitter: a masterclass in moving fast and breaking things...

Chaos on Twitter Leads a Group of Journalists to Start an Alternative.

Post.news

Amazon Alexa is a "colossal failure," on pace to lose $10 billion this year.

How to Send Your Own Message to the iPad on Artemis 1 As It Orbits the Moon.

Watch Howard Stern's Special Interview with Bruce Springsteen on HBO and HBO Max.

The leap second's time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks.

Earth now weighs six ronnagrams: New metric prefixes voted in.

Elizabeth Holmes' 11-year sentence explained by tech bubble.

Lessons from a decade of 'Candy Crush'.

FTX Founder Deepfake Offers Refund to Victims in Verified Twitter Account Scam.

Movie theater stocks pop after report says Amazon plans to spend $1 billion on releases.

Google Fi discounts Pixel 7 to $399 and offers $300 off 7 Pro for Black Friday.

The best Black Friday Google deals you can get.

Google launches new search, shopping and maps features.

YouTube releases in-depth podcasting guide with best practices.

You can now ask Google Assistant to search and play podcasts by guest, episode.
Picks:
Mathew - A plaque that shows you are verified on Twitter.

Mathew - Bizarre study finds common parasite can make you more attractive.

Mathew - Christie's Pulls T. Rex From Auction, Citing Need for 'Further Study'.

Jeff - Pew teens and social media.

Ant - Boris FX Black Friday Discount.

Ant - Prep football: Campolindo edges Rancho Cotate in NCS semifinals.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Mathew Ingram

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2 hr 16 min
November 16, 2022TWiG 690: Search For Hardcore - FTX celebrity fallout, Musk's Twitter purge, goodbye Protocol, palette.fm
Larry David, Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Other Celebs Sued Over FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse.

Stars Likely to Be More Careful in Ads After Lloyd Bridges Case.

Taylor Swift ticket meltdown sparks outrage about Ticketmaster's power.

Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29th.

Elon Musk ignored Twitter's internal warnings about paid verification.

Mastodon Has Officially Retired the 'Toot,' Its Version of the Tweet.

Substack isn't a social network. It's better.

Proposal for quote-boost.

Elon's paranoid purge.

Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to 'hardcore' Twitter or leave.

Elon Musk delivers jaw-dropping, bold testimony at his Tesla trial over Twitter's issues with the FTC.

Farewell from Protocol.

Amazon begins layoffs as economic woes mount.

With 10k layoffs looming, Jeff Bezos grants Dolly Parton millions and pledges his fortune to charity.

Evernote's Next Move: Joining the Bending Spoons Suite of Apps.

Twitter is Going Great!

City birds are changing their tune.

NASA's Modern Moon Program Is Finally off the Ground.

Google Wallet arrives on Fitbit smartwatches, new countries.

Android Auto beta program opens up to more users.

Google Fi's throwing in a free year of YouTube Premium for Unlimited Plus subscribers.

Google One VPN app rolls out for Mac and Windows.

Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement.
Picks:
Mike - Debirdify

Mike - palette.fm

Jeff - Portable, off-grid hotels

Ant - JAYEGT Motorized Rotating Display Stand

Ant - I Thought #Hardhead Had 5 Of 'Em

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Mike Elgan

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2 hr 50 min
November 09, 2022TWiG 689: Rusticated and Rectified - Blue vs grey checkmarks, Meta layoffs, FTX Binance collapse, Google One VPN
Twitter vs Mastodon.

Twitter begins to roll out, then kills, grey checkmarks for high-profile accounts.

Here's how a Twitter engineer says it will break in the coming weeks.

identi.ca

Meta Lays Off More Than 11,000 Employees.

Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX Empire Faces US Probe Into Client Funds, Lending.

Robinhood Collapses Following Difficulties of Savior.

Twitter Is Our Future - by James Fallows.

SpaceX adds data restrictions for Starlink power users.

On Twitter, Elon Musk Details His Plans for Twitter's Business.

