January 27, 2021

This Week in Google 596: Squeezing the Shorts

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2 hours 36 minutes

Put Bernie Anywhere!

Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street

Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising

Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies

Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper

Ring launches $60 entry doorbell

Google's puritanical algo censors .ass

Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure

Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites

Letter from Susan: Our 2021 Priorities

Referring Former President Trump's Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board

YouTube extends Trump's suspension for a second time

Facebook says it will dial down politics

Dept. of Unintended Consequences: Ad bans hurting campaigns

Latest Twitter acquisition: newsletter platform Revue

Twitter opening up archive to researchers for free

Twitter establishes Birdwatch: crowdsourced flagging and checking of tweets

@jack's @bluesky releases ecosystem status report

Google 'My Activity' page gets rare web dark theme on mobile and desktop

Google redesigns mobile Search on Android and iOS to be easier to read

Chrome now hides notification content when screen sharing to keep alerts private

Chrome OS 88 rolling out Smart Display-like screen saver with Google Photos, weather

YouTube.com is now available to install as a Progressive Web App

Google Lens for Android rolling out offline translate capability

Google Photos for Android gets tablet-optimized interface

Stacey's forebears: Westinghouse Total Electric Home

Sony announces the Xperia Pro smartphone with a dedicated HDMI input for $2,499.99

Google Maps on Android Automotive gets better at planning EV charging stops

Picks:

Stacey: Hilda on Netflix

Jeff: Fall of Silicon Valley

Ant: The GizFiz

Leo: Model 100 Portable Computer Kit by READY! Computer Corporation

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

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January 27, 2021

This Week in Google 596: Squeezing the Shorts

Listen Later

2 hours 36 minutes

Put Bernie Anywhere!

Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street

Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising

Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies

Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper

Ring launches $60 entry doorbell

Google's puritanical algo censors .ass

Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure

Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites

Letter from Susan: Our 2021 Priorities

Referring Former President Trump's Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board

YouTube extends Trump's suspension for a second time

Facebook says it will dial down politics

Dept. of Unintended Consequences: Ad bans hurting campaigns

Latest Twitter acquisition: newsletter platform Revue

Twitter opening up archive to researchers for free

Twitter establishes Birdwatch: crowdsourced flagging and checking of tweets

@jack's @bluesky releases ecosystem status report

Google 'My Activity' page gets rare web dark theme on mobile and desktop

Google redesigns mobile Search on Android and iOS to be easier to read

Chrome now hides notification content when screen sharing to keep alerts private

Chrome OS 88 rolling out Smart Display-like screen saver with Google Photos, weather

YouTube.com is now available to install as a Progressive Web App

Google Lens for Android rolling out offline translate capability

Google Photos for Android gets tablet-optimized interface

Stacey's forebears: Westinghouse Total Electric Home

Sony announces the Xperia Pro smartphone with a dedicated HDMI input for $2,499.99

Google Maps on Android Automotive gets better at planning EV charging stops

Picks:

Stacey: Hilda on Netflix

Jeff: Fall of Silicon Valley

Ant: The GizFiz

Leo: Model 100 Portable Computer Kit by READY! Computer Corporation

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

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

Sponsors:

privacy.com/twig

itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30

...more