TWiG 599: You Lost Me at Zucchini - Google's News Corp deal, Facebook pulls news from Australia, Android Snow Cone

Google and News Corp sign global multiyear licensing deal

Google proposes way for Fuchsia OS to run Android and Linux programs 'natively'

Android 12 "Snow Cone": Everything we know so far about Google's next big update!

Leo is losing interest in Android

Microsoft tried to acquire Pinterest, FT reports

Chromebooks outsold Macs worldwide in 2020, cutting into Windows market share

France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices

Waymo begins robo-taxi tests in San Francisco

Facebook pulls news out of News Feed in Australia

Feta shortage

Supermicro Hack: How China Exploited a U.S. Tech Supplier Over Years

Nothing owns the Essential brand

Security bugs left unpatched in Android app with one billion downloads

Verizon $6b bid to buy Tracfone

AT&T; scrambles to install fiber for 90-year-old after his viral WSJ ad | Ars Technica

A new video editor, plus enhanced editing features

YouTube TV will add 4K streaming, more simultaneous streams for an additional price

Google to roll out slate of over 50 updates for Classroom, Meet, and other online education tools

Google bringing Material Design to the web in a significant way with WordPress plugin

Google Maps will now let you pay for public transportation and parking through its app

Google Play Store can now share apps and updates with nearby devices

Fitbit smartwatches and trackers are now sold at the Google Store

Google Assistant unofficially comes to Windows, macOS w/ useful custom client

Google Prompt 2FA UI on Android gets much-needed dark theme

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Stacey: PeakFinder

Leo: Pinboard

Jeff: 9k comments to FBOB on Trump ban

Ant: Apex Percussion on YouTube

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