This Week in Google 642: A Clattering of Smart Phones - a podcast by TWiT

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  • Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software.

  • US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder.

  • Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021.

  • Elon Musk named Financial Times 'person of the year' .

  • Ant Pruitt named TWiT of the Year.

  • Monkey NFT Typo Causes Seller To Lose Out On $297,000.

  • Pixel Launcher, 'At a Glance' unintentionally sends out Philippines storm warning globally.

  • How a bug in Android and Microsoft Teams could have caused this user's 911 call to fail.

  • Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature From Its Child Safety Webpage.

  • Better CEO 'Taking Time Off Effective Immediately'.

  • MGM Resorts Job Seekers Can Try Out Roles in VR Before Starting.

  • Google is threatening to fire unvaccinated employees.

  • Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban

  • Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible.

  • Why publishers like Vox Media are merging with their biggest rivals.

  • Internet Association, once a top tech lobby, to fold at end of year.

  • Google to give additional staff bonus this year.

  • Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change.

  • Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights.

  • Instagram quietly hits 2 billion monthly users.

  • Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans.

  • December security patch rolling out to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro with 80 bug fixes.

  • Pixel Stand (2nd gen) starts shipping with first orders arriving this week.

  • 'High-power' 21/23W charging on Pixel 6 & Pro with new Pixel Stand requires December update.

  • YouTube TV could lose Disney, ABC, & ESPN channels this week, price drop if deal not reached.

  • Google releases a new Wear OS 3 preview, offering a better look at the design outside of Samsung.

  • Correcting the history of IoT.

  • @Nicky_Dover: The Internet of Things boldly asks "what if everything in your house works like that new printer your mom just got"

  • Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service.

Picks:


  • Stacey - Peppermint Brownie Cookies.

  • Stacey - Flic 2 Starter Kit.

  • Jeff - New elevator data tells the story of the movement of people in cities globally.

  • Jeff - 52 things I learned in 2021.

  • Leo - Minecraft crosses 1 trillion views on YouTube.

  • Ant - New "Adobe Creative Cloud Express" is super useful.

  • Ant - Christmas Tuba Extravaganza.


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


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