Bullshit Reporting: The Intercept's Story About Government Policing Disinfo Is Absolute Garbage.

Matter launch event: Hands-on with the newest Matter devices.

Google Messages tests redesigned photo picker.

Stadia refunds start today as Google provides more details on what to expect.

Google One VPN coming to desktop with Mac and Windows apps.

First Pixel 7 update rolling out with three fixes for display and system.

Optimized YouTube Shorts player for TVs rolling out.

Google and Renault are developing a 'software-defined vehicle' together.

Berkeley moves toward banning all right turns on red lights.

Amazon's new electric vans will be making deliveries in over 100 U.S. cities this holiday season.

TikTok slashes global revenue targets by at least $2bn.

How online mobs act like flocks of birds.

Zoomtopia.
Picks:
Glenn - Legal fund for Alex Norris "oh no" comics.

Jeff - Dystopian Candy Crush Drone Fleet Unleashed Into Skies Above New York.

Jeff - Drones complete incomplete monuments.

Ant - LumaFusion available in Beta on Android and ChromeOS.

Ant - Canon EOS Webcam Utility PRO Announced.

Ant - There_I_Ruined_It on Instagram.

Ant - Rancho Cotate Athlete of the week Jacob Pruitt.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Glenn Fleishman

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2 hr 58 min
November 02, 2022TWiG 688: Hundo Milo - Musk takes over Twitter, FCC says ban TikTok, Roblox virtual clothing class
Elon Musk is negotiating his new Twitter fees in real time with Stephen King.

Ad giant IPG advises brands to pause Twitter spending after Musk takeover.

Scoop: Musk team working to reboot Vine this year.

Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers.

Welcome to hell, Elon.

Elon discovers micropayments. Sigh.

What kind of open networks are out there?

Pixelfed - Federated Image Sharing.

Interview: FCC commissioner says government should ban TikTok.

US curbs on microchips could throttle China's ambitions and escalate the tech war.

Italy to ban 'illegal' raves following Modena party.

My tweet promoting our conversation with Rabble made Piers Morgan's show.

Google Hangouts is dead, half-baked RCS is not a replacement.

Roblox and Parsons School of Design are creating a digital fashion course.

Google acquires Twitter-backed AI avatar startup Alter for $100 million.

Amazon Music goes free for Prime members on Shuffle Mode.

Amazon makes staff cuts at Amp, the app it launched this year to 'reimagine radio'.

NASCAR: Ross Chastain's daring wall-riding move legal for now.

Google's AI image model Imagen is getting a very limited public outing.

Google's new prototype AI tool does the writing for you.

Google is discontinuing support for the standalone Street View app and pulling it from app stores.

Google One for Android gets slick homescreen redesign.

Google expands flood and wildfire tracking.

Google revamps Assistant parental controls and adds a kids' dictionary.

Google's putting its Lens image search right on its home page.

Google Play Android games now available on PC in beta.

YouTube's new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place.

Google's building package tracking right into your Gmail inbox.

How John Deere built its own cellular network for its factory.
Picks:
Stacey - Google Nest Wifi 6E review.

Jeff - Twitter co-founder Dorsey holding onto stake in company.

Jeff - Mastodon Patreon.

Jeff - Infinite conversation.

Ant - Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 Announced.

Ant - Daniel Suarez's Critical Mass book is available.

Ant - Family bragging moment: 20-Year Streak Broken.

Ant - Thank you Press Democrat.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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3 hr 1 min
October 26, 2022TWiG 687: Rabble Rousing - Inside Planetary and Scuttlebutt, Mr. Beast, Shutterstock AI imagery, Chief TWiT
Interview with Rabble.

How Odeo turned into Twitter.

What did Rabble do before Odeo?

What did Rabble learn at TXTmob that came over to Twitter?

Why Jaiku was so cool.

What did Rabble work on at Yahoo from Uruguay?

What was the core mistake of Friendster?

What is the Scuttlebutt protocol and how does it work with Planetary?

How does Rabble feel about Bluesky?

What should I be able to export from Twitter right now?

