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Project CHIP gets a new name and so does the Zigbee Alliance With Tile deal Amazon's Sidewalk network just became more interesting US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff YouTube will ...

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05.12.2021 TWiG 611: A Self Described Grim Countenance - Project CHIP's new name, Tile's Sidewalk deal, RIP Type 1 fonts Project CHIP gets a new name and so does the Zigbee Alliance With Tile deal Amazon's Sidewalk network just became more interesting US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff YouTube will ...
05.05.2021 TWiG 610: Honey I Shrunk the Carters - Google's privacy robot, more Stadia departures, Google IO predictions Google offices upon return: Privacy robot bubble walls, individual air, box lunches, no shuttles How Basecamp blew up Google Is Saving Over $1 Billion a Year by Working From Home Pichai teases 'significant' announcements at Google I/O 2021 as product ...
04.28.2021 TWiG 609: Put Garlic On My Shopping List - Google and Apple earnings, Dogecoin, Basecamp drama, Google IO '21 Google Earnings Smash Sales Records as Digital Ad Market Booms Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google became big tech companies by acquiring hundreds of smaller companies Google Cloud brings in $4B in Q1, up 46 percent Google Fiber coming to another ...
04.21.2021 TWiG 608: Real Men Don't Use Allen Wrenches - Nobody likes FLoC, Google is most trusted brand, Daily Mail sues Google, EU's prospective AI ban Club TWiT details Nobody is flying to join Google's FLoC Reuters website goes behind a paywall in new strategy Google Ads policies The 15 Most Trusted Brands Globally More on subscriptions Questions from Discord A discussion on... jeans Daily Mail ...
04.14.2021 TWiG 607: Let's Go to the Terminal - Pixel 5a 5G rumors, Pixel Watch, CCMI is dead, Project CHIP Celebrating Johannes Gutenberg Google announces Pixel 5A 5G by denying rumors it's canceled Google Pixel Watch Leaks With Dazzling Looks To Challenge Apple - Watch Samsung's third Unpacked event of 2021 set for April 28 Is content moderation a dead ...
04.07.2021 TWiG 606: 2222 to Toulouse - Google vs Oracle, Google IO 2021, Nest Hub 2 Review, OnePlus Watch Hands-On Google vs Oracle, Google IO 2021, Nest Hub 2 Review, OnePlus Watch Hands-On Supreme Court sides with Google in Oracle's API copyright case. Google I/O 2021 will be virtual and free to attend from May 18-20. Exclusive: Pixel 6 will ...
03.31.2021 TWiG 605: Sausage Fingers - Clubhouse clones, Google data collection, Substack alternatives, Google Stack How a full moon and a 'huge lever' helped free Ever Given from Suez canal Substack is raising $65 million amid newsletter boom LinkedIn confirms it's working on a Clubhouse rival, too Spotify enters live social audio with acquisition of ...
03.24.2021 TWiG 604: Stuck in the Canal - Zuck's Section 230 idea, Medium pivots, getting rich on YouTube, Seuz Canal How to TikTok All about Formula 1 racing Google Will Not Run FLoC Origin Tests In Europe Due To GDPR Concerns In 2020, Two-Thirds of Google Searches Ended Without a Click Boat Blocking Suez Canal Partially Freed Amid Fears It ...
03.17.2021 TWiG 603: Sleeping With a Mime - Nest Hub with sleep tracking, Elon Musk is Technoking, Drone goes bowling New Google Nest Hub tracks sleep without wearables, cameras What Really Happened at 'Reply All'? Podcasting Is Booming. Will Hollywood Help or Hurt Its Future? The State of Podcast Listening for 2021: Podcasting Finds a Way Alphabet X: 'Maya' was ...
03.10.2021 TWiG 602: Random Penguin House - NFTs and creators, Google Empathy Lab, FLoC and cookies, Twitter reinvention What the heck are these NFTs all about? $10K for a virtual shoe? NFTs are here to create more sneakers you can't get Performance artist eats $120,000 banana duct-taped to wall, calls it 'delicious' After journalist complains about harassment women ...
03.03.2021 TWiG 601: Wear Your Dadgum Schnutenpulli! - How tech journalism changed since 2016, Pixel feature drop, NFTs Pre-Techlash era & background to the Techlash How did the election of Donald Trump usher in the TechLash? How did Big Tech respond? Is there a new kind of honesty and transparency for big tech companies right now? Google abandons ...
02.24.2021 TWiG 600: Jalapeño - Facebook calls truce in Australia, Pixel saves a man's life, Fry's is done, Gamestop doubles again Facebook to reverse news ban on Australian sites, government to make amendments to media bargaining code Murdoch's law and the net GameStop shares soar more than 100% amid executive shuffle Trump reportedly appealed to FB Oversight Board Sheryl Sandberg and ...
