TWiG 478: When a Doorbell Rings, a Roti Gets its Wings
Leo's Pixel 3 has arrived and he takes us through a quick overview. YouTube went down - oh no! Google Home Hub vs. the Lenovo Smart Display. Facebook Portal - How can Leo cancel his order? Google vs. EU • Morgan on Twitter has some thoughts on G+, you don't want to miss this! Waymo's self-driving car got into an accident, and it wasn't very reported. Facebook's hack wasn't as widespread as it was originally reported. Facebook might have an idea who was behind the breach, but the FBI says don't talk! Amazon has some new APIs for Echo devices. Picks of the Week:
Kevin's Stuff: Outline Stacey's Things: The Helm Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
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Posted on 18 October 2018 | 3:37 am
TWiG 477: Rotimatic
Kevin Tofel has the Pixel 3 XL, and gives us his first impressions. #1: Best. Photos. Ever. Pixel Slate: should you dump your laptop and get this? Google Home Hub: simplifying the smart home. Facebook Portal: now Facebook has a camera that can follow your every move. Everything we now know about Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story Google+ is dead. Could anything have saved it? Amazon kills bonuses, discriminates against women. Essential's next act: a phone that send AI-written texts for you. Netflix buys its own studio. The heroes archiving the internet. Picks of the Week:
Jeff's Number: The illegal food economy on Facebook Kevin's Stuff: Anki Vector Robot Stacey's Things: Suggestic precision eating app and Party Down on Starz Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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Posted on 10 October 2018 | 11:54 pm
TWiG 476: Warm and Defeated
20 Years of Google Google Assistant gets a makeover Instagram "reality" Assassin's Creed streaming in Chrome So, so many leaks US DOJ vs CA on Net Neutrality "AI written" ads Picks of the Week
Leo's Pick: Won't You Be My Neighbor Mike's Thing: Lite Apps List Mathew's Stuff: Tim Berners-Lee's new company Host: Leo Laporte
Guests: Mike Elgan and Mathew Ingram
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Posted on 4 October 2018 | 2:38 am
TWiG 475: The Missiles Are Incoming. Poop!
A sneak peek at the Nocturne Pixelbook tablet Chrome 69's "forced login" will be optional in Chrome 70 Tech giants want federal privacy laws Splitting the Internet between China and the US Instagram and WhatsApp founders on why they left Facebook Big changes to Google search, Messages, and Maps What is a "Minimal Turing Test," and how can you beat it? Oculus Quest brings wire-free VR to your face for $399 Amazon is taking over the Internet of Things Picks of the Week
Kevin's Stuff: Pi Hole and free Back in the USSR demo Stacey's Things: The Constant Consumer and Find My Android Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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Posted on 27 September 2018 | 12:40 am
TWiG 474: Octothorpe: Life
Pixel 3: Black, white, mint, and pink? Google Home Hub leaks October is going to be a huge month for new phones: Google, Samsung, LG, OnePlus, and more Google remotely changes setting on Pie phones Google Smart Reply wants to spread the love Android is coming to a car near you Google and T-Mobile team up to solve 911 location tracking New Mexico sues Google for collecting data on kids Google employees quit over China plans Path is shutting down Picks of the Week
Ant's Stuff: Hurricane Florence relief Jeff's Number: half of all calls will be spam by 2019 Jason's Tool: Bouncer Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis
Guest: Ant Pruitt
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Posted on 20 September 2018 | 12:25 am
TWiG 473: Roofs and Drawers
Inbox is out. Google's October 9th event is official. Pixel rumors: is there a 3rd, let-to-be-leaked phone? What does "reasonable IoT security" mean to California lawmakers? Alphabet's Loon floating internet takes flight in a new test. Breitbart vs Google Is Qualcomm's new Android Wear chip too little, too late? USB-C headphone dongles are still awful, now a bit more expensive. Tips and Picks:
Kevin's Tip: Use a security key with your Chromebook with every log-in Stacey's Thing: Brilliant Switch Jason's Tip: How to activate multilingual support in Google Assistant Hosts: Jason Howell , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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Posted on 13 September 2018 | 2:38 am
TWiG 472: The Tea Algorithm
Big Government takes on Big Tech; Google sits it out Pixel 3 hits the FCC, and the back of a taxi Hoping for a Pixel Watch? I have some bad news... Google vs the URL Amazon: the Buzz Aldrin of Trillion dollar companies 20 years of Google Picks of the Week
Stacey's Thing: Lumos Sleep Mask Mathew's Stuff: Twitter becoming more "conversational" Jason's Tool: Google Titan security key Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Jason Howell
Guest: Mathew Ingram
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Posted on 5 September 2018 | 11:08 pm
TWiG 471: Twitch Slap
Trump says Google is unfair, warns that tech companies "better be careful" FCC can legally redefine competitive broadband markets to include services you can't actually get Google France Surrenders its Google+ Page Want to Buy a Black Market Ukranian Pixel 3 XL? Fortnite Creator Angry that Google Blabbed About Security Flaw IGTV Struggles to Grow CHANGELOG: Doodle 4 Google winner, helping vets find jobs, Google Go can read text out loud, Mini stickers for Gboard Picks of the Week
Stacey's Thing: Smart Olive Bottle Leo's Tool: Dumb Squeeze Bottles Jeff's Number: LTE for Pixelbook 2 Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
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Posted on 29 August 2018 | 11:44 pm
TWiG 470: Sparkle Vamps
Data and Society's Joan Donovan tells us how to stop online hate. Leo explains why Google's location history tracking policy is a big deal. Google is working on its own Amazon Show competitor. NYU is giving Facebook 10,000 anonymized MRI scans to help train its AI systems. At the Hot Chips conference, Google's Pixel Visual Core and AMD's chip roadmap are all the rage. Facebook wants to rate how trustworthy you are to fight fake news Changelog: new Google Fit and some good news Everything you ever wanted to know about the Pixel 3 XL - in Russian! Google's Shortwave could change podcasting forever. Picks of the Week:
Joan's Stuff: Antisocial Media by Siva Vaidhanathan and Custodians of the Internet by Tarleton Gillespie Stacey's Thing: Capitalism without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy by Jonathan Haskel Leo's Pick: Apple History on Triangulation Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Joan Donovan
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Posted on 23 August 2018 | 1:39 am
