This Week in Google (Audio)

This Week's Stories: Jeff Jarvis's top CES 2020 Pick Google's CES 2020 Announcements Samsung's Neon Artificial Humans Samsung's invisible AI keyboard One Plus's racecar-based Concept One phone Google kills off digital magazines Ex-Google International Head: Google is being Evil Facebook's Boz: yes, we helped Trump win. But not the way you think. Samsung Galaxy S20 coming February 11th Alas, poor Fry's. I knew it, Horatio, a store of infinite tech. Picks of the Week: Jason's Neat Thing: @MKBHD shows off a functioning piano made entirely from OnePlus 7Ts Jeff's Number: Americans rank Google internship over Harvard degree & college is in trouble Mathew's Stuff: Twitter to add "conversation participants" setting to limit who can reply to your tweets Hosts: Jason Howell and Jeff Jarvis Guest: Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsor: LastPass.com/twit

The Best of This Week in Google from 2019! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

This Week's Stories Google, Apple, Amazon, Zigbee, and others join to make universal IoT standard Motherboard has it out for Ring Google wants to beat Microsoft and Amazon in the cloud by 2023 "Hey Google, that wasn't for you" deletes what you just said California AB5 will kill the gig economy in 2020 Facebook says it already complies with California's new consumer privacy law Facebook funding independent content oversight board with $130m USDA drops Wakanda as a free trade partner New Orleans narrowly avoids ransomware nightmare Never cross Greta. She wins vs. German rail company The US swipes Snowden's book profits Top 10 apps of 2019 ICANN may block the sale of .org to Ethos Capital The Far Side is coming back Picks of the Week Jeff's Thing: Beddr SleepTuner Ant's Thing: Be mindful of your holiday lights Stacey's Thing: SmartDry wireless laundry sensor Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: metallic.io/twig brave.com/TWIT

This Week's Stories: YouTube Rewind and Google's 2019 Year in Search Google Glass Explorer Edition gets its final update Magic Leap isn't there yet Twitter funding decentralized social media Fortnite vs Google, The Information vs Apple Pixel Feature Drop Google AI weather-based alarms Verizon is shutting down emails of archivists trying to save Yahoo Groups Spotify's 2019: podcasts, podcasts, podcasts Picks of the Week: Jeff's Thing: First community of 3D printed homes Ant's Thing: When The Fire Alarm Goes Off At 3:30 AM Stacey's Thing: Philips Hue Sync Box Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT expressvpn.com/twig brave.com/TWIT

This Week's Stories: Goodbye Larry and Sergei What "Other Bets" should Google kill? Google's biggest challenge for the next 10 years: the death of advertizing How would you break apart Google? Fired Google employees sue Everything you need to know about Amazon re:Invent Amazon's AI Composer isn't quite there yet Everything else you need to know about Amazon re:Invent AWS is Amazon's real business Facebook turns to AI to deal with awkward Thanksgiving conversations Is Peleton sexist? RIP Lil Bub Stacey gets super nerdy about T-Mobile's new 5G launch Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: brave.com/TWIT capterra.com/twig metallic.io/twig

This Week's Stories: New Google ad policy Alphabet reboots its robotics program Facebook buys VR studio behind Beat Saber Amazon reportedly has plans for bigger cashier-less supermarkets in 2020 Alexa has new emotions and speaking styles Twitter has plans to kill dormant accounts Killer new musical instrument from Artiphon Massachusetts State Police is the first Law Enforcement Agency to use Spot, a robotic dog. Picks of the Week: Jeff's Number: Popular and horrid Thanksgiving side dishes Stacey's Thing: Hue Smart Button Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: HealthIQ.com/twig metallic.io/twig brave.com/TWIT