02.17.2021 TWiG 599: You Lost Me at Zucchini - Google's News Corp deal, Facebook pulls news from Australia, Android Snow Cone Google and News Corp sign global multiyear licensing deal Google proposes way for Fuchsia OS to run Android and Linux programs 'natively' Android 12 "Snow Cone": Everything we know so far about Google's next big update! Leo is losing interest ...
02.10.2021 TWiG 598: I'm Not a Cat - Breaking down social silos, TikTok sale on hold, home-made COVID vaccine Scandinavian YouTube Responds to GM's Will Ferrell Super Bowl Ad. Reddit's 5-second Superbowl ad. Twitter results: $1b quarter; warns of user slowdown coming. Bluesky: @Jack envisions an app store for social-media algos. The EU looks set to follow Australia's lead ...
02.03.2021 TWiG 597: Count Robhgien Ruomorf Laetsew - Alphabet Earnings, Ford Gets Android Automotive, Jeff Bezos Steps Down 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 ...
01.27.2021 TWiG 596: Squeezing the Shorts - Gamestop stock and Reddit, $60 Ring doorbell, Goodbye Loon, Nextdoor 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 ...
01.20.2021 TWiG 595: Welcome to the Fetaverse - POTUS transition on Twitter, Brave adds IPFS, Bernie mitten memes President pardons ex-Google engineer Anthony Levandowski The reset of presidential Twitter accounts A notable drop in misinformation attributed to Twitter's Trump ban Google cuts off another AI expert in the company Google Research report shows its accomplishments in AI Google ...
01.13.2021 TWiG 594: Chastity Does Not Come Cheap - Tech reaction to DC insurrection, CES 2021, sea-shanty TikTok A look at Sea-shanty TikTok! How Twitter, YouTube, Parler, Amazon, and AirBnB responded to DC insurrection Jeff Jarvis talks about Parler and Trump on BBC Angela Merkel does not agree with Twitter deplatforming Trump Is Leo missing anything by not ...
01.06.2021 TWiG 593: That's Not Sweet Tea - Google employees unionize, Twitter locks Trump's account, vaccine source code Google employees move toward unionizing. Facebook and Twitter remove President Trump's speech. Google Nest has new security cameras coming in 2021. Nest Hub will likely have Soli radar functionality. Amazon is prepping a sleep apnea device using millimeter-wave radar. Leo ...
12.30.2020 TWiG 592: Hats on Sticks - Origins of Reddit, Substack and the future of journalism, Amazon buys Wondery Boston Dynamics robots do a little dance. Google brings TikTok and Instafram into its video carousel. TikTok Ratatouille musical tickets are for sale. Reddit is buying Dubsmash to compete with TikTok. Amazon is buying podcast network Wondery. An album entitled ...
12.23.2020 TWiG 591: Best of 2020 - The Best TWiG Moments of the Year! Leo Laporte takes us through some of the best moments from the past year. 2020 highlights include: "Brand Twitter". Coronavirus guidance recommendations. All kinds of great pies. Getting magnets stuck up the nose. Jeff's interview of the voice of Steak-Umms. ...
12.16.2020 TWiG 590: The Enlarged Bicep of Reason - Google outages, Facebook ads against Apple, Google WFH, Blob Opera Google outages, Facebook ads against Apple, Google WFH, Blob Opera The Blob Opera. Facebook goes after Apple in newspaper ads. Facebook is a Doomsday Machine. Apple's big mobile ad industry change. Facebook's new TLDR service to summarize the news. Facebook's ...
12.09.2020 TWiG 589: Forty-Six States and Guam - Facebook antitrust charges, Google search in 2020, Election ad ban Facebook antitrust charges, Google search in 2020, Election ad ban The firing of Google AI scientist Timnit Gebru. FTC sues Facebook on charges of antitrust. Google's look at the year in search for 2020. Google will lift its election ad ...
12.02.2020 TWiG 588: I'm Still Good Boi - Salesforce buys Slack, Amazon hiring spree, Microsoft and workplace surveillance Salesforce buys Slack, Amazon hiring spree, Microsoft and workplace surveillance Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The latest word on Tony Hsieh. Amazon looking to buy Wondery. Salesforce is acquiring Slack. Amazon is hiring like crazy. Amazon is in trouble with ...
11.25.2020 TWiG 587: Counsel of Open Source Poobahs - RCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS Outage RCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS Outage The effects of a massive AWS outage. TikTok and the creation of Ratatoullie the Musical. RCS is finally getting end-to-end encryption. AMP preferential treatment is about to go away. Google is ...
