This Week in Google 550

This Week's Stories:

•  Coronavirus: Harvard kicks all students out of dorms with less than a week's notice
•  Coronavirus: cancellations - E3 and NAB canceled, SXSW may go bankrupt, NBA and NHL will play to empty colosseums
•  Coronavirus: reactions - is paranoia the wrong answer?
•  Coronavirus: is it even possible for most people to telecommute?
•  Coronavirus: White House goes to Big Tech to ask for help to fight Coronavirus and stop misinformation
•  Coronavirus: YouTube demonetizes all content mentioning Coronavirus
•  Coronavirus: Australian newspaper prints blank pages to use as toilet paper
•  Is it time to stop buying Android phones?
• Pixel 4a leak: starting at $399
•  Android vs iPhone - security, environmental impact
•  Pixel 3a, Pixel 4a: Google makes some darn fine cheap phones
•  Anthony Levandowski ordered to pay $179 million to Google, declares bankruptcy
•  Tulsi Gabbard's $50M suit against Google dismissed
•  Swedes fine Google 7M Euros. Google plans to appeal and search couch cushions for change. Spain is fine with Google.
•  Facebook adds two women to its board; now 40% female, 30% black
•  Sweden passes law to spy on anyone anywhere
•  Locate X: where cops go to buy your location data without a warrant
•  The EARN IT Act will kill internet encryption. IT MUST BE DEFEATED.
•  Leo's giant ham
•  New Chromecast with Android TV coming soon!
•  Olallieberry, marionberry, blackberry, and other great pies
•  Adam Mosseri: Facebook "serves as an s***-umbrella" for Instagram
•  Amazon sells its "just walk out" tech to airport vendor OTG
•  Amazon Music's "My Soundtrack" station is terrifyingly accurate
•  Verizon launches Yahoo! Mobile MVNO. DO NOT BUY!

Picks of the Week:

•  Leo's Tool: Thermomix
•  Ant's Good Stuff: My OTHER Uncle Mac
•  Stacey's Thing: Nodle Cash
•  Jeff's Numbers 1: Nielsen Investigation: "Pandemic Pantries" pressure supply chain amid COVID-19 Fears
•  Jeff's Numbers 2: Hamsterkauf Hoarding Numbers
•  Coronavirus Tool: Is It Canceled Yet?

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Links

• Harvard students getting kicked out of dorms over COVID-19 are asking to crash with strangers
• How COVID-19 is making it feel like 2010 again
• MSNBC public editor: Chris Hayes on how to cover COVID-19 responsibly
• Preparing for Coronavirus to Strike the U.S.
• Flattening the Coronavirus Curve
• E3 2020 has been canceled | Ars Technica
• Gates Foundation-backed program will soon be issuing home testing kits for COVID-19 in Seattle
• Toilet paper and zero risk bias
• Australian family accidentally hoards 48 cases (sted rolls) of toilet paper
• Sources: during a meeting, the White House sought help from Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft, and others
• CDC #s not matching Hopkins'
• Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)
• Google expands work from home recommendation to all North American employees, establishes ‘COVID-19 fund’ | TechCrunch
• Hackernews thread about Googlers wfh; see the privilege pour out
• Tech giants will keep paying hourly staff even if they are asked to stay home due to coronavirus
• YouTube will slowly start monetizing coronavirus videos following creator anger
• Australian newspaper prints blank pages as toilet paper
• First Pixel 4a video leak reveals Snapdragon 730, 6GB of RAM, and 3080mAh battery
• Evleaks Pixel 4 images
• Exclusive: Google plans new Chromecast Ultra based on Android TV (w/ remote!) - 9to5Google
• [toread] Star Engineer Who Crossed Google Is Ordered to Pay $179 Million to Company - The New York Times
• Tulsi Gabbard’s $50 Million Suit Against Google Is Dismissed
• Google to appeal Swedish data watchdog €7M fine - POLITICO
• Adam Mosseri: Facebook "serves as a shit-umbrella" for Instagram
• FB adds two women to its board; now 40% female, 30% black
• Airport retailer OTG will use Amazon’s cashierless technology starting next week
• Amazon launches business selling automated checkout to retailers - Reuters
• Amazon Music is gunning for Spotify and Apple Music, and it's working
• Google tracked his bike ride past a burglarized home. That made him a suspect.
• Sweden Has Ended Democracy With The Passing Of A New Secret Electronic Surveillance Law
• The Graham-Blumenthal Bill: A New Path for DOJ to Finally Break Encryption | Electronic Frontier Foundation
• Why your privacy could be threatened by a bill to protect children - CNET
• Through apps, not warrants, ‘Locate X’ allows federal law enforcement to track phones
• Connecting businesses and educators with advanced Hangouts Meet capabilities | Google Cloud Blog
• Google Lens helps you choose the best dishes when browsing restaurant menus in Maps
• Google debuts TensorFlow Quantum
• Google now giving away three months of Stadia access to Chromecast owners
• Exclusive: How Google Uses Machine Learning to Analyze Soccer Moves | WIRED
• Google marks International Women’s Day with 3D mandala Doodle, Duo effect, more
• Hey Google, tell me about an inspiring woman
• Verizon transforms Yahoo into a wireless provider with $40 unlimited plan, no data cap
• Thermomix
• Mac Arnold
• Nodle Cash
• Nielsen Investigation: "Pandemic Pantries" pressure supply chain amid COVID-19 Fears
• Hamsterkauf Hoarding Numbers
• Is It Canceled Yet?