This Week's Stories: Leo and Ant's Pixel 4 review: it's a decent phone, why does everybody hate it? The love/hate pendulum swings for tech PayPal Buys Honey for $4 Billion TWiT.community and Jimmy Wales' "Facebook Killer" are the future of social media Tik Tok CEO says China isn't controlling him Stadia launch underwhelms Google's Project Nightingale stirs our privacy fears Google cuts Friday meetings YouTube creators: the FTC is coming to get you! Picks of the Week: Jeff's Number: Google's Black Friday Sale Ant's Good Thing: Lawton Swann's Clemson Sports Talk Podcast Mathew's Stuff: Greedo shouted Maclunkey! Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: privacy.com/twig brave.com/TWIT metallic.io/twig

Today's Stories Google employee fired for leaks Google secretly gathering healthcare data for "Project Nightingale" Google ponders political ads: should it be like Facebook or Twitter? Is YouTube going to take down your content for not being "commercially viable?" Do you want a Google checking account? Phil Schiller's Macbook vs Chromebook comment highlights America's growing wealth imbalance and education failures Nest Mini vs Home Mini: tiny changes, huge improvement, same price? Google and Twitter fail the anti-vax ad test Flo and Ant explain why you don't need to upgrade to the Pixel 4 Picks of the Week: Jason's Tool: Disney+ Ant's Good Thing: Three Nine Four Five portraits Flo's Thing: "How to Mess Up Your Life by Trying to Use iMessage on an Android Phone" Mathew's Stuff: Brave Browser Hosts: Jason Howell and Ant Pruitt Guests: Florence Ion and Mathew Ingram Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: capterra.com/twig expressvpn.com/twig WWT.COM/TWIT

This Week's Stories Hacking Alexa with Lasers Google's open-source security chip Google Nest Max uses sonar to know when you are nearby, tells you the weather Google buys FitBit How Ring tracked your kids on Halloween Google Employees protest Google's climate change stance; Google invests in green startups Trading Gutenberg for Porn Kevin Tofel's 3000-Word Pixelbook Go Review What tech from the 2010s changed your life? Tips and Picks Jason's Tip: From BillBoling on TWIT.COMMUNITY: "This is for Jeff and others that would like to get to 'Recent' within the Assistant search bar. Click or touch the 'G'. Click or touch the 'G' again in the upper left. In the bottom options bar click or touch 'Recent'. You will then find all the recent pages or links you went to in the recent past." Jeff's Number: Twitter is rolling out Topics, a way to follow subjects automatically in the timeline Stacey's Thing: Neeo Remote from Control4 Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: metallic.io/twig privacy.com/twig tailorstore.com/twig offer code TWIG

This Week's Stories Should Jason Howell delete all his old emails? Breaking News: Twitter bans political ads Google struggling with transparency issues Google will buy Fitbit: will this save WearOS? Moto 360 will relaunch in 2019 Apple gains in wearables, loses in iPhones Advances in hearing aids Google earnings Amazon Fresh makes grocery delivery free for Prime Members Stacey explains Google's BERT "Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers" Carriers gang up to serve RCS Jason Howell's Pixel 4 Review Google brings .new to the web Andrew explains .new Ant's modeling pictures Google Maps the Kincade fire Google finally kills flash Facebook News tab includes Breitbart Netflix tests variable speed Hellvetica is the evilest font Picks of the Week Stacey's Thing: Twinkly lights Ant's Inspirations: Breast Cancer Awareness Month and North Carolina Central University's Nothing But the Arts Jeff's Numbers: The Internet at 50, How much time @Jack spends on Twitter, and The Precautionary Principle Jason's Tool: Google Messages trick enables RCS on any Android phone and carrier Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell Guest: Andrew Allemann Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: zapier.com/TWIG WWT.COM/TWIT

