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August 18, 2021

This Week in Google 625: You Can't Handle the Waffle!

Listen Later

2 hours 19 minutes

T-Mobile Says Over 40 Million Customer Records Affected in Hack.

7 principles for regulation in the IoT era.

OpenAI Codex demo of code writing code.

Jason's review of the Pixel 5a from All About Android.

The Google Pixel 6 won't ship with a charger.

New U.S. Antitrust Bill Would Require Apple and Google to Allow Third-Party App Stores and Sideloading.

Bad News, By Joseph Bernstein.

CES 2022 to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

Moderna Is About to Begin Trials for HIV Vaccine Based on COVID-19 Research.

People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart.

Remember Yik Yak? Well, it's back and still anonymous.

Crypto platform hit by $600 million heist asks hacker to become its chief security advisor.

Delightful Google ad imagines the Perseverance Mars rover using Google Photos.

Twitter taps crypto leader Jay Graber to head Bluesky.

Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat.

BlackBerry resisted announcing major flaws in software powering cars, hospital equipment.

Facebook is sharing data to prove it's not a political hellhole.

Google-backed 'Matter' smart home standard, first gadgets delayed into next year.

Google Fuchsia update is rolling out widely to 1st-gen Nest Hubs.

Google Maps Just Dropped a Bunch of New App Features, Including Dark Mode.

Google Calendar will soon let you share where you're working from.

YouTube on iOS, Android tests instant comment translations for Premium subscribers.

Android's latest accessibility feature lets you control your phone w/ facial expressions.

Google Chrome is redesigning the Incognito tab, possibly in response to $5 billion lawsuit.

Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches

Disney unveils Genie services to replace FastPass, MaxPass: The latest on global Disney parks.

Picks:

Stacey - This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race - by Nicole Perloth

Jeff - Wendy's to open 700 ghost kitchens with Reef Technology

Ant - This Is Pop

Ant - Error. Fire Not Found

Ant - Register for Wanderers Photo Workshop in NOLA

Leo - Waffles and Mochi

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.

Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsor:

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