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 face, famous male journalists encourage more harassment of her

NYU study: far-right misinformation is more engaging

Inside the Google Empathy Lab

Burger King's terrible tweet

Google's FLoC Is a Terrible Idea

Google flags higher ad rates in France, Spain after digital tax

Harry and Meghan: The union of two great houses, the Windsors and the Celebrities, is complete

Google hosting Cloud Next '21 conference in October, virtual/physical format not yet set

Mobile World Congress says it will be in person in Spain in June

For Creators, Everything Is for Sale

Want to borrow that e-book from the library? Sorry, Amazon won't let you

Twitter working on overhaul of Tweetdeck

Twitter is Reinventing Itself

Twitter is testing an 'undo' option after sending tweets

Russia moves to slow Twitter's speed after protest row

Twitter sues Texas AG, claiming retaliation for Trump ban

Texas governor wants to ban social media from banning

A Leading Critic of Big Tech Will Join the White House

Camera-based Google Fit heart & respiratory rate tracking rolling out to Pixel

Google Voice won't forward texts to outside #s anymore

Google gives Chrome Android hub for its birthday

Google Chrome moving to 4-week update cycle for faster feature rollouts

Google Photos' new advanced video editor starts rolling out

Google Meet breakout rooms can now be set up before calls using Calendar

Google TV 'kids' profiles' arrive on Chromecast this month w/ parental controls, time limits

Android Auto split-screen support begins rolling out for vehicles with wide-screen displays

Follow our podcast': Apple Podcasts to stop using 'subscribe'

Internet Archive Scholar launched

Stanford AI Index

Arby's Has an Answer to Plant-Based Meat: A Meat-Based Carrot

T-Mobile to Step Up Ad Targeting of Cellphone Customers

Picks:

Mathew: Four year anniversary of this epic interview

Mathew: Man builds video-rental store in his basement

Jeff: Ending the Civil Journey

Jeff: Pandemic blamed for plummeting birthrates across Europe

Ant: Adobe Max Dates announced (virtually).

Ant: Super Resolution Feature from Adobe Announced

Ant: Story pissed me off, but there's a personal spin

Leo: Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guests: Mathew Ingram and Trey Ratcliff

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