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July 14, 2021TWiG 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 -- shuts down
What's in Stacey's home
Ray Ozzie's Blues Wireless raises $22 million to add 5G to everything
Facebook's satellite connectivity team switches over to Amazon's Project Kuiper
United orders 100 electric planes
Kevin explains why he can't pick the best Chromebook
Inside Facebook's data wars
Facebook Will Now Let Groups Appoint "Experts" in an Effort To Combat Misinformation
Facebook says it will pay $1b to creators
Instacart steals Fidji Simo as new CEO
Google Changelog
Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading
Stadia Porting Toolkit' helps bring over games from Windows
Google launches its Workspace tier for individuals in five countries
Chrome will soon let you turn on an HTTPS-first mode
Google angers employees with 'hypocritical' remote work policies
"Super Mario 64" sells for a record $1.56 million at auction
Fleets are fleeting
Twitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets
The Parking Garage of the Future
Why Amazon Is Naming New Warehouse Robots After Muppets
AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and are ready to hire
LG's rollable OLED TV is finally coming to the US for a staggering $100,000
Picks:
Hustle Culture on HBO Max
Popeyes nuggets
Dead start-up toys
SnoreLab

Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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2 hr 24 min
July 07, 2021TWiG 619: YouTube Regrets - Trump sues big tech, Pentagon cancels JEDI contract, Russian hackers
Trump sues big tech, Pentagon cancels JEDI contract, Russian hackers
Trump sues Facebook, Google, Twitter, Dorsey, Zuckerberg, Pichai.
It Can Always Get Dumber: Trump Sues Facebook, Twitter & YouTube, Claiming His Own Government Violated The Constitution.
Team Trump quietly launches new social media platform.
Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract.
Amazon Primed Andy Jassy to Be CEO. Can He Keep What Jeff Bezos Built?
Feds Seized Robinhood CEO's Phone in GameStop Trading Halt Investigation.
Supermarket chain Coop closes 800 stores following Kaseya ransomware attack.
REvil ransomware hits 200 companies in MSP supply-chain attack.
Instagram's Evolution.
Find a job with TikTok Resumes.
Watch a police officer admit to playing Taylor Swift to keep a video off YouTube.
YouTube Regrets.
Norway Law Forces Influencers to Label Retouched Photos on Instagram.
Facebook tests prompts that ask users if they're worried a friend is 'becoming an extremist'
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin passenger Wally Funk would be the oldest in space.
New Google Drive for desktop app with Google Photos upload, multi-account starts rolling out.
Google's Fuchsia OS is getting a new logo.
Google app beta returns to Chrome Custom Tabs for now.
Google Meet adds filters & fun masks for personal Gmail calls, just like Duo.
July security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live.
Should Amazon rename Alexa?
Fired by Bot at Amazon: 'It's You Against the Machine'

Picks:
Stacey - Nanoleaf Element setup.
Jeff - Nextdoor raises $686 million at an implied valuation of $4.3 billion and says it will go public via a SPAC.
Ant - A View From the Top - Richard Ayoade's.
Ant - (Selfishly) Rootin' For This Young Man.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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2 hr 7 min
June 30, 2021TWiG 618: Looks Like I'm Walkin' - Facebook Monopoly, FTC, FLOC
Judge throws out state and federal cases against Facebook
Judge to FTC: you can't just say 'Facebook has a monopoly' - you have to define that.
Stratechery analysis: "the real problem is that I don't think that Facebook has a monopoly!"
Amazon says FTC chair should recuse herself
Amazon reportedly pressuring suppliers for a discounted stake in their businesses
Google, Microsoft End Their Five-Year Ceasefire
Exclusive: 700 Million LinkedIn Records Leaked June 2021
Why biologists like Carl Bergstrom are warning that social media is a risk to humanity
Acer Chromebook 514 review: Undercover powerhouse
Good news: Google no longer requires publishers to use the AMP format
Google now warns people about unreliable or quickly changing search results
Google delays FLOC
YouTube TV Unveils Dolby Digital Support & Premium Add-on with 4K, Offline Downloads, and Unlimited Streams
Google makes Gmail advanced search more obvious
Google Play developers will need to follow two requirements
Google Begins Using MUM For Vaccine Search Results
Google Messages now lets you star messages so you can find important texts
German privacy tsar tells ministries to shut Facebook pages
Stacey's Pick: Amazon Halo Movement updates
Leo's Pick: Neeva is an ad-free search alternative from ex-Googlers
Jeff's Pick: Accenture news report on newspaper revenue decline
Ant's Pick: Life Reflected
Ant's Pick: This Is American Lives