This Week's Stories Google Nest Mini Unboxing Nitpicking the Pixel 4 Why Soli radar is the Pixel 4's most important feature What we were promised with Soli vs what Google delivered Unlock Samsung Galaxy S10 with any thumbprint RIP Phone VR UK Pixel 4 in cereal boxes Google confirms it has reached quantum supremacy Elon Musk Tweets using SpaceX's Starlink satellites Google Fi gets "dual connect" Android slowly gets less fractured Remembering the Nexus Teasing the Motorola Razr Picks of the Week Jason's Tool: Material Design 2019 awards last week: 4 apps to check out if app Design is your bag Jeff's Number: # of Uber riders who tip Stacey's Thing: I paid for Nike Training Club Premium and here's what I think Ant's Stuff: Triangulation was outstanding the last two weeks Hosts: Jason Howell, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: monday.com/TWIG zapier.com/TWIG capterra.com/twig

This Week's Stories: Pixel 4 is all about photography: Annie Leibovitz, Marc Levoy, and astrophotography With the Pixelbook Go, Google puts style over substance Google Nest Aware is the best panopticon money can buy Google Stadia hopes that controllers shaped like knife handles will make you want to game Abbey Road is the Beatles' best album. Fight me! Google is all about Ambient Computing Facebook + politics = BFFs 4evah Issa Ray on Google Assistant What is the next phase of Ambient computing? Presence Things Google killed this week: Daydream, Clips, and Works With Nest UK gives up on its attempt to block porn Huawei, staggering under US sanctions, reports 25% sales growth over last year Fortnite Chapter 2 takes video game marketing to the next level The Vatican launches a click-to-pray rosary Hosts: Leo Laporte, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Kevin Tofel Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: expressvpn.com/twig tailorstore.com/twig offer code TWIG WWT.COM/TWIT

This Week's Stories Why TWiT was down Pixelbook Go is for Stadia What should we do about Hong Kong? Facebook vs truth in politics Andy Rubin's new phone makes us feel uncomfortable California legislates IoT security Dark Mode comes to Maps, Books, Duo, Voice, and Play Store Picks of the Week Leo's Tool: Social Security Cards Issued by Woolworth Jeff's Number: How much is the internet worth to you? The Fed wants to know. Stacey's Thing: Orchestra Provisions Cricket Spices Ant's Stuff: Patient Hopes Gene-Editing Can Help With Pain Of Sickle Cell Disease Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT monday.com/TWIG zapier.com/TWIG

This Week's Stories Jeff thinks Dark Mode sucks! Google Translate is being used to send people home at the border Google news snippets are being censored in France What do ISPs lose when Google implements encrypted DNS in Chrome? Car crash detection on upcoming Pixel devices will be incredibly helpful Pixel Buds may finally be receiving a refresh Microsoft surprised everyone with the Android-based Surface Duo Microsoft also showcased the new Surface Buds Stacey discusses her favorite announcements from the Amazon event last week Project Jacquard continues with a few new jackets by Levi's Kamala Harris urges Twitter to drop Trump's account Picks of the week Jason's Tool: Recorder Jeff's Number: Google can drink Stacey's Thing: PlantNet Ant's Thing: Airline Pilot Guy Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, Ant Pruitt, and Jason Howell Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: monday.com/TWIG capterra.com/twig

This Week's Stories Whatever happened to Patch? Amazon announces Echo in everything from earbuds to glasses to ovens Do we trust Amazon? Pixelbook Go looks underwhelming Quantum Supremacy Achieved Google wins the right to be forgotten case Chrome update crashes Avid on Macs ChromeOS 77 is here Facebook Horizon will go nowhere Facebook buys CTRL Labs Facebook says politicians can say anything Pop-up criminals busted ImageNet Roulette The Texas Instruments graphing calculator monopoly Picks of the Week Leo's Tool: Sonos Move Jeff's Number: FAANG stocks lost $58b in value after Trump smashed technology Ant's Thing: Coffee house back home with a message Kevin's Stuff: YouTube series. On Python. From... MICROSOFT?!? Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt Guest: Kevin Tofel Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: tailorstore.com/twig offer code TWIG paypal.com/twit monday.com/TWIG