TWiG 517: ...And His Last Name was Higginbotham
This Week's Stories
TikToK Takes Over VidCon Google, Apple, Amazon, and Facebook vs Congress over anti-trust, censorship, data tracking Elon Musk Wants to sew wires into your brain FaceApp gives Russian your pictures Facebook Fined $5 Billion - is the biggest FTC fine ever big enough? Facebook and Congress wrangle over Libra cryptocurrency Baby Google New Twitter style The influencers are taking over business Prime Day was huge Most of the Google walkout organizers have left Yes, Google is listening when you say OK Google Neilsen wants to track podcasts
Jeff's Number: Google made 3200 changes to search last year Stacey's Thing: Wyze Bulbs Leo's Tool: Firefox + Startpage Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
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Posted on 18 July 2019 | 2:21 am
TWiG 516: Skylab Coprolites
This Week's Stories:
Google's 4000 word Privacy Policy Google and Dish, sitting in a tree? The problem(s) with YouTube Facebook privacy is already a problem The Chome OS 75 debacle Debian 10 Buster is not for Chromebooks Linux is the future Google Stadia FAQ: multiplayer, VR, how to order Instagram fixes online bullying Trump can't block you on Twitter. Neither can AOC. Facebook fought Fake News (about Facebook) Android - Google = /e/ foundation AT&T blocks robocalls FCC vs SF Amazon at 25 Amazon warehouse workers to strike on Prime Day Amazon keeps Alexa recordings indefinitely YouTube and Amazon Prime Video kiss and make up Picks of the Week
Jeff's Number: Giant GDPR fines for Marriott, BA Kevin's Stuff: JGrasp: an open source IDE with an awesome visual debugger Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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Posted on 11 July 2019 | 2:39 am
TWiG 515: A Phone for Every Country
Chinese Border Patrol Installing Malware on Visitors' Phones Samsung Galaxy Fold Ready for Launch (Again) Trump Says Huawei Can Sell Phones in the US Again - But Can They? (They Can't.) Galaxy Note 10 Launch August 7 Google Jigsaw's Toxic Culture Less Secure Apps and G Suite New Zealand vs Google Germany vs Facebook Facebook vs Anti-vaxxers Twitter Warns You About Controversial Tweets from Public Figures Florida and Georgia hit by Ransomware White House Social Media Summit July 11 Berkeley Wins Right to Warn You About Cell Phone Radiation Google Launches Fuchsia Developer Site Google Patents Multi-Page Foldable Phone How to Opt-Out of Airport Face Recognition Why the Pentagon is Shooting Lasers at Your Heart Intel Auctions Its 5G Patents Wikipedia Founder Calls for Social Media Strike Equifax CIO Jailed for Insider Trading Microsoft Gives Refunds for Yanked Ebooks Picks of the Week
Leo's Tool: Dozens of Drivers Got Stuck After Blindly Following Google Maps Into a Mud Pit Jeff's Number: Most crowded subway lines in the world Stacey's Thing: Amazon Echo Auto Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
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Posted on 3 July 2019 | 10:38 pm
TWiG 514: Alphabetical
This Week's Stories
Mathew introduces the panel to Media Ecology Has the internet made us too distrustful? Google's new campaign to teach children to "Be Internet Awesome" Professor was 7 words away from being hacked Senator pushes for algorithm-free search results Just how much is your Facebook and Google data worth? Twitter, FB, and Google better watch out, the President is mad! Google's message to employees: don't protest us Google's mental health initiative YouTube is being investigated by the government FB might have another agenda for Libra What happened to Cloudflare this week? Who wants to live in a very smart town? Is there a difference between a platform and a publisher? Guess who's buying up NYC real estate? Picks of the Week
Jeff's Pick: Google reviewer sued for $500K
Stacey's Pick: OXO Salad Dressing Shaker
Mathew's Story: Twitter Lists
Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Mathew Ingram
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Posted on 26 June 2019 | 11:42 pm
TWiG 513: A Secret Route in Jersey
This Week's Stories
