Google engineer writes men's rights diatribe. Google fires him. Discussion ensues. Also: Deepmind vs. Starcraft, get a new phone every 30 days, Amazon's secret brands, Instagram depression, and the 8th best tech writer in the US.

• Stacey's thing: Mighty
• Jeff's number: 3 day podcast festival in NYC

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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US Digital Service - making government better. Alphabet Q2 earnings up, stocks down. Chrome's ad blocker is available to devs. Not everybody likes Google's plan to track offline sales. Is privacy a fad? Facebook hits 2 billion users. Bitcoin splits, and miners revolt. ACLU supports John Oliver. Millenials confused by discovery of broadcast TV.

• Jeff's Number: $600/head SV restaurant with gold-flecked steaks
• Matt Cutt's Thing: Hack the Pentagon!
• Kevin Marks' Stuff: IndieWeb.org, Liberty Foundation, extra thumb prosthetic

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Matt Cutts and Kevin Marks

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No more "OK Google" search on Chromebooks? Facebook profit spikes 71%, laws of Australia trump laws of mathematics? Waze is now on Android Auto, and more.

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

Guests: Mike Elgan and Aaron Newcomb

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Musical Podcasts. Google Glass for Enterprise. New Google Feed. Better Google Analytics. Facebook News Subscription. Amazon Meal Kits, Spark, Treasure Truck, and Outfit Compare. Samsung Bixby arrives in the US. Net Neutrality Day results.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Today is the Net Neutrality Day of Action. Go to BattleForTheNet.com and write your congressperson. Also, The Pixel XL 2 may feature a squeezable frame. Allo is coming to the desktop in "a few weeks." Android 7.1 has "Panic Detection" mode. Facebook will sell ads in Messenger. Amazon Prime Day sales up 60% over last year's record-setting haul - with Echo Dot as the top-selling item. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may explode onto the scene on August 23rd. Make Nokia great again. China teleports matter to space.

• Jeff's Numbers: Google spends $800,000 on newsbots that write 30,000 articles a month in the UK. Google doesn't owe France 1.1bn euros in back taxes.
• Danny's Stuff: Silk Vault Slim Wallet Case, The Big Sick
• Stacey's Thing: Fibaro HomeKit Sensors

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Danny Sullivan

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Harassment and discrimination in Silicon Valley. Amazon Dash Wand First look. Health data privacy pros and cons. Facebook tracking its users. Bixby still can't speak English. US partially lifts laptop ban. All-girl Afghanistan robotics team denied US visas.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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EU fines Google €2.42 billion, Canada demands global de-listing. Google News' redesign causes Jeff concern. YouTube Party. Amazon Show unboxing. Facebook hits 2 billion users. Petya ransomware may be retaliation for Russian cyberwarfare on Ukraine. Jeff's report from Vidcon.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods and how it could change grocery stores. The transition from an economy of goods to one of experiences. Uber and Lyft get their way in Texas after refusing to comply with an ordinance requiring fingerprint background checks for drivers. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns and whether or not the corporate culture of Uber was necessary for its success.

• Stacey's Thing: Radical Technologies - The Design of Every Day Life by Adam Greenfield
• Mike's Number: 18, the number of Girl Scout badges introduced for cybersecurity education
• Leo's Tool: Search for "Spinner" on Google

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mike Elgan

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Leo, Jeff, and Stacey are all off this week, so Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Kevin Marks are in charge. The Essential phone will be a Sprint exclusive, but that doesn't mean you can't buy one and use it with whatever service you want. Google's successor to the Pixel XL may be getting even bigger, and might get made by LG this time around. The current Pixel XL will self-destruct on October of 2018. Google's cute little self-driving cars are self-driving off into the sunset. Google Drive wants to back up your whole computer. Softbank is buying Boston Dynamics. Google's Project Sunroof lets you know which neighbors have solar power. Facebook expands safety check in a possibly stressful way.

• Kevin's Pick: IndieWeb and IndieWeb Summit
• Ron's Pick: Astro
• Jason's Pick: pix2pix fotogenerator

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Ron Richards and Kevin Marks

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Google will add a feature to Chrome that will block "bad ads." Meanwhile, Funding Choices will let you pay sites for an ad-free experience. Google helps kids "Be Internet Awesome." Amazon announces a way to get Prime on the cheap, and an inexpensive "Ice" phone. HomePod vs Google Home vs Amazon Echo.... FIGHT!

• Jason's Pick: Kotlin for Beginners (Udacity)
• Stacey's Thing: Snooz
• Danny's Stuff: Personal Search Tab

Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Jason Howell

Guest: Danny Sullivan

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