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 by demanding Google and Facebook pay for news articles.

Amazon-box birthday cake.

TikTok Sale to Oracle, Walmart Is Shelved as Biden Reviews Security.

Pink's 9-year-old daughter Willow's singing debut.

TikTok and Universal Music Unveil 'Expanded Global Alliance'

Making Vaccine - LessWrong.

How This New Yorker Created a Vaccine Appointment Website for $50.

Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say.

Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments.

23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid.

20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower.

Google taps your phone cameras to measure your heart rate.

Google adds Out to Play memory collection for parents.

Google photo adds pinch-to-zoom for videos.

Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning.

Google rolling out Cast firmware 1.52 to Nest Hub, Max: New Alarms UI, Sunrise, Zoom, and more.

Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update.

Picks:

Stacey: Shelly Motion Sensor.

Jeff: TIkTok trend report.

Ant: 'I'm Not a Cat,' Says Lawyer Having Zoom Filter Difficulties.

Ant: Shout out to Erica Joy Baker for her appearance on Jeopardy!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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