This Week in Google 728: Stupid Dove Nests - a podcast by TWiT

from 2023-08-09T20:13:01

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  • Leo shows off his Galaxy Z Flip 5.

  • Judge Narrows Scope of Coming Trial Over Google Monopoly Claims.

  • Musk's X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records.

  • Google Changes Name of Ad Product Amid Inventory Quality Scandal.

  • Norway fines Meta 1M crowns per day over behavioural ads feud.

  • Tech writer sues Apple, claiming Tetris movie ripped off his 'Cold War thriller' book.

  • BlueJeans, Verizon's Google Meet competitor, is shutting down.

  • Zoom AI tools trained using some customer data, updated terms say.

  • Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers' work unless companies opt out.

  • I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires).

  • Henrietta Lacks' family reaches settlement over use of immortal 'HeLa cells'.

  • 'Every single' Amazon team is working on generative AI, says CEO.

  • AI 'red teams' race to find bias and harms in chatbots like ChatGPT.

  • Google Chrome switching to weekly security patch updates.

  • Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts.

  • Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default.

  • Gmail for Android and iOS adding translate feature.

  • Google gives Pixel Tablet first discount 1.5 months after launch.

  • California regulators to decide the future of Cruise and Waymo.

  • YouTube will stop showing videos on the homepage if your watch history is off.

  • WeWork Raises 'Substantial Doubt' About Staying in Business.

  • Netflix is winding down its DVD business after 25 years.

  • MrBeast Facing $100 Million Lawsuit After Dissing Own Burgers.

  • Curiosity Rover Finds 'Striking' Evidence of Habitable Seasons on Mars.

  • The Expanse Online Auction.

  • Introducing Project IDX, An Experiment to Improve Full-stack, Multiplatform App Development.

  • $5 billion Google lawsuit over 'incognito mode' tracking moves a step closer to trial.

  • Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93.

  • Rest in peace Bram Moolenaar, author of Vim and hero of many developers.

Picks:


  • Stacey - SmartThings Energy.

  • Leo - The Sad Bastard Cookbook by tRaum Books.

  • Jeff - ESPN Strikes $2 Billion Sports-Betting Deal With Penn Entertainment.

  • Ant - The Best $9 You Can Spend.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt


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