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Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and their guests talk about the latest Google and cloud computing news.

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06.22.2022 TWiG 669: Mommy Made Me Match My M&Ms - GPT-3, Musk talks to Twitter, Meta Avatar store, VidCon, Amazon drones The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya. Trust by Hernan Diaz. City on Fire by Don Winslow. Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison by Daniel Genis. The Newspaper Axis: ...
06.15.2022 TWiG 668: Boca de Dragón - Sentient AI, Gates says crypto is a sham, Meta AR glasses, Floppotron 3.0 The Google engineer who thinks the company's AI has come to life. DALL·E mini: AI model generating images from any prompt! Nonsense on stilts. Federal safety agency expands its investigation of Tesla's Autopilot system. Musk to address Twitter employees for ...
06.08.2022 TWiG 667: Scuds Off the Bow of Sullivan - Twitter bots, NY Right to Repair, meme stock trading fix, USB-C in EU Why Sheryl Sandberg Quit Facebook's Meta. In reversal, Twitter plans to comply with Musk's demands for data. Texas AG launches investigation against Twitter for allegedly misreporting fake bot accounts. @TwitterBlue: Available now in Top Articles—a new way to find even ...
06.01.2022 TWiG 666: No Country for Old Lobsters - Sheryl Sandberg leaves Meta, Texas social media law, resist crypto Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta after 14 years. Zuckerberg: It's the end of an era. After 14 years, my good friend and partner Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as COO of Meta. Elon Musk asks all Tesla employees to come back ...
05.25.2022 TWiG 665: Apes of Wrath - Missing Bored Apes, DuckDuckGo and MS trackers, Veecon, digital driver license 21 killed in Texas elementary school shooting. Beto O'Rourke disrupts news conference on shooting. The Problem With The Otherwise Very Good And Very Important Eleventh Circuit Decision On The Florida Social Media Law. And Now The Copia Institute Tells The ...
05.18.2022 TWiG 664: Slothtoberfest - Twitter doubles down, big tech fights Texas HB 30, Google's new Bay View HQ Elon Musk Says His $44 Billion Twitter Deal Is 'On Hold'. Twitter turns the tables on Musk, will "enforce" merger. Texas HB 20: Tech asks SCOTUS to stop Texas social media law. What is the likelihood of HB 20 being ...
05.11.2022 TWiG 663: Bill of Attainder - Google IO, Hawley's copyright bill, Texas social media law, Keyboardio Atreus Google IO, Hawley's copyright bill, Texas social media law, Keyboardio Atreus Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Mike Masnick For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/663 Sponsors: eightsleep.com/twig Codecademy.com promo code TWIG cachefly.com
05.04.2022 TWiG 662: Made With Lard - Twitter earnings, Google IO preview, Airbnb WFH policy, T-Mobile home internet Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public a Few Years After Buyout. Inside Twitter's emotional Friday all-hands. Twitter reports user bump, revenue miss for Q1, days after accepting Musk's takeover bid. Google previews I/O 2022 schedule, 'What's new' keynotes, and ...
04.27.2022 TWiG 661: Oligarchs At the Gate - Musk is buying Twitter, Alphabet's disappointing earnings, typeset nerdery Elon Musk: There's a reason no smart buyer already purchased Twitter. Elon Musk Demonstrates How Little He Understands About Content Moderation. Musk Not Allowed to Disparage Twitter When Tweeting About $44 Billion Deal. Elon Musk buys Tesla a pounding Chinese ...
04.20.2022 TWiG 660: Welcome to Poundtown - Netflix slows down, Libs of TikTok, Insteon fizzles, future of Twitter Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming. Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords. @KarlBode: I always enjoy watching one-time innovators, now huge and successful, pivot to turf protection. Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in ...
04.13.2022 TWiG 659: Keeping Up With the Higginbothams - Web3, Elon Musk, Gilbert Gottfried, Algospeak, DALL-E Twitter Edits You 2022-04-06. Twitter reverts change that left blank spaces in place of deleted embedded tweets. How does Kevin Marks code his website? Elon Musk Sued Over Delay in Disclosing Twitter (TWTR) Stake. Elon Musk cancels town hall with ...
