This Week in Google 652: Stuck in the Jungle Gym - a podcast by TWiT

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  • Galaxy S22 Ultra hands-on.

  • Trump's social app launches.

  • Trump's Truth Social's disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability.

  • First details of Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro come roaring out: 2nd-gen Tensor, new Samsung modem.

  • Meta Loses Top-10 Ranking by Market Value Amid Worst Month Ever.

  • Inside Facebook's $10 Billion Breakup With Advertisers.

  • End of an era of ad targeting.

  • A resurrected bill troubles digital rights advocates and journalists.

  • Amazon's Astro robot has been spotted in the wild... bringing people beer.

  • Who Is Behind QAnon? Linguistic Detectives Find Fingerprints.

  • Google Chat set to replace classic Hangouts for Workspace users next month.

  • Google releases new build of February's Pixel 6 and 6 Pro update.

  • Google confirms Pixel 6 Wi-Fi issues, fix coming with March update.

  • Chrome 'Lite Mode' for Android will be removed next month with the Chrome 100 update.

  • Google Chrome's password manager is adding a new section for notes.

  • Google Search dark theme goes fully black for some on the web.

  • Google introduces Roboto Serif.

  • ProgrammingFonts.org: Fonts for programmers.

  • Their bionic eyes are now obsolete and unsupported as the company that installed them dies.

  • Apple gives Siri a less gendered voice.

  • 3G Networks Are Shutting Down: How This Affects Your Devices.

  • Beijing Winter Olympics viewership drops to record low.

  • A keyboard that makes my hands hurt just looking at it.

  • Designers spend months making custom keycaps, then the counterfeits arrive.

  • Launch of Typefully to prettify Twitter.

  • Reddit Details Its 5 Community Values.

  • TikTok Can Circumvent Apple and Google Privacy Protections and Access Full User Data, 2 Studies Say.

  • Kazakhstan's Internet Shutdown Offers Lessons for Russia-Ukraine Crisis.

Picks:


  • Mathew - Famed "marshmallow test" for kids debunked

  • Jeff - 13 'Challenges' That Prove Older Generations Were As Stupid As TikTok Teens

  • Ant - Andycine Lunchbox

  • Ant - Welcome to Earth

  • Leo - Zoom F3 Field Recorder

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt


Guest: Mathew Ingram


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