TWiG 590: The Enlarged Bicep of Reason - Google outages, Facebook ads against Apple, Google WFH, Blob Opera

Google outages, Facebook ads against Apple, Google WFH, Blob Opera

The Blob Opera.

Facebook goes after Apple in newspaper ads.

Facebook is a Doomsday Machine.

Apple's big mobile ad industry change.

Facebook's new TLDR service to summarize the news.

Facebook's Super to compete with Cameo.

Two big Google outages and how it affects business.

Google's WFH strategy is becoming more permanent.

64-camera lighting rig that trained portrait lighting AI.

Google Photos gets a bunch of new features.

Google acquires Neverware.

Google Design Best of 2020.

Apple TV app coming to Chromecast.

Some Google One tiers getting a 50% price cut.

Nest Hub Max can now make Zoom video calls.

Google Home Max is now dead.

December Pixel feature drop is out.

Picks of the week:

Stacey's pick: The Spritzer.

Jeff's number: MacKenzie Scott gives away $4b to 300+ orgs in four months.

Ant's pick: Budget-friendly camera gimbal from Feiyutech.

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

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