This Week in Google (Audio)

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  • It's not just Google. This Week in Google hosts, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau, cover all of Big Tech every Wednesday. Listeners tune in for thought-provoking and entertaining conversations about AI, Internet memes, the future of media, and the latest emerging tech. You won't want to miss a minute. Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
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Episodes
  • TWiG 786: Now That's a Wikifoot - OpenAI o1, Flappy Bird, Instagram for Teens
    Sep 19 2024
    • Google Wins Fight to Scrap $1.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Ads
    • Exclusive: Google offered to sell part of ad tech business, not enough for EU publishers, sources say
    • Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes
    • Age verification AI for teen users...?
    • House panel advances Kids Online Safety Act despite pushback
    • The Battle to Ban Screens From School Now Includes Chromebooks and Tablets
    • Trump Rolls Out His New Cryptocurrency Business
    • How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator
    • Ex-MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy After Taking Plea Deal
    • Inside Elon Musk's Mushrooming Security Apparatus
    • Elizabeth McCafferty was offered £6,000 for images of her bare feet after they appeared on a fetish website without her consent.
    • The 'feral 25-year-olds' making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok
    • Apple's new iOS 18 upgrade doesn't fix the 'green bubble' problems
    • Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats
    • Why OpenAI is Hiding its Reasoning Model's 'Thoughts'
    • Calif. Gov. Newsom Says He's Worried About AI Bill
    • Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line
    • Can AI Really Replace Salesforce and Workday?
    • Mr. Beast's playbook
    • Google Photos now lets you flip your photos and videos horizontally
    • Google Chrome getting one-tap notification unsubscribe, starting on Pixel
    • YouTube Shorts to integrate Veo, Google's AI video model
    • Google Photos is getting a new 'Ultra HDR' editing option
    • Finally!! Google Slides adds multi-monitor support for presentations
    • Chromebook acting weird? Try Google's new ChromeOS 'Sanitize' tool – a lighter, friendlier fix than the full-wipe 'Powerwash' feature
    • The Office in Oz
    • Ig Nobels
    • The Pentium as a Navajo weaving
    • Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV

    Hosts: Jeff Jarvis and Paris Martineau

    Guest: Molly White

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    2 hrs and 22 mins
  • TWiG 785: Froganize Your Phone - DIY Medicine, WayMo Safety, Software Tethering
    Sep 12 2024
    • "Right to Repair for Your Body": The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine
    • The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
    • Google will now link to The Internet Archive to add more context to Search results
    • AI and transportation
    • WayMo safety data
    • What Kermit the Frog Showed Me About AI
    • Kermit post
    • There's a fix for AI-generated essays. Why aren't we using it?
    • Stacey asked the FTC to help with bricked IoT devices
    • Android Digital Wellness
    • NotebookLM's new "Audio Overview" turns your notes into a mini podcast
    • Mapping ships sunk in WW2
    • Leviton Humidity Sensor Switch

    Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Mikah Sargent, and Stacey Higginbotham

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • TWiG 784: Trochilidine Vigor - Elon Relents, Internet Archive Loses, Pennies
    Sep 5 2024
    • The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending
    • Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders
    • Telegram Founder Pavel Durov's Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight
    • Elon Musk, Tesla (TSLA) Beat Suit Over Promoting Dogecoin 'Pyramid Scheme'
    • America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny
    • Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be coming for your Tesla — and they might tow it
    • NaNoWriMo is in disarray after organizers defend AI writing tools
    • Ask Claude: Amazon turns to Anthropic's AI for Alexa revamp
    • AI's impact on elections is being overblown
    • AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient
    • Anil Dash: How Oprah will screw up the AI story
    • The winners of Michigan's 2024 "I voted" sticker contest
    • Diggnation 2.0
    • Android Has Five New Features Out Today
    • Google Removing Poor-Quality Android Apps From Play Store to Boost Engagement
    • Google Clock rolling out new Timer Starter widget
    • Google renames TensorFlow Lite to LiteRT, TensorFlow brand remains
    • YouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens
    • The Secret Inside One Million Checkboxes
    • Carbonara in a can? Chefs get shirty but Heinz is unrepentant

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

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    2 hrs and 44 mins

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