This Week in Google 727: Blame It On The Osso Buco - a podcast by TWiT

from 2023-08-02T20:30:55

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  • Shift Happens is about to ship!

  • Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers.

  • Hollywood's Pain Is YouTube's Advertising Gain.

  • The buttons on Zenith's original 'clicker' remote were a mechanical marvel.

  • Facebook's ad business recovers from Apple's attack; watch out TV.

  • A view from DC: Adtech is built on a privacy fault line.

  • Meta Offers to Seek Consent for Highly Personalized Ads in Europe.

  • Family of Henrietta Lacks settles lawsuit over use of immortal cell line.

  • Uber Investors Ought to Look at the Big Picture.

  • An Internet Veteran's Guide to Not Being Scared of Technology.

  • The incandescent light bulb still isn't dead — but 'normal' ones are now truly banned.

  • We visited three Worldcoin orb locations since its July launch.

  • Kenya suspends Sam Altman's eyeball-scanning crypto project.

  • Point of no return: Australians fight for the right to work from home permanently.

  • China to Cut Internet Access to Minors.

  • Twitter Gives Verified Users Option to Hide Checkmark of Shame.

  • Google delists AI Test Kitchen app on Android and iOS.

  • Meta's new AI model can create sounds that are technically music.

  • Movie extras worry they'll be replaced by AI. Hollywood is already doing body scans : NPR.

  • AI can detect breast cancer as well as radiologists, study finds.

  • Scientists race to test claimed room-temperature superconductor.

  • Superconductor Breakthrough Findings Replicated, Twice, in Preliminary Testing.

  • Johnny Cash sings ""Barbie Girl"" (A.I.) - YouTube.

  • Google Releases Nearby Share for Windows.

  • YouTube TV price drops temporarily for new users.

  • ChromeOS could split out browser updates this month.

  • 4 new Chrome mobile features to quickly find information.

  • Google's generative search feature now shows related videos and images.

  • Android will now warn about unknown Bluetooth trackers, like AirTag, traveling with you.

  • Post Malone Buys Lord Of The Rings Card Worth Over $2 Million.

  • The Boring Company will dig a 68-mile tunnel network under Las Vegas.

  • My First Ankle Monitor (fake but fun).

Picks:


  • Glenn - Removal of airline change fees + airline apps.

  • Jeff - Facebook surpasses 3 billion monthly active users.

  • Jeff - Content Moderation's Legalism Problem.

  • Ant - Order Prints From Joe Akbrud.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt


Guest: Glenn Fleishman


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