This Week in Google 593: That's Not Sweet Tea - a podcast by TWiT

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  • Google employees move toward unionizing.

  • Facebook and Twitter remove President Trump's speech.

  • Google Nest has new security cameras coming in 2021.

  • Nest Hub will likely have Soli radar functionality.

  • Amazon is prepping a sleep apnea device using millimeter-wave radar.

  • Leo is getting the Bose Sleepbuds II.

  • Twitter buys social audio app Breaker.

  • Ratatouille the Musical earns $1 million.

  • Twitter is relaunching its verification system.

  • Reverse engineering the COVID vaccine source code.

  • 2020 was a good year for publishing.

  • Google Docs gets Smart Compose.

  • Wear OS will support third-party Tiles.

  • Google Podcasts on the web adds subscription feeds.

  • January Pixel phone update improves auto-brightness.

  • Chrome OS Camera will support QR code scanning.

  • Samsung announces its Galaxy S21 event for this month.

  • Julian Assange's extradition to the US is blocked.

  • Bean Dad and his apology.

  • Why is Jack Ma lying low?

  • AI is getting really good at drawing things from words.

  • Jeff's post-Section 230 dystopia.

Picks of the week:


  • Stacey: Aquanta water heater controller

  • Jeff: 2020 2as the unhappiest year on Twitter in 12 years.

  • Ant: Take a look at this awesome Snowflake photography!


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


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