Summary: <p>This Week's Stories:</p><ul> <li>New Google ad policy</li> <li>Alphabet reboots its robotics program</li> <li>Facebook buys VR studio behind Beat Saber</li> <li>Amazon reportedly has plans for bigger cashier-less supermarkets in 2020</li> <li>Alexa has new emotions and speaking styles</li> <li>Twitter has plans to kill dormant accounts</li> <li>Killer new musical instrument from Artiphon</li> <li>Massachusetts State Police is the first Law Enforcement Agency to use Spot, a robotic dog.</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week:</p><ul> <li>Jeff's Number: Popular and horrid Thanksgiving side dishes</li> <li>Stacey's Thing: Hue Smart Button</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://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</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://HealthIQ.com/twig">HealthIQ.com/twig</a></li> <li><a href="http://metallic.io/twig">metallic.io/twig</a></li> <li><a href="http://brave.com/twit">brave.com/TWIT</a></li> </ul>
