TWiG 596: Squeezing the Shorts - Gamestop stock and Reddit, $60 Ring doorbell, Goodbye Loon, Nextdoor - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-01-27T22:49:48

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  • Put Bernie Anywhere!

  • Online trading platforms see a surge in usage as Redditors take on Wall Street

  • Google announces plan to tackle privacy issues in online advertising

  • Google says it may have found a privacy-friendly substitute to cookies

  • Nextdoor Is Quietly Replacing the Small-Town Paper

  • Ring launches $60 entry doorbell

  • Google's puritanical algo censors .ass

  • Alphabet Pops Loon's Balloons—but Won't Call It a Failure

  • Google will turn some of its offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites

  • Letter from Susan: Our 2021 Priorities

  • Referring Former President Trump's Suspension From Facebook to the Oversight Board

  • YouTube extends Trump's suspension for a second time

  • Facebook says it will dial down politics

  • Dept. of Unintended Consequences: Ad bans hurting campaigns

  • Latest Twitter acquisition: newsletter platform Revue

  • Twitter opening up archive to researchers for free

  • Twitter establishes Birdwatch: crowdsourced flagging and checking of tweets

  • @jack's @bluesky releases ecosystem status report

  • Google 'My Activity' page gets rare web dark theme on mobile and desktop

  • Google redesigns mobile Search on Android and iOS to be easier to read

  • Chrome now hides notification content when screen sharing to keep alerts private

  • Chrome OS 88 rolling out Smart Display-like screen saver with Google Photos, weather

  • YouTube.com is now available to install as a Progressive Web App

  • Google Lens for Android rolling out offline translate capability

  • Google Photos for Android gets tablet-optimized interface

  • Stacey's forebears: Westinghouse Total Electric Home

  • Sony announces the Xperia Pro smartphone with a dedicated HDMI input for $2,499.99

  • Google Maps on Android Automotive gets better at planning EV charging stops

Picks:


  • Stacey: Hilda on Netflix

  • Jeff: Fall of Silicon Valley

  • Ant: The GizFiz

  • Leo: Model 100 Portable Computer Kit by READY! Computer Corporation


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