04.06.2022 TWiG 658: You Can't Edit This! - Twitter gets Elon Musk, Twitter edit feature, TikTok Musical wins a Grammy Twitter gets Elon Musk, Twitter edit feature, TikTok Musical wins a Grammy Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/658 Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit CDW.com/HPE cachefly.com
03.30.2022 TWiG 657: You Can't Shoot Their Feet - Russian propaganda, how platforms fight disinformation, Eric Schmidt Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints. Joan explains what she's seeing from Russian disinformation with the war in Ukraine. Verizon blames 'bad actors' for the spam text you got from your own number. SBU exposes five enemy "bot ...
03.23.2022 TWiG 656: The Ultimate Ungulate - Lapsus$ hacking group, SXSW 2022, Eero Pro 6E review, TropeTrainer Stephen Wilhite, creator of the GIF, has died. Lapsus$ Extortion Group Claims Okta Hack, Microsoft Source Code Leak. SCOOP: A 16-year-old living in his mother's house in Oxford, England is suspected to be the mastermind behind many of the hacks ...
03.16.2022 TWiG 655: No Time for Slug Collation - Deepfake of Zelenskyy, Google IO announced, Daylight Saving Time Deepfake of Zelenskyy, Google IO announced, Daylight Saving Time Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/655 Sponsors: itpro.tv/twit promo code TWIT30 nureva.com
03.09.2022 TWiG 654: Did We Do The Ad? - Twitter's TOR Onion service, Google buying Mandiant, Endurance discovery Twitter's TOR Onion service, Google buying Mandiant, Endurance discovery Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/654 Sponsors: streak.com/twig Codecademy.com promo code TWIG twit.cachefly.com
03.02.2022 TWiG 653: Thumbsuckers and Hot Takes - Ukraine war and tech, FitBit Ionic burns, Epic Games acquires Bandcamp Ukraine war and tech, FitBit Ionic burns, Epic Games acquires Bandcamp Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/653 Sponsors: CDW.com/HPE hover.com/twit
02.23.2022 TWiG 652: Stuck in the Jungle Gym - Galaxy S22 Ultra, Pixel 7 leaks, QAnon revealed, keyboards that hurt Galaxy S22 Ultra hands-on. Trump's social app launches. Trump's Truth Social's disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability. First details of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro come roaring out: 2nd-gen Tensor, new Samsung modem. Meta Loses Top-10 Ranking ...
02.16.2022 TWiG 651: The Voltron of Terrible - Android Privacy Sandbox, EARN IT mistakes, Spotify's big buys, Metamates Google to limit Android tracking; Social media, ad-tech names slump. Spotify Buys Podcast Analytics Firms Podsights and Chartable. Top 25 US papers have total circ of 3.1m. Coinbase's bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the ...
02.09.2022 TWiG 650: Theoreticals Upon Hypotheticals - Galaxy S22 Ultra, Meta's Europe threat, Bitcoin laundering International Space Station will hurtle to Earth in 2031— but it won't hit you. The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra is a Note successor with a built-in stylus. Samsung's Galaxy S22 preorder site won't let you preorder a phone. Samsung's new ...
02.02.2022 TWiG 649: Tone Deaf and Loud - Big Quarter for Pixel 6, Spotify's platform rules, too late for Android tablets? Big Quarter for Pixel 6, Spotify's platform rules, too late for Android tablets? Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/649 Sponsors: hackerrank.com/TWIG ourcrowd.com/twig twit.cachefly.com
01.26.2022 TWiG 648: Band Saws and Butt Joints - FLoC is dead, ID.me and facial scanning, Neil Young gone from Spotify Google: Goodbye FLOC, hello Topics. German publishers raise new opposition to Google's third-party cookie plans. Google proposes a new way to track people around the Web. Again. Why Amazon is ramping up its push for legalizing marijuana. FLoC is dead. ...
01.19.2022 TWiG 647: It's A Disco Floor For Your Wall - Joe Rogan Misinformation, Blizzard Microsoft to buy Activision Blizzard for $68b US regulators go after illegal mergers Request for Information on Merger Enforcement Unbelievable video of EU commissioner promoting digital legislation Spotify Pressured by 270 Scientists, Medical Professionals Over Joe Rogan Episode Spotify shuts ...
01.12.2022 TWiG 646: The Opposite of Long Covid - Web3, Google vs. Sonos, Samsung no-shows, worst of CES, Google Ripple Taco Bell launches Taco Lover's Pass subscription nationwide with 30 days of tacos for $10. You can safely ignore Web3 by Mike Elgan. Web .0000012 by Jeff Jarvis. My first impressions of web3 by Moxie Marlinspike. Signal: New year, new ...
