Jun 15th 2022
This Week in Google 668
Boca de Dragón
Sentient AI, Gates says crypto is a sham, Meta AR glasses, Floppotron 3.0
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life.
- DALL·E mini: AI model generating images from any prompt!
- Nonsense on stilts.
- Federal safety agency expands its investigation of Tesla’s Autopilot system.
- Musk to address Twitter employees for 1st time this week.
- Elon Musk says Tesla’s fake robot might be ready by September 30th.
- Jack Dorsey's TBD Presents Bitcoin-based Decentralized Web5.
- Some thoughts on stock photos on tech websites and the Developer Aesthetic.
- @rasmus_kleis: 2022 Digital News Report out now. A huge effort by an amazing team that I'm proud to be part of.
- Meta Hits the Brakes on Portal, AR Glasses, and Other Hardware.
- Amazon Set to Launch Drone Delivery in California.
- Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are a sham.
- Jay-Z Is Giving Back to the Community He Grew Up In... With a 'Bitcoin Academy'.
- Qualcomm wins fight against $1 bln EU antitrust fine.
- Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires by Douglas Rushkoff.
- The perfect TWiG link: Tiktok, Chipotle, queso.
- YouTube’s new corrections feature lets creators fix the record more easily.
- Google Chrome’s on-device machine learning blocks noisy notification prompts.
- Google Maps now shows toll prices on Android and iOS.
- Files and folders in various locations in Drive to be replaced with shortcuts.
- Google lists their recommended third-party apps for Google Workspace.
- Google’s changing its calendar invites to be clearer and more modern.
- Google Talk is surprisingly still operational, but that ends on Thursday.
- The Floppotron 3.0.
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- Stacey - Kindle Paperwhite 8th Generation Review
- Jeff - Sure, Internet Explorer Had Its Faults. But Fans Are Mourning Its Death Anyway
- Leo - lagplorer.tms.sx
- Ant - Video "editing" in Adobe Lightroom
- Ant - Nice Closeout Pricing on a Benro Tripod While Supplies Last
- Leo - Toucan - Learn a new language just by browsing the internet
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Links
- The Google engineer who thinks the company’s AI has come to life
- Nonsense on stilts
- Musk to address Twitter employees for 1st time this week
- explainer
- Digital news report
- Meta Hits the Brakes on Portal, AR Glasses, and Other Hardware | WIRED
- Amazon Set to Launch Drone Delivery in California
- Bill Gates says crypto and NFTs are a sham - CNN
- Jay-Z Is Giving Back to the Community He Grew Up In... With a 'Bitcoin Academy'
- Qualcomm wins fight against $1 bln EU antitrust fine | Reuters
- Exclusive: Google, Facebook, Twitter to tackle deepfakes or risk EU fines | Reuters
- The perfect TWiG link: Tiktok, Chipotle, queso
- YouTube’s new corrections feature lets creators fix the record more easily
- Google Chrome’s on-device machine learning blocks noisy notification prompts
- Google Maps now shows toll prices on Android and iOS | Engadget
- Files and folders in various locations in Drive to be replaced with shortcuts
- Google lists their recommended third-party apps for Google Workspace
- Google’s changing its calendar invites to be clearer and more modern
- Google Talk is surprisingly still operational, but that ends on Thursday
- The Floppotron 3.0 » Silent's Homepage
- Kindle Paperwhite (8 GB) on Amazon
- The future of Internet Explorer on Windows 10 is in Microsoft Edge
- Internet Lagplorer
- Video "editing" in Adobe Lightroom
- Nice Closeout Pricing on a Benro Tripod While Supplies Last