This Week in Google 724: Thirsty Grindfluencer - a podcast by TWiT

from 2023-07-12T20:18:29

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  • Threads has 100 million users, and many are on Android.

  • Threads Adopting ActivityPub Makes Sense, but Won't Be Easy.

  • Facebook's Threads is so depressing.

  • Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads.

  • Amazon Prime Day Pushes US Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours.

  • Lina Khan Is Taking on the World's Biggest Tech Companies—and Losing.

  • Amazon sues EU in first US challenge to Digital Services Act.

  • In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI.

  • Anthropic's Claude Is Competing With ChatGPT. Even Its Builders Fear AI.

  • Nirit Weiss-Blatt's taxonomy of the promoters & marketers of AI panic.

  • Google's medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals.

  • Hollywood Studios' WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall.

  • Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement.

  • Google Embroiled in Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Products.

  • The AI Dividend.

  • Scariest bridge in America via Frank Garufi Jr.

  • NotebookLM: Google's AI-powered notes app is launching today.

  • Android 14 Beta 4 lets Pixel devices automatically unlock when you type in the PIN.

  • Google app rolling out 'Finance Watchlist' stocks widget.

  • Google News offering free 4-month New York Times trial.

  • Google Play Changes Policy on Tokenized Digital Assets, Allowing NFTs in Apps and Games.

  • Jeff & Alan Rusbridger discuss the Gutenberg Parenthesis in London.

Picks:


  • Stacey - Different ways that Stacey uses sensors.

  • Jeff - 2023 Digital media trends: Immersed and connected.

  • Jeff - Scotland fries.

  • Ant - "Taller Desk Chair"

  • Ant - Watch FLOSS Weekly with Ant!

  • Ant - Cheers To Mr. Terrell C. Woods.

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