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency - Don't call it "Zuck Bucks" Google Caught "Red Handed' Scraping Genius Lyrics Facebook Moderators Live in a Special Kind of Hell Senator wants to strip internet platforms of protections unless they are "politically neutral." Google's 10th attempt at messaging is sure to succeed /s Don't use SMS as a 2nd-factor authentication!!! Pakistani Politicians in Cat Ears Ant infestation on Twitter Garlic Peeling FAKE NEWS
Leo's Tool: Apollo 11 in Real-time Jeff's Number: 3-hour Google holiday as Calendar goes down Stacey's Thing: Olisto Hosts: Leo Laporte , Jeff Jarvis , and Stacey Higginbotham
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Posted on 20 June 2019 | 2:44 am
TWiG 512: That's a Lot of Baldur's Gate
This Week's Stories
Mary Meeker's 2019 Internet Trends Report Who is Stadia for? Console Gamers. New York Times is WRONG about Google News Pixel 4 Leaked - by Google! Google Bought 270 Companies Between 2001 and 2019 Should Sprint and T-Mobile be Allowed to Merge? Half a Million Master Music Recordings Burned in 2008 RIP Maker Faire Have I Been Pwnd: For Sale Fortnite Buys Houseparty Stop using ReCAPTCHA! Chrome vs Ad Blockers Tips and Picks
Leo's Tools: Better Place Forests, The Infinity Burial Suit Jeff's Number: Facebook Watch claims 140m daily users Kevin's Tip: Start using authentication apps in lieu of text message codes! Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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Posted on 13 June 2019 | 3:01 am
TWiG 511: Where Do You Put the Naked People?
This Week's Stories
- YouTube takes down Crowder content
- YouTube recommendation engine problems
- Google Maps Rolling Out a New Speedometer Feature
- Symantec Twitter Bots
- Google to reveal Stadia pricing & launch on Thursday, June 6th live stream
- Regulating the Net is Regulating Us
This Week's Picks
- Dozens strip down outside Facebook office to protest nudity rules on the social network
- Nude models gather in NYC to protest Facebook and Instagram's female nipple ban
- Baratunde Thurston TED talk
- Lutron Aurora
Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham , Jeff Jarvis , and Leo Laporte
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Posted on 6 June 2019 | 12:49 am
TWiG 510: Never Hug an Elmo
This Week's Stories
Google's White Collar Sweatshop Killing CDA 230 Would Kill the Internet Musk's Starlink Satellites Could Kill Space Exploration The US vs Huawei: This is How the US Economy Crashes Google's Cold Fusion Experiment Fizzles YouTube Blocks Microsoft Edge Google Duplex is Made of People Consumer Reports: Tesla's Self-Driving Cars Aren't. Neal Stephenson thinks Social Media is a "Doomsday Machine" How to Beat the Facebook Algorithm A Quantum Random Number Generator Jeff Jarvis Designs the Facebook Oversight Committee The French Might have the Right Idea on How to Regulate Facebook Should Facebook Take Down Drunk Pelosi? Finland vs Fake News Elizabeth Warren's Big Billboard Zuck Can No Longer Visit Canada Amazon Shareholders love Facial Recognition Amazon to Kill off Small Business... on Amazon Podcasts are a Billion Dollar Business in China Pole Dancing Rats on the NY Subway Picks of the Week
Leo's Tools: nextdns and the Million Pound Virus-laden Laptop Jeff's Number: Trump's Tweets Drop to 0.16% Potency Mathew's Stuff: Mona Lisa AI and Bill Hader Al Pacino Deep fake Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis
Guest: Mathew Ingram
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Posted on 30 May 2019 | 12:40 am
TWiG 509: The "Ocho"
This Week's Stories
Google Glass is Back in Business Huawei on the Ropes Inside Google's Civil War Flapjack: New Chromebook Tablets on the Way Virtual Desks for Chromebooks Qualcomm is Officially an Evil Monopoly T-Mobile / Sprint Merger in Question 5G vs Weather Prediction Works With Nest Will Keep Working Google Translatotron Translates in Your Own Voice Wake up to Ninja Turtles Wide Color Photos Coming to Android Rufus Loves TWiG Picks of the Week
Leo's Tool: Faux Rogan Stacey's Thing: Wyze Bulbs and WyzeSense Sensors Stacey's Thing 2: Pilates-ology Kevin's Stuff: It's a good time to buy a capable mid-range Chromebook Kevin's Stuff 2: Peloton Digital Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham
Guest: Kevin Tofel
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Posted on 22 May 2019 | 9:46 pm