11.18.2020 TWiG 586: Makeup As a Service - Google Pay, Fleets, L'Oreal Digital Makeup Google Pay, Fleets, L'Oreal Digital Makeup Nest outage takes out security cameras Fleets are Twitter's version of Snapchat's disappearing posts Say hello to the new Google Pay What is an Internet Bank? Google Photos is no longer free. Is this ...
11.11.2020 TWiG 585: Suggestive Uses for Whipped Cream - TikTok to Trump: What's Up? TikTok to Trump: What's Up? Amazon Halo Band impressions Eric Schmitt applies to be a citizen of Cyprus Google trials light-based internet in Africa Facebook, Google, and Twitter extend political ad bans to the detriment of Georgia reMarkable 2 E-ink ...
11.04.2020 TWiG 584: Halo Made Me Cry - Baby Shark, CA Props 22 & 24 Win Big Baby Shark, CA Props 22 & 24 Win Big Mississippi police pilot program to live-stream Ring doorbell cams Baby Shark is the most viewed video on YouTube Raspberry Pi 400 is a full computer with a keyboard Google revenues up ...
10.28.2020 TWiG 583: A Barely Tenable Scam - US Senate vs Big Tech, AOC plays Among Us, How we will follow the 2020 Election US Senate vs Big Tech, AOC plays Among Us, How we will follow the 2020 Election US Senate vs Big Tech: Section 230 Facebook wants NYU to stop its political ad targeting research project US Senate vs Big Tech: hand ...
10.21.2020 TWiG 582: Hipster Antitrust - Section 230 Under Attack, DOJ vs Google, Zoomtopia Section 230 Under Attack, DOJ vs Google, Zoomtopia Section 230 is still under attack. Jeffrey Toobin is a perfect example of why we need it. Is there any way we could improve Section 230? Five Eyes and Japan want to ...
10.14.2020 TWiG 581: Monks Are Cheap - Bad Pixel 5 Reviews, Kitchen Tech, Facebook Can't Fix Itself Bad Pixel 5 Reviews, Kitchen Tech, Facebook Can't Fix Itself Pixel 5 reviews are pretty negative, especially of the camera - should we get an iPhone 12 instead? 5G is the WIMAX of 2020. Watch this 5G Supercut! 5G will ...
10.07.2020 TWiG 580: Non-Flying and Gregarious - Huge Antitrust Case - Google vs Oracle - Facebook Bans QAnon Huge Antitrust Case - Google vs Oracle - Facebook Bans QAnon (Democratic) Congress releases its antitrust case against Big Tech. The TWiG panelists have a huge fight over it. Cries of "moral panic" abound. TikTok Dreams of Cranberry Juice Longboards ...
09.30.2020 TWiG 579: Leo By a Nose - Pixel 5 Event, Amazon Echo Event, Taco Bell Quarterly Pixel 5 Event, Amazon Echo Event, Taco Bell Quarterly Google's Pixel 5 event disappoints Sonos sues Google for multi-room audio patent infringement Google TV: available yesterday! Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 are pretty ok. Hold For Me is the ...
09.23.2020 TWiG 578: Find the Cat - Pixel 5 Rumors, TikTok Drama, DOJ vs Google Pixel 5 Rumors, TikTok Drama, DOJ vs Google Pixel 5 coming September 30th. Here's what to expect. Is the Pixel 5 the last Pixel phone? The TikTok saga continues. First Amendment battles, Chinese recalcitrance, and the worst possible deal US ...
09.16.2020 TWiG 577: But Can It Do Network Segmentation? - Facebook Smart Glasses, TikTok Saga, Nvidia Buys ARM Facebook Smart Glasses, TikTok Saga, Nvidia Buys ARM Pixel 5, Chromecast, and Nest Homecoming September 30th What is LaCrOS? Decoupling Chrome OS from the Chrome browser Meet vs Zoom vs Skype: Which is better? What people look like on Zoom ...
09.09.2020 TWiG 576: Stardenburdenhardenbart - California is Burning, Android 11, Chip IoT Standard California is Burning, Android 11, Chip IoT Standard California Fires: Götterdämmerung in real life Android 11 Update - get all your messages in one place Phone screens of the Future: Projectors and Glasses Glob: Your phone will convey who you ...
09.02.2020 TWiG 575: Thank You, Chad - Google Town, India vs PUBG, Remembering Chadwick Boseman Google Town, India vs PUBG, Remembering Chadwick Boseman Herman Cain tweeting from beyond the grave, Walking Cat banned - WTF is going on at Twitter? @VCBrags calls it quits after one exec was accused of running the account Will Microsoft ...
08.26.2020 TWiG 574: The Right to Be For Scottin - Bezos Hits $200B, Palantir IPO, Trump vs Twitter Bezos Hits $200B, Palantir IPO, Trump vs Twitter Jeff Bezos, the 200 Billion Dollar Man Palantir files for IPO; flips off Silicon Valley How much government secrecy is too much government secrecy? Verily is getting into insurance for health insurance ...
