Summary: <ul> <li>Google News may abandon Europe over link tax</li> <li>Alphabet's Verily gives up on glucose-sensing contact lenses</li> <li>Alphabet also gives up on bipedal robots</li> <li>Is this the Pixel 3 Lite? • Google patents VR shoes</li> <li>Facebook admits it knew all about Soros-bashing</li> <li>Siri can talk to Google Assistant</li> <li>Mapping Thanksgiving</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week</p><ul> <li>Mathew's Stuff: Airbnb tracks Mongolian nomads with what3words</li> <li>Jeff's Number: Wirecutter's Black Friday sales page, Airbag bike helmet</li> <li>Leo's Tool: Facebook Portal</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/mathewi" target="_blank">Mathew Ingram</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>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://SlideBelts.com/TWIT">SlideBelts.com/TWIT code: TWIT</a></li> <li><a href="http://brex.com/twit">brex.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Twig">RocketMortgage.com/Twig</a></li> </ul>
