Summary: <ul> <li>Kevin Tofel has the Pixel 3 XL, and gives us his first impressions. #1: Best. Photos. Ever.</li> <li>Pixel Slate: should you dump your laptop and get this?</li> <li>Google Home Hub: simplifying the smart home.</li> <li>Facebook Portal: now Facebook has a camera that can follow your every move.</li> <li>Everything we now know about Bloomberg's Chinese spy chip story</li> <li>Google+ is dead. Could anything have saved it?</li> <li>Amazon kills bonuses, discriminates against women.</li> <li>Essential's next act: a phone that send AI-written texts for you.</li> <li>Netflix buys its own studio.</li> <li>The heroes archiving the internet.</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week:</p><ul> <li>Jeff's Number: The illegal food economy on Facebook</li> <li>Kevin's Stuff: Anki Vector Robot</li> <li>Stacey's Things: Suggestic precision eating app and Party Down on Starz</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="http://buzzmachine.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinCTofel" target="_blank">Kevin Tofel</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google</a>.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Twig">RocketMortgage.com/Twig</a></li> </ul>