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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2 hr 21 min
June 23, 2021TWiG 617: That's A Moray - John McAfee, Peloton, Bitcoin
John McAfee, Peloton, Bitcoin
COBOL Developers Wanted: Matt Cutts Discusses Working with the US Digital Service
The bureaucracy of Government Meetings
John McAfee Found Dead in Spanish Prison Cell
NYT hit piece on Pichai for being too thoughtful
What Has Google Done Lately?
Google Sleep Tracking Has Helped Stacey
Tech Giants, Fearful of Proposals to Curb Them, Blitz Washington With Lobbying - The New York Times
Industry groups send letter opposing anti-tech legislation
Klobuchar suspicious of Matter
When an Eel Climbs a Ramp to Eat Squid From a Clamp, That's a Moray - The New York Times
Squatch Films Bold. Innovative. Stinky.
Galaxy Chromebook Go launches w/ 14-inch display, Intel Celeron, more
A CCTV Company Is Paying Remote Workers in India to Yell at Armed Robbers
Hyundai acquires controlling stake in U.S. robotics firm Boston Dynamics for $880 million
In Argentina, cheap government-issued netbooks sparked a musical renaissance - Rest of World
Peloton Tread owners now forced into monthly subscription after recall
Don't Piss Off Bradley, the Parts Seller Keeping Atari Machines Alive'
Samsung is 'reimagining smartwatches' at its MWC event on June 28th
Texas homeowners startled by "hijacked" thermostats
China to shut down over 90% of its Bitcoin mining capacity after local bans - Global Times
South African Brothers Vanish, and So Does $3.6 Billion in Bitcoin
Google Changelog: New classroom capabilities for Chromebooks
Warren Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation, donates $4.1 billion

PICKS
Stacey: Paced walking on Google Fit
Leo: Brave Search
Jeff's Number: Half of Apple's commission comes from people spending $450+/month
Matt: You Think You Know Me card game
Ant: Wanderers Photo Workshop
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Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Matt Cutts
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2 hr 26 min
June 16, 2021TWiG 616: Leave It to Beaver - Disinformation, Memes, Twitter's anti-abuse tools, TikTok at VidCon
Can Disinformation Be Stopped?
Lina Khan Named F.T.C. Chair by Biden
Proposed antitrust bills would ban Apple from preinstalling its own iOS apps
Regulator v regulator: German government cooperates with Google on health boxes; media regulator objects
Google Workspace and Google Chat are officially available to everybody
Google adds E2E RCS encryption to Messages, emoji mashup suggests, and more for Android
Google Meet adding second screen 'Companion Mode' experience
Google abandons experiment to show simplified domain URLs in Chrome
Google letting Fiber TV box customers upgrade to free Chromecast with Google TV
YouTube TV giving subscribers free TiVo Stream 4K or Chromecast w/ Google TV amid Roku battle
You can now add a Coinbase card to Google Pay and pay in crypto
New York Senate Passes Electronics Right-to-Repair Legislation
Using Facebook Actually Reduces Ethnic Tension, New Study Finds
Prince's 'Welcome 2 America,' an Unreleased Album, Is Due Out in July
The web's source code is being auctioned as an NFT by inventor Tim Berners-Lee
Bitcoin Taproot upgrade: what it means
Twitter is eyeing new anti-abuse tools to give users more control over mentions
Amazon blames social media for struggle with fake reviews
TikTok takes over the top sponsor spot at VidCon, edging out YouTube
Picks:
Ant - Auntie Bev on TikTok: @yourtimeyourshine
Ant - Lupin on Netflix
Ant - Congress passes bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
Jeff - Seeding by Ceding by MacKenzie Scott
Joan - If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future by Jill Lepore
Joan - Meme War Weekly

