This Week in Google 599: You Lost Me at Zucchini - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-02-17T22:41:18

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  • 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

Picks:


  • Stacey: PeakFinder

  • Leo: Pinboard

  • Jeff: 9k comments to FBOB on Trump ban

  • Ant: Apex Percussion on YouTube


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