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THIS WEEK IN GOOGLE

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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.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    We Hear for You - Meta Connect, Altman's Manifesto

    Stanley Is Releasing Collectible Tumblers Every Day This Week to Honor Different Decades of Barbie EssilorLuxottica extends smart glasses partnership with Meta Sam Altman catapults past founder mode into 'god mode' with latest AI post AI conversation about Jeff's book The Paris show Exclusive: Meta's AI chatbot to start speaking in the voices of Judi Dench, John Cena, others, source says Google TV adds several more free channels including The Bob Ross Channel YouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for ads Google's passkey syncing makes it easier to move on from passwords New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free Google Photos is getting a redesigned video editor Google's Gemini AI might soon appear in your corporate Workspace Google Earth AI eliminates clouds Ahead of Gemini coming to Google Buds, Hey Google & Voice Match Settings Change on Headphones Quote Origin: I Had Exactly Four Seconds To Hot Up the Disintegrator, and Google Had Told Me It Wasn't Enough Project Analyzing Human Language Usage Shuts Down Because 'Generative AI Has Polluted the Data' Comedian John Mulaney brutally roasts SF techies at Dreamforce Marques Brownlee says 'I hear you' after fans criticize his new wallpaper app Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk's SpaceX for trespassing McDonald's touchscreen kiosks were feared as job killers. Instead, something surprising happened Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providers Introducing HP Print AI, Industry's First Intelligent Print Experiences The 90s Executive Yes Man More Americans – especially young adults – are regularly getting news on TikTok Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

    2h 8m

  2. 19 SEPT

    Now That's a Wikifoot - OpenAI o1, Flappy Bird, Instagram for Teens

    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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: veeam.com bitwarden.com/twit betterhelp.com/TWIG

    2h 22m

  3. 12 SEPT

    Froganize Your Phone - DIY Medicine, WayMo Safety, Software Tethering

    "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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: 1password.com/twig

    1h 59m

  4. 5 SEPT

    Trochilidine Vigor - Elon Relents, Internet Archive Loses, Pennies

    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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: veeam.com e-e.com/twit

    2h 44m

  5. 29 AUG

    The Cat in the Hat - TikTok Lawsuit, Billionaire Cities, Pixel 9 Demo

    Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France TikTok must face lawsuit over 10-year-old girl's death, US court rules Chick-Fil-A Hatches Plans For Streaming Service Also: New York's Largest Hospital System Is Setting Its Sights on the Entertainment Business RE Fast Co new town story" The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down How activists derailed Big Tech billionaire's dream city in California Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Google Keep rolling out AI-powered 'Help me create a list' on Android Pixel 9 demo Google Wallet now works for California driver's licenses Google TV has added a few more new free channels Google Chat adds support for IFTTT integrations Google finally lets you record phone call audio in the US, but only on the Pixel 9 Google Pixel 9 launches 'Adaptive Touch,' improves screen sensitivity while wet, etc 'Megalopolis' Cuts Ties With Marketing Consultant Behind Trailer Debacle; Fabricated Critic Quotes Were Generated By AI OpenAI Shows 'Strawberry' AI to the Feds and Uses It to Develop 'Orion' Printful for hats wyze birdfeeder The Unbearable Slowness of Being Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

    2h 31m

  6. 22 AUG

    Yassified - Google Vs. Epic, Fake Reviews, AI Warfare

    Epic judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down' on Google's app store monopoly Google's AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die OpenAI signs multi-year content partnership with Condé Nast Deal in california xAI's new Grok image generator floods X with controversial AI fakes Google threatened tech influencers unless they 'preferred' the Pixel The FTC finalizes its rules clamping down on fake online reviews Palantir's Alex Karp Talks About War, AI and America's Future Roblox is Already the Biggest Game In The World. Why Can't It Make a Profit (And How Can It)? Looks and Gaming: Who and Why? 2024 Winners | The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster Google went public 20 years ago—what your $1000 investment would be worth today Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming's capital city More than 30 tech companies have pitched A.I. tools to political campaigns for November's election. The campaigns have been wary. Russia's AI tactics for US election interference are failing, Meta says Gmail can turn 'rough notes' into a full draft with Gemini 'Polish' Google's Stunning New Android AI Feature Instantly Locks Phone Thieves Out I tried Google's Pixel Screenshots and it's everything I'd want an AI feature to be Early hands-on with Google Pixel 9's AI Call Notes reveals disappointing restrictions Google Play will no longer pay to discover vulnerabilities in popular Android apps Trap Where have all the Burners gone? Shops catering to Burning Man brace for slow season Inside the opulent world of six-figure kids birthday parties in Silicon Valley TikTok Parrot is 'attention hog' and smart as human toddler, owners say Paris 'n' pals need this Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: betterhelp.com/TWIG

    2h 18m

  7. 15 AUG

    But Officer, I'm a Podcaster! - Pixel 9 Camera, Gemini's New Voice

    What Google rivals want after DOJ's antitrust trial win DOJ Considers Seeking Google (GOOG) Breakup After Major Antitrust Win Gemini Live is the best AI feature I've seen so far from Google 9 things to know about Pixel 9 cameras Jeff thread against incumbent media Google's Gemini Live AI Sounds So Human, I Almost Forgot It Was a Bot Scoop: X files antitrust lawsuit against ad industry group GARM Texas judge steps aside in Elon Musk's X case against advertisers An incredible life and career AI is a bad word to consumers Weekend Welcomes Two New Reporters: Josh Koehn and Paris Martineau Schmidt blames remote work for company's struggles 'Ultimate wife guy' or 'yikes'? Mark Zuckerberg reveals 7ft statue of wife How Spotify started — and killed — Latin America's podcast boom Hello, goodbye: the rise and decline of the celebrity video-greeting app Cameo MSCHF: Our Cow Angus WCBS is no more Cable TV biz crumbles Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: 1password.com/twig

    2h 17m

  8. 8 AUG

    Aggiornamento - Google's Monolpoly, X Sues GARM, AI Dentist

    Google (GOOGL) Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search Engine on Phone Browsers Will Google's historic monopoly lawsuit be the death knell for Mozilla and Firefox? Scoop: X files antitrust lawsuit against ad industry group GARM Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Deal - The New York Times Disney, Fox and Warner Sports Streamer Venu to Launch at $42.99/ Month Why I'm Joining The Bluesky Board To Support A Vision Of A More Open, Decentralized Internet Bloomberg's Risky, Embargo-Breaking Evan Gershkovich Scoop Canadian news engagement down significantly one year after Meta's ban: study thecanadianpressnews.ca Google pulls Olympics AI ad 'Dear Sydney' X officially kills its San Francisco HQ, will relocate to South Bay Google is set to supercharge Google Home with Gemini intelligence 'The Godmother of AI' says California's well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem AI dentist performs first procedure on human patient Without Zuckerberg money, limited private funding available for elections Neil Gorsuch Highlights Aaron Swartz As An Example Of Overreach In Criminal Law Amazon Pushes Fast Delivery Into Rural Areas in Challenge to Post Office tulip.computer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: e-e.com/twit

    2h 20m
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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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