What's coming soon on Planetary and Scuttlebutt?

Elon Musk dubs himself 'Chief Twit,' visits Twitter HQ with deal set to close.

Do you worry about taking money for Planetary?

Some use cases for how to use Planetary.

Goodbye to Rabble.

Musk Tells Bankers He Plans to Close Twitter Deal on Friday.

Spotify Wants to Get Into Audiobooks but Says Apple Is in the Way.

Shutterstock will start selling AI-generated stock imagery with help from OpenAI.

Study: Playing lots of video games may benefit kids' brains.

The Wire Retracts Its Meta Stories.

Why audio will never capture the hearts of social media users.

The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World Hardcover by Jonathan - Freedland.

Is MrBeast actually worth $1.5 billion?

Uber will show ads now. But don't count on a lower fare.

Marco Arment: "Now my app's product page shows gambling ads, which I'm really not OK with.

Republicans sue Google claiming spam filter blocks email.

Leo's Meta Quest Pro.

The Real Chief TWiT: Comfort Tee.

Texas Sues Google Over Use of Facial Images.

Google Home web app starts rolling out to view live Nest feeds, older cameras supported.

Google Maps has removed its COVID-19 layer.

Google is giving Workspace Individual subscribers a big storage bump.

YouTube's new design makes it easier to fast-forward or rewind to the right part.

YouTube Premium is getting a price hike for family plans to $22.99/month.

Google Messages tests new design for delivered and read indicators.

New Google Messages and Contacts app icons rolling out, Phone left.

Rabble returns!
Picks:
Rabble - Planetary

Jeff - 76% trust the technology sector

Rabble - Web3 is Self-Certifying

Leo - The Crypto Story

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guest: Evan Henshaw-Plath (Rabble)

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2 hr 49 min
October 19, 2022TWiG 686: Indoctrinized and Radicalated - Ye to buy Parler, Musk's absolute Twitter control, Bluesky roadmap
- Kanye West is buying 'free speech platform' Parler.

- Court blocks Texas social media law from taking effect.

- Musk Will Have Absolute Control Over Twitter, Documents Show.

- I have seen the frightening future of spam. It is this $1.5b AI bot co (formerly Jarvis.ai)

- Jack Dorsey-Founded Bluesky Unveils Roadmap for Decentralized Social Networks.

- What happened to XMPP?

- New York attorney general release report on "chilling" Buffalo shooting.

- How TikTok ate the internet.

- Ai-Da the robot sums up the flawed logic of Lords debate on AI.
Picks:
Glenn - @GlennF: New acquisition in the Not-Dr Fleishman's Cabinet of Printing Wonders: the "golden" Sun or the "paper that poisoned its printers." Printed in honor of the coronation of Queen Victoria on June 28, 1838, the gold-hued type sickened the paper's printers.

Jeff - Freedom House report on internet freedom.

Kevin - Free Domain Names via Indie Web Camp.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Glenn Fleishman and Kevin Marks

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2 hr 9 min
October 12, 2022TWiG 685: Only on Thursdays - Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel Watch, Meta Quest Pro, Passkey support, Google Looker
Andy Warhol's portraits of Prince get their 15 minutes of fame in Supreme Court copyright showdown.

Communia Copyright recommendations.

Google unveils Pixel 7 Pro with Tensor G2 processor, starts at $899.

Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro review: Should you upgrade?

Google gets serious about wearables with the Pixel Watch.

Google Fi 'VCN' on Pixel keeps cellular data anonymous.

Google starts rolling out passkey support for Android and Chrome.

Meta Meets Microsoft – Stratechery by Ben Thompson.

This Is Life in the Metaverse.

Steve Jobs AI features in spooky 'interview' with Joe Rogan AI.

'Chat' with Musk, Trump or Xi: Ex-Googlers want to give the public AI.

Google approves Truth Social for Play Store.

Google Kills Cloud Gaming Service, Announces Cloud Gaming Laptops.

Tour Amazon's dream home, where every appliance is also a spy.