08.19.2020 TWiG 573: Australian for Leistungsschutzrecht - Facebook vs QAnon, Trump vs TikTok, Google vs Australia Facebook vs QAnon, Trump vs TikTok, Google vs Australia Google's deprecation policy is killing it. Google goes to the Australian public for help after the government blocks snippets The Internet War is over, and Google won What if Facebook dies? ...
08.12.2020 TWiG 572: Cafe Ground Zero - Trump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits Replies Trump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits Replies Sarah Cooper: Google UX designer, Tik Tok star Trump vs. TikTok: what does it all mean? Trump's Tencent ban makes Reddit, Tesla, and Spotify illegal Rate Stacey's Zoom background ...
08.05.2020 TWiG 571: The First Rule of Pixel Club - Tik Tok+Microsoft+Trump, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Tik Tok+Microsoft+Trump, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked Here's everything Samsung announced at Galaxy Unpacked 2020 X PRIZE $1M Next-Gen Mask Challenge We spend as much time on the Pixel 4a announcement as Google did. Twitter hack "mastermind" arrested: 17-year-old Florida teen had ...
07.29.2020 TWiG 570: Four CEOs Walk Into a Zoom Meeting - Antitrust Hearings, We Rate Zuck's Zoom Bkgd, Google Extends WFH to July 2021 Antitrust Hearings, We Rate Zuck's Zoom Bkgd, Google Extends WFH to July 2021 Rating the Zoom backgrounds of the tech titans With all the competing political concerns, what should the government do with big tech? Google wants Samsung to drop ...
07.22.2020 TWiG 569: Lettuce Cats - Twitter hack fallout, Tesla's Austin Gigafactory, Softbank sells ARM to Nvidia? Twitter hack fallout: some verified Twitter accounts are still downZuckerberg pinkie swears that he doesn't have a deal with TrumpSoftbank wants to sell ARM - will Nvidia buy it?Tesla's next gigafactory will be built in AustinTwitter bans thousands of Q-Anon ...
07.15.2020 TWiG 568: Double Your Bitcoin - Twitter Hack, Amazon Dash Cart GINORMOUS TWITTER HACK Elon Musk, Obama, BillGates, and other verified Twitter accounts hacked in bitcoin scam All verified Twitter accounts shut down Zoom debuts a $600 all-in-one videoconference deviceAlabama is the only state not investigating Google for antitrustTwitter partner Dataminr ...
07.08.2020 TWiG 567: He's Just Screaming in His Heart - Google IoT Summit, the Amazon Future, Education in the Covid Era Google details its new "Works With Google" smart home program and IoT partnersGoogle briefly mentions its partnership with Apple and Amazon to develop a new IoT standard - details still to comeMacOS on Apple Silicon and Windows on ARM are ...
07.01.2020 TWiG 566: Thunderbolt and Lightning - Section 230 FAQ, Social Media Bans, CCPA Section 230 FAQ, Social Media Bans, CCPAWhat the F is Section 230?US Senate waters down the EARN IT Act (but it still sucks), and more Section 230 newsSection 230: history repeats itselfParler starts banning usersYouTube, Reddit, and Twitch ban accountsWhat ...
06.24.2020 TWiG 565: The Vile Little Puppet Man - Apple Silicon, Pixel 4a, Section 230, Dev Null Apple shifts to its own chips - will Google? The fastest computer in the world runs on ARM Apple Silicon Macs won't run Windows in Boot Camp iOS 14 takes the best features of Android - widgets, calls, picture-in-picture, etc. ...
06.17.2020 TWiG 564: Non Sequitur Land - Leo Buys a $75k Spot Robot, How to Block FB Political Ads Watch Stacey's Machine Learning on the Edge Conference!Watch Leo on Alex Lindsay's Office Hours!Leo buys a $75,000 Boston Dynamics Spot robotGoogle puts Juneteenth on Google Calendar, creates a racial equity task forceGoogle did not demonetize The FederalistConservatives want to limit ...
06.10.2020 TWiG 563: ...But Enough About My Vasectomy - Amazon Bans Police Face Recognition, Android 11 Beta Amazon bans police use of their face recognition tech for 1 year Android 11 public beta: how to install it Collapse OS: a post-apocalyptic operating system US Space Force could lose trademark to Netflix Space Force Google shipped 7.2 million ...
06.03.2020 TWiG 562: Taco Fixins - Facebook Employees Walk Out Jeff gets a Taco Bell care packageCES 2021 is happening in-person. Would you go? Google delays Android 11 beta event out of respect for Black Lives Matter protests YouTube drops the 3rd season of Cobra Kai, pivots away from scripted ...

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