01.05.2022 TWiG 645: I Will Retaliate At A Later Date - CES 2022, Ancillary Copyright, Elizabeth Holmes, Huey Lewis CES 2022, Ancillary Copyright, Elizabeth Holmes, Huey Lewis Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Cathy Gellis For full show notes, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/645 Sponsors: ourcrowd.com/twig twit.cachefly.com
12.29.2021 TWiG 644: The Year's Best - The Best TWiG Moments of the Year! Leo Laporte takes us through some of the best moments from the past year. 2021 highlights include: Sea-shanty TikTok! Bernie Mitten Memes! Trey Ratcliff Talks About NFTs Is Linux REALLY Better? How To Create For TikTok Sabrina VHS Results in ...
12.22.2021 TWiG 643: The Verdant Lady - Dorsey's anti-Web3 post, Reddit IPO, what Google killed in 2021, Pixel 6 update Amazon, Meta Scrap CES Plans in Las Vegas After Covid Surge. Jack Dorsey caused an uproar with a bizarre Web3 Twitter rant. 'Bitcoin will replace the US dollar', says former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Reddit Announces Confidential Submission of Draft ...
12.15.2021 TWiG 642: A Clattering of Smart Phones - Log4Shell, Assange extradition, person of the year, Meta naming rights Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software. US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder. Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021. Elon Musk named Financial Times 'person of the year' . Ant Pruitt named TWiT ...
12.08.2021 TWiG 641: Don't Touch My Fun Noodle! - Year in search, chronological Instagram, YouTube transparency report SaltHank.com is live! Year in search 2021. Instagram head Adam Mosseri says the app will offer a chronological feed option early next year. Right-wing activists are openly 'weaponizing' Twitter's new private media policy. Ex-Googler Timnit Gebru Starts Her Own AI ...
12.01.2021 TWiG 640: That Bret Taylor? - Dorsey leaves Twitter, Square becomes Block, Don't Be Evil lawsuit, Jim Warren @Jack: not sure anyone has heard but, I resigned from Twitter. Who is Parag Agrawal? Twitter Has a New CEO; What About a New Business Model? Twitter bans sharing 'private' images and videos without consent. Jack Dorsey's Square changes corporate ...
11.24.2021 TWiG 639: The Turducken of Cakes - Investing in creators vs. debt, Wirecutter boycott, end of call to cancel Investing in creators vs debt, Wirecutter boycott, end of call to cancel Slow Ventures. A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC. Investing Directly in People Is the Future of VC. Here's How to Do ...
11.17.2021 TWiG 638: Princess Floppy Wrists - Pixel 6 debate, Icelandverse, Apple self-repair program, investing in people Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena. US detains crypto-exchange exec for helping Ryuk ransomware gang launder profits. Stacey hates her Pixel 6! Be your own genius: Apple to Launch Self-Service Repair Program in Early 2022. Google allegedly won't release a ...
11.10.2021 TWiG 637: Private Socks - Twitter Blue, Amazon's distopian holiday ad, Google's big EU fine, "on background" Leo recaps his Oaxaca trip. Twitter Blue launches today in the US with Ad-Free Articles. Twitter is building a crypto team. Square is going to make a hardware wallet for bitcoin. Google loses appeal against $2.7bn EU antitrust fine. YouTube ...
11.03.2021 TWiG 636: Twisty Buttons - Facebook is Meta, Pixel 6 Pro camera test, Zillow's big mistake, Tesla's Hertz deal Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook's annual AR/VR conference. Related: Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings. Zuckerberg's Meta promises a 'future' these video games delivered years ago. Facebook teases 'Project Cambria' high-end VR / AR ...
10.27.2021 TWiG 635: I Too Like Music Band - Earnings galore, Pixel 6 Pro review highlights, Android 12L, smart TV wars Google results: profit doubles. Facebook results: Profits jump 17%. Twitter Gains 5 Million Users in Q3, Grows Revenue 37% Despite Apple's iPhone Privacy Change. Microsoft beats revenue expectations, reporting 22% growth. Apple's ad changes wiped $142 billion off Snap, Facebook, ...
10.20.2021 TWiG 634: Russian Touchdown - Pixel 6 meltdown, Waymo's dead end, Facebook's new name, how to quit your job Google Store moves up shipping dates for some following Pixel 6 ordering chaos. Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro Have Big Screens, Big Ambitions, and Small Prices. Google aims to double smartphone output with new Pixel 6. 'Super Pumped': Uma ...
