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 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

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