TWiG 612: Waymo Confused - Google IO keynote, problem with Google's AI demo, Project Starline, Material You - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-05-19T20:00:13

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  • Google sends the Blob Opera on tour, starting with extremely fun show at I/O

  • Google and Samsung unite to reboot Android watches, with a dose of Fitbit too

  • 12 Google Workspace updates for better collaboration: Smart Canvas

  • Do We Have Minds of Our Own?

  • Material You is Google's new personalized design language

  • Chrome testing RSS-powered 'Follow' button & feed that keeps the Google Reader dream alive

  • An experiment in helping users and web publishers create deeper connections on Chrome

  • Google's Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram

  • Google's Docs dilemma: Why the biggest improvements in years might not be enough

  • kinopio.club

  • The Linear Oppression of Note-taking Apps

  • Seeing With Fresh Eyes: Meaning, Space, Data, Truth

  • Google I/O swag suggests something fun is happening at 4 p.m. PT today

  • LaMDA: our breakthrough conversation technology

  • Google made AI language the centerpiece of I/O while ignoring its troubled past at the company

  • A driverless Waymo got stuck in traffic and then tried to run away from its support crew

  • Google Photos update adds new Memories and a Locked Folder, previews Cinematic moments

  • Google Fast Pair coming to BMW, Ford cars, and Beats headphones

  • Android now powers over 3 billion devices

  • Get around and explore with 5 new Google Maps updates

  • Helping all your devices work better together

  • Chrome now uses Duplex to fix your stolen passwords

  • Google Search adds 'DVD screensaver' Easter egg that might eventually hit the corner

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  • Stacey - $40,000 Home Theater Bed Offers Unique Opportunity

  • Ant - Get A Round Tuit

  • Jeff - Apple's compromises in China: Five takeaways


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Guest: Kevin Marks


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