TWiG 550: Fruit of the Poisoned Tree




This Week in Google (Video HD) show

Summary: <p>This Week's Stories:</p><ul> <li> Coronavirus: Harvard kicks all students out of dorms with less than a week's notice</li> <li> Coronavirus: cancellations - E3 and NAB canceled, SXSW may go bankrupt, NBA and NHL will play to empty colosseums</li> <li> Coronavirus: reactions - is paranoia the wrong answer?</li> <li> Coronavirus: is it even possible for most people to telecommute?</li> <li> Coronavirus: White House goes to Big Tech to ask for help to fight Coronavirus and stop misinformation</li> <li> Coronavirus: YouTube demonetizes all content mentioning Coronavirus</li> <li> Coronavirus: Australian newspaper prints blank pages to use as toilet paper</li> <li> Is it time to stop buying Android phones?</li> <li>Pixel 4a leak: starting at $399</li> <li> Android vs iPhone - security, environmental impact</li> <li> Pixel 3a, Pixel 4a: Google makes some darn fine cheap phones</li> <li> Anthony Levandowski ordered to pay $179 million to Google, declares bankruptcy</li> <li> Tulsi Gabbard's $50M suit against Google dismissed</li> <li> Swedes fine Google 7M Euros. Google plans to appeal and search couch cushions for change. Spain is fine with Google.</li> <li> Facebook adds two women to its board; now 40% female, 30% black</li> <li> Sweden passes law to spy on anyone anywhere</li> <li> Locate X: where cops go to buy your location data without a warrant</li> <li> The EARN IT Act will kill internet encryption. IT MUST BE DEFEATED.</li> <li> Leo's giant ham</li> <li> New Chromecast with Android TV coming soon!</li> <li> Olallieberry, marionberry, blackberry, and other great pies</li> <li> Adam Mosseri: Facebook "serves as an s***-umbrella" for Instagram</li> <li> Amazon sells its "just walk out" tech to airport vendor OTG</li> <li> Amazon Music's "My Soundtrack" station is terrifyingly accurate</li> <li> Verizon launches Yahoo! Mobile MVNO. DO NOT BUY!</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week:</p><ul> <li> Leo's Tool: Thermomix</li> <li> Ant's Good Stuff: My OTHER Uncle Mac</li> <li> Stacey's Thing: Nodle Cash</li> <li> Jeff's Numbers 1: Nielsen Investigation: "Pandemic Pantries" pressure supply chain amid COVID-19 Fears</li> <li> Jeff's Numbers 2: Hamsterkauf Hoarding Numbers</li> <li> Coronavirus Tool: Is It Canceled Yet?</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>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/ant-pruitt">Ant Pruitt</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://ZipRecruiter.com/twig">ZipRecruiter.com/twig</a></li> </ul>