This Week in Google 611: A Self Described Grim Countenance - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-05-12T21:21:02

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  • Project CHIP gets a new name and so does the Zigbee Alliance

  • With Tile deal Amazon's Sidewalk network just became more interesting

  • US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack

  • Google Plans to Double AI Ethics Research Staff

  • YouTube will pay $100 million to people who make popular videos for its TikTok competitor

  • Tech giants have all become creator companies

  • Cory Doctorow: How copyright filters lead to wage-theft

  • Apple robbed the mob's bank

  • Army of fake fans boosts China's messaging on Twitter

  • Why does every advert look the same? Blame Corporate Memphis

  • Adobe is dropping PostScript Type 1 font support. Be prepared for the change

  • Google Pay US users can now send money to users in India and Singapore

  • Google Fiber finally has a logo over a decade after launch

  • Google brings Gboard to Wear OS for first major app launch in years, more teased for 2021

  • Google Assistant Family Broadcasts from Smart Displays can now appear on phones

  • Alexa, who are you? New book identifies Amazon's secret voiceover artist

  • The people who want to keep masking: 'It's like an invisibility cloak'

  • Anti-Maskers Ready to Start Masking—to Protect Themselves From the Vaccinated

  • Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin

  • Elon Musk says Tesla will stop accepting bitcoin for car purchases, citing environmental concerns

  • Study Finds No Link Between Time Teens' Spend On Tech Devices And Mental Health Problems

  • Ebay has officially opened its platform to NFT sales

Picks:


  • Stacey - M5Stack Core2 ESP32 IoT Development Kit for AWS IoT EduKit

  • Jeff - Amazon's $300 million tax bill rejected by EU judges

  • Leo - Stumbled - The greatest Sites of the Internet


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