NASA's DART mission successfully shoved an asteroid.

Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report.

Musk Spoke to Kanye About Tweet That Got Him Kicked Off Twitter.

Google unifies its BI services under the Looker brand.

YouTube to broadly support the @username format with launch of YouTube handles.

Google Meet will soon send you a transcript of your meeting.

New Pixel Buds Pro firmware update rolling out with 5-band EQ, bug fixes, and more.

Assistant Driving Mode ditches Google Maps integration, no longer an Android Auto replacement.
Picks:
Cathy - Theater review: Hail to thee, 'Blithe' Lansbury.

Jeff - iPhones calling 911 from owners' pockets on rollercoasters.

Ant - Amaran 100d LED Light.

Ant - Ant on Mobile Filmmaking Podcast.

Ant - Queen Pruitt Spongebob The Musical Tix Available.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Cathy Gellis

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2 hr 43 min
October 05, 2022TWiG 684: Like a Shiny Tic Tac - Pixel 7 Phone, Elon Musk & Twitter
Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster 'Likely Cheated' More Than 100 Times

Matter is now official

Twitter vs. Musk trial remains on schedule, judge says

Here are some of the cringiest revelations in the Elon Musk text dump

Just before Musk backtracked, a judge said Twitter could hunt for secret chats with whistleblower

Elon Musk says he'll use Twitter to build an 'everything app' called X. Believe him.

Chris Anderson says Musk's Twitter could be great

Planetary Social

There Was One Person Who Didn't Embarrass Himself in the Elon Musk Texts

Google Kills Stadia; Why Stadia Was a Bad Product; Microsoft, Activision, and Antitrust

Google's Big SCOTUS Season

The Onion Files a Supreme Court Brief

Google to Pay $85 Million to End Arizona Consumer-Privacy Suit

Walmart, CVS face trial for putting sham homeopathic products next to real meds

Samsung Rolling Out Android 12 To More Devices

4 New Maps Updates

Google Home app is getting a website with Nest cam live feeds, automation 'Script Editor' in 2023

Home App is getting better, but barely

New Nest products and features for a better smart home

The Pixel 4 hits end of life after three years of service

Google Maps is wrong!

Everything Set

The most common restaurant cuisine in every state, and a chain-restaurant mystery

The restaurant data is here and interactive

Mr. Doodle's mansion

The Fun of Google Streetview

Wear Pink

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2022

Pre-Order Jeff's Book: The Gutenberg Parenthesis

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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2 hr 37 min
September 28, 2022TWiG 683: Finnish Foliage - Douglas Rushkoff interview, AI powered turret, Amazon hardware event, NASA DART
Interview with Douglas Rushkoff.

How Rushkoff discovered the topic for his new book.

Survival of the Richest: The wealthy are plotting to leave us behind.

When Rushkoff decided to write the book.

How billionaires define "winning"

How do WE create a better future?

What is Rushkoff's manifesto?

What was Rushkoff's major?

Team Human is a podcast striving to amplify human connection.

Meta ordered to pay Voxer $175 million for violating live-streaming patents.

Bitcoin Rises 6.5 Percent as a Strong Dollar Sinks Other Currencies.

Meta Sued For Tap Dancing Around Apple's New App Privacy Rules.

The OG App promises you an ad-free Instagram feed.

Chipotle is moving its tortilla robot to a real restaurant.

Israel Deploys AI Powered Turret in the West Bank.

No, There's No 'Ghost In The Machine' On Board American Airlines Aircraft.

Penpot inks $8M, as signups for its open source spin on Figma jump 5600% after Adobe's $20B acquisition move.

Darth Vader's Voice Emanated From War-Torn Ukraine.

DallE is open to all!

Help pick the cover of Jeff's book.

Amazon hardware event 2022.

What Did Axios Do?

Amazon launches a Kindle you can write on.

10 biggest announcements from Google Search On 22.

LinkedIn Ran Social Experiments on 20 Million Users Over Five Years.

