This Week in Google 615: Bob is Unimpressed - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-06-09T22:19:10

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  • FBI and Australian police ran an encrypted chat platform to catch criminal gang

  • In Response to Oversight Board, Trump Suspended for Two Years; Will Only Be Reinstated if Conditions Permit

  • Facebook reverses policy protecting politicians from engaging in harmful speech

  • Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) asks whether the Forest Service or the BLM can alter the orbit of the moon or the Earth in order to fight climate change

  • Twitter Blue paid subscription service launches with special features

  • How TikTok's algorithm seems to work

  • WWDC 2021: What Apple's HomeKit strategy means for the smart home

  • Biden revokes Trump bans on TikTok and WeChat

  • FaceTime is coming to Android and Windows via the web

  • Will Apple Mail threaten the newsletter boom?

  • The 1619 Project

  • Google boosts Android privacy protections in attempt to rival Apple

  • Google News Showcase Targeted by Germany Antitrust Chief Andreas Mundt

  • Google's new subsea cable handles data surge between US, Brazil, Argentina

  • Android 12 Beta 2: Google's Privacy focus arrives with camera/mic shutoffs, dashboard, more

  • Google unveils $99 Pixel Buds A-Series with upgraded connectivity, no volume swipe gesture

  • Related: Google fixed the frustrating audio cutouts on Pixel Buds A-Series — Here's how

  • Stadia is coming to Chromecast w/ Google TV and select Android TV devices on June 23

  • Chromecast with Google TV update adds 'Stadia support,' improves Bluetooth latency, more

  • June Pixel Feature Drop: Astrophotography video, Photos Locked Folder, and more

  • Google pulls the plug on ARCore-powered 'Measure' app; no longer available to new users

  • Google Nest Hub & Hub Max get a more feature-rich browser complete with keyboard

  • Ohio sues Google, seeks to declare the internet company a public utility

  • Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge join forces to improve browser extensions

  • Jeff Bezos and his brother will fly on Blue Origin's first human spaceflight with auction winner

  • Is the viral banana-peel 'bacon' worth the hype? We made it, and we're not convinced

  • Feds recover more than $2 million in ransomware payments from Colonial Pipeline hackers

  • El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender after passing law

Picks:


  • Stacey - Nanoleaf Element First Look

  • Jeff - Oxford University Press to end centuries of tradition by closing its printing arm

  • Jeff - Lego typewriter #1

  • Ant - Grandpa's description of selfie he took in 1952 blows away the internet: 'A pioneer'

  • Ant - Babyshark, no not THAT Babyshark

  • Ant - PLANTastic POT HEADS


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


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