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt
Guest: Joan Donovan
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2 hr 18 min
June 09, 2021TWiG 615: Bob is Unimpressed - Bezos in space, Twitter Blue, Biden gives TikTok a pass, FaceTime on Android
FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gang
In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit
Facebook reverses policy protecting politicians from engaging in harmful speech
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change
Twitter Blue paid subscription service launches with special features
How TikTok's algorithm seems to work
WWDC 2021: What Apple's HomeKit strategy means for the smart home
Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat
FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web
Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom?
The 1619 Project
Google boosts Android privacy protections in attempt to rival Apple
Google News Showcase Targeted by Germany Antitrust Chief Andreas Mundt
Google's new subsea cable handles data surge between US, Brazil, Argentina
Android 12 Beta 2: Google's Privacy focus arrives with camera/mic shutoffs, dashboard, more
Google unveils $99 Pixel Buds A-Series with upgraded connectivity, no volume swipe gesture
Related: Google fixed the frustrating audio cutouts on Pixel Buds A-Series — Here's how
Stadia is coming to Chromecast w/ Google TV and select Android TV devices on June 23
Chromecast with Google TV update adds 'Stadia support,' improves Bluetooth latency, more
June Pixel Feature Drop: Astrophotography video, Photos Locked Folder, and more
Google pulls the plug on ARCore-powered 'Measure' app; no longer available to new users
Google Nest Hub & Hub Max get a more feature-rich browser complete with keyboard
Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a public utility
Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge join forces to improve browser extensions
Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin's first human spaceflight with auction winner
Is the viral banana-peel 'bacon' worth the hype? We made it, and we're not convinced
Feds recover more than $2 million in ransomware payments from Colonial Pipeline hackers
El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law
Picks:
Stacey - Nanoleaf Element First Look
Jeff - Oxford University Press to end centuries of tradition by closing its printing arm
Jeff - Lego typewriter #1
Ant - Grandpa's description of selfie he took in 1952 blows away the internet: 'A pioneer'
Ant - Babyshark, no not THAT Babyshark
Ant - PLANTastic POT HEADS

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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2 hr 44 min
June 02, 2021TWiG 614: Swipe Down For Frog - Amazon Sidewalk, ZenBooths, Trump on Facebook, UK cookie guidance
Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighbors
New UK Cookie Guidance changes everything
Google diversity head in 2007: Jews have 'insatiable appetite for war'
Trump blog page shuts down for good
Microsoft acquires ReFirm Labs for IoT security bolstering
Google gets enthusiastic green light for a multi-billion-dollar San Jose campus
Chrome is up to 23% faster in M91 and saves over 17 years of CPU time daily
Google Nears Settlement of Ad-Tech Antitrust Case in France
Quic gives the internet's data transmission foundation a needed speedup
YouTube Says It Paid Out $4 Billion to Music Industry Over Past 12 Months
Amazon Introduces Tiny 'ZenBooths' for Stressed-Out Warehouse Workers
Cannabis stocks rally after Amazon endorses legalization
Amazon Faced 75,000 Arbitration Demands. Now It Says: Fine, Sue Us
Pennsylvania police chief charged after threatening citizen over critical Facebook posts
Fall River police officer suspended for Facebook post after Derek Chauvin verdict
Philly police officer fired over Facebook posts reinstated
Orange County deputy suspended over TikTok videos
A California teenager pushed a bear off her property in the wildest TikTok video
Chrome OS 91 rolling out: Nearby Share launch, app notification badges, and more
Chrome for Android adds a built-in screenshot tool and editor in the Share menu
Apple TV app is now available on all Android TV devices, too
Google Search adds fabulous Pride Month Easter egg
Google rolls out 'Weather Frog' clock to Nest Hub and Hub Max
Google Meet web redesign rolling out now with full availability in June
You can now quickly present Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides to ongoing Meet calls
Stack Overflow acquired by Prosus for $1.8 billion
The NFT market bubble has popped and we've got the charts to prove it
Picks:
Stacey - A Memory Called Empire
Jeff - A Rural-Urban Broadband Divide, but Not the One You Think Of
Jeff - Thomas Baekdal Naomi Osaka thread
Ant - Why Netflix's New Series High on the Hog Is a Must-Watch
Ant - Halston on Netflix
Ant - The CHAMP is HERE

