February 03, 2021

This Week in Google 597: Count Robhgien Ruomorf Laetsew

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2 hours 27 minutes

Google and Ford sign six-year tie-up

Alphabet revenue up 23%; YouTube up 47%; cloud lost $5.6b

Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus

New Jarvis post on scissors editors and the Australian news legislation

Microsoft backs Australia's proposed laws that would force Google, Facebook to pay local media for content

Huawei's HarmonyOS: "Fake it till you make it" meets OS development

Chromebook demand has grown by over 4x during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pixel Slate removed from Google Store

Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning

Google to pay $3.8m to settle discrimination lawsuits

How do Google and Apple stack up against each other in racial justice?

Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in first rulings

Facebook develops bad-news-avoidance tool for advertisers

Bezos stepping down/up at CEO -> executive chair

The Relentless Jeff Bezos

Seed Investments in Insurrection

Parler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by board: 'I did not participate in this decision'

Sinofsky speaks! Former Microsoft exec to publish memoirs online

February security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

Google Meet adds a green room so you can primp

Google Search links getting 'About this result' panel with website information

YouTube will have a new 'BHM' logo every week for Black History Month

Google Play allowing Android gambling and betting apps in more countries, including US

Android TV homescreen gets another revamp, this time w/ some Google TV goodness

Android 'Phone Hub' begins arriving in Chrome OS for a select few

Uber buying Drizly for $1.1b

Clubhouse's moment arrives

Picks:

Stacey: Alternatives to Wink hub

Jeff: Ben Evans' annual slideshow extravaganza

Ant: VERY HAPPY and PROUD Moment #hardhead

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

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February 03, 2021

This Week in Google 597: Count Robhgien Ruomorf Laetsew

Listen Later

2 hours 27 minutes

Google and Ford sign six-year tie-up

Alphabet revenue up 23%; YouTube up 47%; cloud lost $5.6b

Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus

New Jarvis post on scissors editors and the Australian news legislation

Microsoft backs Australia's proposed laws that would force Google, Facebook to pay local media for content

Huawei's HarmonyOS: "Fake it till you make it" meets OS development

Chromebook demand has grown by over 4x during the COVID-19 pandemic

Pixel Slate removed from Google Store

Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning

Google to pay $3.8m to settle discrimination lawsuits

How do Google and Apple stack up against each other in racial justice?

Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in first rulings

Facebook develops bad-news-avoidance tool for advertisers

Bezos stepping down/up at CEO -> executive chair

The Relentless Jeff Bezos

Seed Investments in Insurrection

Parler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by board: 'I did not participate in this decision'

Sinofsky speaks! Former Microsoft exec to publish memoirs online

February security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live

Google Meet adds a green room so you can primp

Google Search links getting 'About this result' panel with website information

YouTube will have a new 'BHM' logo every week for Black History Month

Google Play allowing Android gambling and betting apps in more countries, including US

Android TV homescreen gets another revamp, this time w/ some Google TV goodness

Android 'Phone Hub' begins arriving in Chrome OS for a select few

Uber buying Drizly for $1.1b

Clubhouse's moment arrives

Picks:

Stacey: Alternatives to Wink hub

Jeff: Ben Evans' annual slideshow extravaganza

Ant: VERY HAPPY and PROUD Moment #hardhead

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:

Melissa.com/twit

nureva.com/twit

twit.cachefly.com

...more