Chromecast with Google TV (HD) goes official for $29.99 with 1080p, HDR, 8GB storage.

Google discontinues its last traditional Chromecast, but software support will continue.

Chrome now lets you search your @history and @bookmarks from the address bar.

Google lays out Manifest V3's 2023 transition timeline for Chrome extensions.

Here are all of the new features and updates coming to Google Maps.

Android Auto 8.2 beta begins rolling out, tweaks dock of 'Coolwalk' redesign.

NASA's DART Mission Hits Asteroid in First-Ever Planetary Defense Test.

Images show chunks DART took out of asteroid.
Picks:
Leo - Rezmason/matrix: matrix (web-based green code rain, made with love).

Jeff - TikTok transparency report.

Jeff - Preorder The Gutenberg Parenthesis.

Ant - Osee Tech On-Camera Monitors.

Ant - Register for Adobe Max for FREE (Virtual).

Cool plank-bike video.

Let me out of the Dynamic Island!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Douglas Rushkoff

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2 hr 45 min
September 21, 2022TWiG 682: Click the Clickah - Framework Chromebook, Amazon NFL, Spotify audiobooks, AI and Getty Images
Framework's new Chromebook is upgradable and customizable.

Yes, there's a Framework Chromebook, but...

YouTube's 'dislike' and 'not interested' buttons barely work, study finds.

Why Figma is Worth $20B And Other Observations From The Adobe Acquisition.

Getty Images bans AI-generated content over fears of legal challenges.

Amazon memo says 'Thursday Night Football' drew record number of Prime signups for a 3-hour period.

Mark Zuckerberg's US$71 billion wealth wipeout puts focus on Meta's woes.

5th Circuit Rewrites A Century Of 1st Amendment Law To Argue Internet Companies Have No Right To Moderate.

Ask HN: What's happening with Gmail spam filtering?

Amazon's $1.7 Billion Proposed Purchase of Roomba Maker Under FTC Investigation.

Judge Vacates Adnan Syed's Murder Conviction, Subject of 'Serial' Podcast.

Helium Founders, T-Mobile Launch Crypto-Powered 5G Mobile Service.

Ethereum activates The Merge as it shifts to proof of stake.

No One Is Profitable': GPU Mining Faces Dark Days After Ethereum Merge.

Robert Kyncl, YouTube's Former Chief Business Officer, Named CEO of Warner Music Group.

Clearview AI, Used by Police to Find Criminals, Now in Public Defenders' Hands.

Coding Made AI—Now, How Will AI Unmake Coding? It won't replace many coding jobs, but many coding jobs will be increasingly AI-dependent.

Google Fi offering former users free service (up to $720 value) for the remainder of 2022.

Google app starts rolling out 'Results about you' to help remove personal information.

Google is finally making its to-do list and reminder tools work together.

Stadia begins rolling out 1440p quality setting, exclusive to Pro members.

YouTube Partner Program expands with Shorts revenue sharing; 'Creator Music' catalog coming.

Google begins testing Matter update for Nest Hub Max that drops bridge/extender features.

Chrome Incognito tab access can now require your fingerprint on Android.

Spotify Makes a Bet on Audiobooks.
Picks:
Stacey - 5 ways Matter will disappoint users at launch.

Jeff - Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America by Joan Donovan.

Ant - InShot App.

Ant - Portrait AI If These Celebs Were Alive Today.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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2 hr 33 min

About Intelligent Machines (Audio)

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The 21st Century began with the rise of the Internet and social media. The next decade will mark the rise of the Intelligent Machines. AI will inhabit all our devices from cars and appliances to smart phones and robots.

The Intelligent Machines podcast explores the most exciting revolution humanity has ever seen, filled with promise and peril. More than ever we need to understand what these new devices will bring to our lives and how to make best use of them as the 21st century unfolds.

On this show you'll meet the AI pioneers, inventors, and innovators who are about to disrupt every aspect of modern life. You'll learn what's real and what's hype, and you'll come away with a deep understanding of the intelligent future that awaits us all.

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