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July 29, 2021 Tech Break: TWIG Clip: Facebook Leading the Metaverse Charge
On This Week in Google, Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, Jason Howell, and Kevin Marks talk about Facebook's ambitions with its Metaverse strategy and what that might actually look like.
For the full episode, visit twit.tv/twig/622

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell
Guest: Kevin Marks
You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
22 min
July 29, 2021 Tech Break: TNW Clip: Activision Blizzard Walk-Out
On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent talks with Sarah LeBoeuf from GameDaily.biz about the sexist culture being reported at Activision Blizzard and her in-person coverage of the employee walk-out.
For this story and more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/194

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell
Guest: Sarah LeBoeuf
You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
11 min
July 29, 2021Tech News Weekly 194: Metaverse: A Virtual Certainty
Activision Blizzard employees staged a walkout on Wednesday in the ongoing outcry surrounding the lawsuit by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing. Facebook has plans to create the Metaverse. Oculus is issuing a voluntary recall of its facial interface due to skin irritation. Adolescents are experiencing more loneliness than ever before.
First, Sarah LeBoeuf of GameDaily.biz joins the show to talk about the ongoing Activision Blizzard lawsuit. LeBoeuf, who covered the Activision Blizzard employee walkout in person, shares her experience and provides an overview of events.
Then, Janko Roettgers of Protocol discusses Facebook's plans to be the company that creates the Metaverse. Roettgers discusses Facebook Horizons, how the Metaverse overlaps with VR and AR, and what a business model would look like for this virtual world.
Then, Mikah provides a PSA about Facebook's voluntary recall of the Oculus Quest 2's facial interface. Due to the potential for skin irritation, Facebook has paused sales of the Oculus Quest 2 in order to include silicone coverings in the box. Oculus Quest 2 owners can visit the Oculus site to request silicone coverings for their facial interfaces.
Finally, Jason shares a study from the Journal of Adolescence regarding an increase in worldwide adolescent loneliness and the perceived ties to the increase of smartphone use and pervasiveness.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Sarah LeBoeuf and Janko Roettgers
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Endava Podcast - Tech Reimagined
59 min
July 28, 2021This Week in Google 622: Rocket to Hawaii
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 kill its 'Killed By Google' reputation
Why is China smashing its tech industry?
NYC to Shanghai in 40 minutes: SpaceX's goal for point-to-point space travel
Galène videoconference server
Facebook announces Metaverse product group headed by Instagram VP Vishal Shah
Who will own the metaverse?
The Metaverse: What It Is, Where to Find it, Who Will Build It, and Fortnite
Activision Blizzard Employees Are Walking Out in Protest
State AGs will appeal loss in Facebook case
Facebook to limit ads children see after revelations Australian alcohol companies can reach teens
Bezos offers to cover $2 billion in exchange for NASA contract
Google pushed a one-character typo to production, bricking Chrome OS devices
Olympics Broadcaster Announces His Computer Password on Live TV
Elon Musk confirms Tesla will not offer a regular steering wheel on new Model S/X
Mystery Soda Machine
Privacy Sandbox Timeline
Faster and more efficient phishing detection in M92
Google Drive will let you block other users to stop potential harassment
Here's what that Google Drive "security update" message means
Google Assistant rolling out 'Fast checkout' shopping, powered by Duplex on the Web
'Backup by Google One' is Android's new unified backup system
YouTube creators can now apply to test the Stadia Crowd Play Beta
Android Studio Arctic Fox is now available w/ Wear OS pairing and Jetpack Compose
Google's vision of Android development is finally realized with Jetpack Compose 1.0
Twitter 'acqui-hires' the team from a subscription news app, Brief
Twitter pilots a new shopping section for brands
Twitter posts fastest revenue growth since 2014 in pandemic rebound
Twitter reveals a surprisingly low two-factor auth (2FA) adoption rate
Picks:
Jason - My LIkes playlist in YouTube Music
Leo - YouTube TV for Olympics in 4K
Kevin - John Peel sessions
Kevin - Hyperland by Douglas Adams
Ant - Nine Nasty Words by John McWhorter
Ant - Some Disagree and I Get it, But...
Ant - I can't stop laughing at this

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell
Guest: Kevin Marks
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2 hr 35 min
July 28, 2021 Hands-On Tech: Upgrade to Wireless Android Auto With This Adapter
Connect wirelessly to your existing Android Auto compatible car with the AAWireless adapter. Ron Richards shares his thoughts on this plug-and-play device with Jason Howell.
Get the AAWireless: https://www.cpeb.it/
Check out the All About Android podcast: https://twit.tv/aaa

Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards
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14 min
July 27, 2021All About Android 535: Android Is Better Than iPhone
Samsung will announce new foldables on August 11
Samsung confirms there won't be a Galaxy Note 21 this year
Google's Wear OS 3 plans mean Android users should wait to buy a smartwatch
Leaked Samsung Galaxy Watch 4 videos show the new One UI Watch in action
Android has won the phone world war
Android's earthquake warning system proved effective in the Philippines yesterday
AAWireless review by Ron Richards
Nothing officially reveals its $99 Ear (1) true wireless earbuds
Realme is the first to bring magnetic wireless charging to Android
'Backup by Google One' is Android's new unified backup system
Google TV update brings Discovery+ and more live TV to the Android app
Random YouTube Music thoughts
Big and bigger smartwatches
5G in the Netherlands
The right pronunciation of Onn
Read our show notes here: https://bit.ly/3zWKcDN

Hosts: Jason Howell and Ron Richards
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1 hr 20 min
July 22, 2021 Tech Break: TNW Clip: Akamai Service Disruption
On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell talk about the service disruption that affected Akamai and how that brought down tens of thousands of websites for a few hours.
For this story and more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/193

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jason Howell
You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
8 min
July 22, 2021Tech News Weekly 193: Akamai's DNS Outage
Carolina Milanesi from Creative Strategies breaks down the biggest announcements from Amazon's Alexa Live 2021 developer conference.
Right to Repair got a huge boost by the Federal Trade Commission and Taylor Dixon from iFixit is pleasantly surprised by how specific the policy is.
Right before showtime, a number of major websites were taken offline due to an Akamai DNS outage. (Akamai is a TWiT Network sponsor)
Google unveiled the name of its anticipated Wear OS collaboration with Samsung but the bigger news is that most current watches won't get it.

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Carolina Milanesi and Taylor Dixon
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1 hr 3 min
July 08, 2021 Tech Break: TNW Clip: Find a Job With TikTok Resumes
On Tech News Weekly, Mikah Sargent speaks with Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET about how TikTok is encouraging job seekers to post a video resume on the platform. But does it work?
For this story and more, check out Tech News Weekly: https://twit.tv/tnw/191

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guest: Abrar Al-Heeti
You can find more about TWiT and subscribe to our podcasts at https://podcasts.twit.tv/
15 min
July 08, 2021Tech News Weekly 191: How To Fool Facial Recognition
Parmy Olson from Wall Street Journal details how fraudsters are fooling modern facial recognition systems.
Abrar Al-Heeti from CNET shows off how TikTokers are getting hired by submitting video resumes on the platform.
Google is sued by 36 states for anticompetitive behavior with its Play Store, but is it the same as the case against Apple?
Ubisoft is planning to release a new version of Assassin's Creed that is infinitely expandable online. Is this what gamers want?

Hosts: Jason Howell and Mikah Sargent
Guests: Parmy Olson and Abrar Al-Heeti
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1 hr 4 min

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