TWiG 623: The Evil Ceramicist - Bye bye Google ads, how to fight disinformation, Pixel 6 Pro, YouTube Shorts - a podcast by TWiT

from 2021-08-04T20:09:12

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  • Techdirt Is Now Entirely Without Any Google Ads Or Tracking Code.

  • Yes, Actually, The 1st Amendment Does Mean That Twitter Can Kick You Off Its Platform, Wall Street Journal.

  • Klobuchar targets vaccine misinformation with Section 230 bill.

  • Pixel 6 Preview: Here's What Google's First Smartphone Chip Can Do.

  • Nikkei: Google Tensor is a 5nm chip and Samsung is handling production.

  • Facebook disables accounts tied to NYU's research into political ads.

  • Why Facebook's claims about the Ad Observer are wrong.

  • 'It has to be known what was done to us': Natick couple harassed by eBay tell their story for the first time.

  • Tencent cuts kids' playing time on flagship game Honour of Kings to appease Beijing.

  • Google's 'time crystals' could be the greatest scientific achievement of our lifetimes.

  • The App With the Unprintable Name That Wants to Give Power to Creators.

  • Google+ class action starts paying out $2.15 for G+ privacy violations.

  • Top German Court Says Facebook Must Inform Users About Deleting Their Posts Or Suspending Their Account, Explain Why, And Allow Them To Respond.

  • Google takes legal action over Germany's expanded hate-speech law.

  • Google founders have sold $1 billion in stock since May, the most since 2017.

  • Amazon plans to cut waste following backlash over the destruction of unused products.

  • YouTube bans Murdoch's SkyNews Australia for a week over COVID disinformation.

  • YouTube's $100 million Shorts Fund to challenge TikTok goes live.

  • Amazon's Covid Dilemma: Mandate Vaccinations and Risk Losing Warehouse Workers.

  • Amazon will give you a whole $10 for your palm print.

  • This $55 Amazon Smart Soap Dispenser is dumb as dirt.

  • Seth Rogen Assures Fans He's Alive and Well After Hilarious TikTok Questions His Wellbeing.

  • A PBS for the Internet? (Jarvis: No thanks)

  • Biden Warns That The Next Kinetic War Will Be The Result Of A Cyberattack, Which Is Stupid.

  • Google will kill off very old versions of Android next month.

  • Chrome OS 92 rolling out: Redesigned emoji & picker, eSIM support, pre-installed Meet PWA.

  • Google Chrome to no longer show secure website indicators.

  • Chrome for Android becoming a 2FA security key for Google Account sign-in.

  • YouTube 'Premium Lite' subscription offers ad-free viewing for less.

  • August security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live.

Picks:


  • Jeff - 40 years since MTV launch

  • Ant - LumaFusion updated for iOS

  • Ant - Sign Up for the Wanderers Photo Workshop in NOLA

  • Leo - Waze now lets you use Master Chief's voice as your guide

  • Leo - MTV First Four Hours Remastered - 12am Saturday August 1st, 1981


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