This Week in Google (Audio)

The Samsung Developers Conference Keynote features a foldable phone, SmartThings IoT, and Bixby innovations. Android will support foldable phones. Google employees stage a walkout over sexual harassment Tim Berners-Lee's Contract for the Web How to encourage civility online YouTube Content ID Facebook and "White Genocide" Young people are deleting Facebook in droves Facebook's holiday pop-up store Everybody gets free Amazon shipping Amazon's new HQ2(s) 8 new Chromebook features Google Home Hub teams up with Sephora Ajit Pai's FCC is hopping mad about robocalls Picks of the Week Jeff's Number: Black Friday home tech deals Stacey's Thing: Extinct cables, Alexa Christmas Lights Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: curiositystream.com/twit offer code: TWIT RocketMortgage.com/Twig do.co/twit

Andy Rubin has a $90M payout! Is the culture at Nexflix too cut throat? Who is the the No. 3 digital-ad seller in the country? You might be surprised. All the journalists from a new media website have been laid off. Some crypto news outlets will post paid content and not mark it as sponsored content. More from the Change Log. Some ads are using kids' apps to target children, and at an alarming rate! Using AI to assist people with disabilities. Use the Google Gboard to create emojis that look like you! Google wants to use iRobot to map your home, are you game? Picks of the Week: Leo's Tool: Coach Tony from Better Humans Jeff's Number: Google's $25M AI Contest Stacey's Things: Halloween Costumes Chosen by AI Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Andrew Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: privacy.com/twig WordPress.com/twig SlideBelts.com/TWIT code: TWIT

Google Home Hub First Look Review Pixel 3's many nit-picky issues Titan M security chip Pixel 3 Qi Charger DRM? Not so fast. 10 years of Android Tim Cook loves privacy, hates Bloomberg Picks of the Week Mathew's Stuff: How the Night King uses Chromebook Stacey's Things: Google Assistant's colorful names and Alexa Whisper Mode Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: RocketMortgage.com/Twig do.co/twit

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 and Stacey Higginbotham Guest: Kevin Tofel Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: twit.cachefly.com expressvpn.com/twig capterra.com/twig

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsor: RocketMortgage.com/Twig

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: do.co/twig capterra.com/twig WordPress.com/twig

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twig twit.cachefly.com RocketMortgage.com/Twig

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: MasterClass.com/TWIG grammarly.com/twig trywinc.com/twig

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: grammarly.com/twig casper.com/twig - promo code: TWIG LastPass.com/twit

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: RocketMortgage.com/Twig WordPress.com/twig do.co/twig

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: twit.cachefly.com MasterClass.com/TWIG slack.com

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 Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: do.co/twig LastPass.com/twit RocketMortgage.com/Twig

Twitter gives Alex Jones a Time Out. Keeping Google from tracking your location is more complicated than you'd think. The return of the Google Changelog! Samsung's Galaxy Home smart speaker is also a Weber grill SmartThings hub 8.8.8.8 is 8. Fortnite is on Android, but not on the Play Store: how not to download malware. Facebook lays out the new media reality. Black Hat and DEF CON show just how easy it is to hack voting machines. Verizon will debut 5G home internet in 4 cities while thumbing their nose at Net Neutrality. Windows 10 may be coming to Chromebooks. Picks of the Week: Stacey's Thing: The Feather Thief Jeff's Numbers: FB raised $300m for 750k charities with birthday fundraising, and $999 for Rotimatic Leo's new TWiG theme: Tiger Rag by Lous Armstrong and The Mills Brothers Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: MasterClass.com/TWIG trywinc.com/twig expressvpn.com/twig

Android Pie hits Pixels and Essential Phone. New Pixel 3 images and video leak. Google's China dilemma. Should Leo buy the Magic Leap? Does Facebook want your bank info? Silicon Valley's war on Alex Jones. Is Ajit Pai still evil? Stacey's Things: June Oven and Anki Vector. Jeff's Number: Your baby's first words could be "OK Google." Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WordPress.com/twig RocketMortgage.com/Twig

Jeff unboxes his new Lenovo Smart Display. Our live Duo demo goes about as well as you'd expect. Facebook finds more political shenanigans. Google's Censored Search in China. Stacey has all the news from Google Cloud Next. Amazon's facial recognition software outs 28 US lawmakers as crooks. All the Pixel 3, Pixelbook, Pixel Watch, and Pixel Stand rumors we know. You want a notch on your phone? Fine. Two notches? Sure, why not? Three notches? HOLD UP THERE, BUDDY! Picks of the Week Jeff's Number: 5 years of Chromecast Stacey's Thing: OSRAM SMART+ Outdoor Flex RGBW Jason's Tool: Fighting Spam Calls with Android Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: LastPass.com/twit MasterClass.com/TWIG trywinc.com/twig