TWiG 551: Boomer Remover




This Week in Google (Video HD) show

Summary: <p>Today's Stories:</p><ul> <li> Jeff Jarvis' list of who to follow on Twitter for expert advice on coronavirus</li> <li> Zeynep Tufekci on masks - they are not perfect, but they help.</li> <li> Google under coronavirus: pausing chrome updates, security issues</li> <li> Musk defiant: Tesla factory stays open despite shelter-in-place orders</li> <li> Charter makes workers come in</li> <li> Coronavirus patent trolls vs open-source medical supplies</li> <li> NBCUniversal offers streaming first-run movies - from movies to diapers to toilet paper, direct-to-consumer industries are thriving</li> <li> Amazon hiring 100,000 workers, increasing pay, as all other industries collapse</li> <li> Facebook, Reddit, Google, Twitter, YouTube fight coronavirus misinformation</li> <li> The EARN-IT Act will kill encryption and Section 230</li> <li> Jeff Jarvis fixes Facebook's coronavirus spam filter</li> <li> Reporters Without Borders create the Uncensored Library in Minecraft</li> <li> Pixar founders win $1 million Turing prize</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week:</p><ul> <li> Jeff's Number: Virtual Choir x 3</li> <li> Stacey's Thing 1: Teach your kid science</li> <li>Stacey's Thing 2: Sourdough: A Novel at <a href="https://amzn.to/2UgWVOm" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2UgWVOm </a> </li> <li> Karsten's Quarantine Tip: Stuck at home? Take Harvard's FREE Intro to Computer Science course!</li> <li> Leo's Tool: Around Next-gen video calling</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>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://HealthIQ.com/twig">HealthIQ.com/twig</a></li> </ul>