Nov 17th 2021
This Week in Google 638
Princess Floppy Wrists
Pixel 6 debate, Icelandverse, Apple self-repair program, investing in people
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena.
- US detains crypto-exchange exec for helping Ryuk ransomware gang launder profits.
- Stacey hates her Pixel 6!
- Be your own genius: Apple to Launch Self-Service Repair Program in Early 2022.
- Google allegedly won’t release a new Pixelbook in 2022.
- A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC.
- Introducing the Icelandverse.
- Mark Zuckerberg's Response To Iceland Tourism Ad Mocking Meta.
- Paperless office back again as print hardware supplies jam.
- Why you should consider using vFlat for book scanning.
- Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro are infectious in all the wrong ways.
- Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Auction.
- Google says it’s improving fingerprint scanner performance with a Pixel 6 update.
- Google’s latest Maps features help you avoid the holiday shopping crowds.
- Google Meet calls hosted by premium Workspace tiers now support up to 500 participants.
- Android TV apps can be remotely installed from your phone via new Play Store feature.
- Google Camera 8.4 brings Timer light, disabling Exposure controls, & more to older Pixel phones.
- Twitter acquires Threader.
- We Read Twitter for Entertainment, Trust It for News (Unless We Vote Republican)
- Twitter Makes Big Changes For Devs As It Eyes Decentralized Future.
- Crypto believers bid on U.S. Constitution.
- WEB2 VS WEB3.
- Say goodbye to disappearing tweets.
- Substack says it has more than 1 million paid subscriptions.
- Big media strikes back at Substack.
- JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162m after Musk tweets soured share deal.
PICKS:
- Stacey - Mozilla *privacy not included List
- Stacey - The writing of the gods
- Jeff - Logitech POP Keys Wireless Keyboard
- Ant - Follow David Lei on Instagram.
- Ant - Lensrentals Keeper Program Announced
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Links
- Goodbye, Staples Center. Hello, Crypto.com Arena
- US detains crypto-exchange exec for helping Ryuk ransomware gang launder profits
- Be your own genius: Apple to Launch Self-Service Repair Program in Early 2022
- Google allegedly won’t release a new Pixelbook in 2022
- A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC
- Icelandverse
- Zuck responds
- Paperless office back again as print hardware supplies jam • The Register
- Samsung Galaxy Buds Pro are infectious in all the wrong ways | Android Central
- Miramax Sues Quentin Tarantino Over ‘Pulp Fiction’ NFT Auction
- Google says it’s improving fingerprint scanner performance with a Pixel 6 update
- Google’s latest Maps features help you avoid the holiday shopping crowds
- Google Meet calls hosted by premium Workspace tiers now support up to 500 participants
- Android TV apps can be remotely installed from your phone via new Play Store feature
- Google Camera 8.4 brings Timer light, disabling Exposure controls, & more to older Pixel phones
- Twitter acquires Threader
- Pew: 42% of US users read Twitter primarily for entertainment, 20% for news; one-third of users visit Twitter less than once a w
- Twitter's API eyes distributed future
- Crypto believers bid on U.S. Constitution
- Say goodbye to disappearing tweets
- Substack says it has more than 1 million paid subscriptions
- Big media strikes back at Substack
- JPMorgan sues Tesla for $162m after Musk tweets soured share deal
- "Mozilla *privacy not included" List
- popkeys
- Follow David Lei on Instagram
- Lensrentals Keeper Program Announced