10.13.2021 TWiG 633: Nothing About Me Without Me - Federated Twitter, Section 230 reform, Instagram moral panic Dead letters: Email could be the last federated internet technology — but it isn't. Facebook shouldn't be in charge of how you use Facebook. The Moral Panic Engulfing Instagram. Facebook whistleblower to brief Facebook Oversight Board, U.K. parliament. Twitter position ...
10.06.2021 TWiG 632: It's No Sudoku - Facebook whistleblower, Pixel 6 event, Twitch leak, Blockchain blogging Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen details company's misleading efforts on 60 Minutes. Mark Zuckerberg - I wanted to share a note I wrote to... How AT&T; helped build far-right One America News. Thompson: Facebook's political problems. Google announces October 19 event ...
09.29.2021 TWiG 631: Mr. Goxx - Amazon Astro robot, Russian social media ban threat, Instagram Kids, YouTube bans Mercola Amazon Astro robot, Russian social media ban threat, Instagram Kids, YouTube bans Mercola Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt For full show notes on this episode, visit https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google/episodes/631 Sponsor: Command Line Heroes - TWIG
09.22.2021 TWiG 630: Did You Plug It In for Tofel? - Surface Duo 2, Facebook Go, Kindle Paperwhite with USB-C Microsoft's new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around. Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs. Google's NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, ...
09.15.2021 TWiG 629: Tastes Like Pikachu - Amazon's big raise, Instagram's impact on teens, update Chrome now! Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show. Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers. Instagram's Met Gala 2021 Table Took the Best Class Photo With Meg Thee Stallion, Saweetie & More. Announcing the 2021 Ig Nobel ...
09.08.2021 TWiG 628: The Queen of Consent - YouTube Music subs, Zoom dismorphia, ProtonMail changes course ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested. The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for Conservatives. How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users. German police ...
09.01.2021 TWiG 627: Pillow Not Included - Congress data demands, China limits gaming, Pigeon philanthropy Introducing Craig Newmark! Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports Palomacy! Capitol riot: Jan. 6 committee demands records from Facebook, Twitter, Google. House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition; Companies Should Resist. Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum ...
08.25.2021 TWiG 626: Clowns, Mimes, and Robots - OnlyFans undoes porn ban, Fit Charge 5, Prop. 22 unconstitutional Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March. Zeynep Tufekci Joins The New York Times as an Opinion Columnist. OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt ...
08.18.2021 TWiG 625: You Can't Handle the Waffle! - T-Mobile hack, robots write code, YikYak is back, Matter delayed 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 ...
08.11.2021 TWiG 624: The Ladies' Menu - Apple's big mistake, Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Z Flip 3, is Uber a scam? Apple's Mistake – Stratechery by Ben Thompson. The End Of Ownership: How Big Companies Are Trying To Turn Everyone Into Renters. Canada's got the world's worst internet ideas. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 announced with S Pen support and water ...
08.04.2021 TWiG 623: The Evil Ceramicist - Bye bye Google ads, how to fight disinformation, Pixel 6 Pro, YouTube Shorts Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code. Yes, Actually, The 1st Amendment Does Mean That Twitter Can Kick You Off Its Platform, Wall Street Journal. Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill. Pixel 6 Preview: ...
07.28.2021 TWiG 622: Rocket to Hawaii - Alphabet earnings, Facebook Metaverse, Blizzard protest, Mystery Soda Machine Alphabet crushes Q2 earnings estimates as Google Cloud cuts losses, grows 54% Sundar Pichai: Fall Pixel line showcases Android 12 & 'deep tech investments,' touts long-term strategy Samsung will announce new foldables on August 11 How Google Cloud plans to ...
07.21.2021 TWiG 621: Put Another Lettuce on the Barbie - NSO spyware, Jeff Bezos' rocket, Tweetdeck revamp, ASUS CX9 Private Israeli spyware used to hack cellphones of journalists, activists worldwide 'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Wants to Have the Biggest Podcast in the World Inside TikTok's Algorithm: A WSJ Video Investigation Love dark mode? Here's why you may ...
07.14.2021 TWiG 620: Big Swinging Branson - Branson in Space, Google Antitrust Richard Branson reaches space on Virgin Galactic flight BBC plays cricket with Sundar (video) Google (GOOG:US) Fined $593 Million By French Antitrust Agency Ben Evans tweet re amount of fine v. value of newspapers Murdoch's Knewz -- his Google News ...

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