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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2 hr 9 min
May 26, 2021TWiG 613: 58% Normal - Amazon buying MGM catalogue, Fuchsia rolls out, 'Charlie Bit My Finger' NFT
Amazon to acquire MGM Studios for $8.5 billion
Butter Pat Industries Cast Iron Skillet
A deep dive into Google I/O's smart home news
Google is releasing Fuchsia OS, starting w/ 1st-gen Nest Hub
Roku wants to expand into smart home devices
A thank-you note to the net
Biden anitrust people say Amazon's prices are too low; DC's says they are too high
Florida's New Pro-Disney, Anti-Facebook and Twitter Law
Google Doodle celebrates the Savoy Ballroom with multiplayer swing dancing game
A Cappella Group Sings Computer, App, and Game Sound Effects
'Charlie Bit My Finger' sold as an NFT, could vanish from YouTube forever
Feeling blue: drug dealer's 'love of stilton' leads to his arrest
2,500 people showed up to a Huntington Beach party that devolved into violence and vandalism, police say
This new Google Photos tool will help you prep for the end of free storage
Pixel Launcher Discover feed on Android 12 can be themed by Doodles in Material You-like manner
Google now lets you password-protect the page that shows all your searches
Google adding convenient 'Save to Photos' shortcut for Gmail attachments
Russia fines Google $81k (yes, k) for not deleting content; threatens to slow it down
Indian Police Visit Twitter Offices as Modi Goes on Pandemic Offense
Twitter previews Ticketed Spaces, says it'll take a 20 percent cut of sales
Scoop: New York Times in talks to buy The Athletic
Picks:
Stacey - How Normal Am I?
Jeff - America Talks: Want to connect with someone who disagrees with you?
Ant - Test your lungs
Ant - My Favorite Photo I Captured in Shanghai Is Discussed on "Behind The Shot"

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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2 hr 27 min
May 19, 2021TWiG 612: Waymo Confused - Google IO keynote, problem with Google's AI demo, Project Starline, Material You
Google sends the Blob Opera on tour, starting with extremely fun show at I/O
Google and Samsung unite to reboot Android watches, with a dose of Fitbit too
12 Google Workspace updates for better collaboration: Smart Canvas
Do We Have Minds of Our Own?
Material You is Google's new personalized design language
Chrome testing RSS-powered 'Follow' button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive
An experiment in helping users and web publishers create deeper connections on Chrome
Google's Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram
Google's Docs dilemma: Why the biggest improvements in years might not be enough
kinopio.club
The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps
Seeing With Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth
Google I/O swag suggests something fun is happening at 4 p.m. PT today
LaMDA: our breakthrough conversation technology
Google made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the company
A driverless Waymo got stuck in traffic and then tried to run away from its support crew
Google Photos update adds new Memories and a Locked Folder, previews Cinematic moments
Google Fast Pair coming to BMW, Ford cars, and Beats headphones
Android now powers over 3 billion devices
Get around and explore with 5 new Google Maps updates
Helping all your devices work better together
Chrome now uses Duplex to fix your stolen passwords
Google Search adds 'DVD screensaver' Easter egg that might eventually hit the corner
Picks:
Kevin - Map of the Internet
Stacey - $40,000 Home Theater Bed Offers Unique Opportunity
Ant - Get A Round Tuit
Jeff - Apple's compromises in China: Five takeaways

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Kevin Marks
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2 hr 16 min
May 12, 2021TWiG 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 pay $100 million to people who make popular videos for its TikTok competitor
Tech giants have all become creator companies
Cory Doctorow: How copyright filters lead to wage-theft
Apple robbed the mob's bank
Army of fake fans boosts China's messaging on Twitter
Why does every advert look the same? Blame Corporate Memphis
Adobe is dropping PostScript Type 1 font support. Be prepared for the change
Google Pay US users can now send money to users in India and Singapore
Google Fiber finally has a logo over a decade after launch
Google brings Gboard to Wear OS for first major app launch in years, more teased for 2021
Google Assistant Family Broadcasts from Smart Displays can now appear on phones
Alexa, who are you? New book identifies Amazon's secret voiceover artist
The people who want to keep masking: 'It's like an invisibility cloak'
Anti-Maskers Ready to Start Masking—to Protect Themselves From the Vaccinated
Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin
Elon Musk says Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin for car purchases, citing environmental concerns
Study Finds No Link Between Time Teens' Spend On Tech Devices And Mental Health Problems
Ebay has officially opened its platform to NFT sales
Picks:
Stacey - M5Stack Core2 ESP32 IoT Development Kit for AWS IoT EduKit
Jeff - Amazon's $300 million tax bill rejected by EU judges
Leo - Stumbled - The greatest Sites of the Internet

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham
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2 hr 32 min