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RCS Gets E2EE, Pulling Back on AMP, AWS OutageThe effects of a massive AWS outage. TikTok and the creation of Ratatoullie the Musical. RCS is finally getting end-to-end encryption. AMP preferential treatment is about to go away. Google is opening up Chromium Project to the…

British Government Gone RogueGoogle closes data loophole amid privacy fears over abortion rulingGoogle on women's data after RoeEU regulation passes: The DMA and DSA just got realCommon CrawlWhat is Web 3 and the Decline of CryptoBored Ape Yacht Club Founder Criticizes Campaign That Says The BAYC…

Google's new AdWords policy, registrars retaining domains, URL shortening, Twitter usernames, and more.Ira Matetsky's excellent Wikipedia series, in toto (The Volokh Conspiracy)Judge Postpones Lori Drew Sentencing, Weighs Dismissal | Threat LevelGoogle changes AdWords policy to allow trade marks in…

The Google Graveyard, Google To Close Google Reader On July 1, Google Pulls Ad-Blocking Apps From Play Store, and more.

Investing in creators vs debt, Wirecutter boycott, end of call to cancelSlow Ventures. A Former Facebook VP Thinks Investing in Humans Is the Future of VC. Investing Directly in People Is the Future of VC. Here’s How to Do It. Life Capital 2021: The Future of The Professional Creator…

Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public a Few Years After Buyout.Inside Twitter's emotional Friday all-hands.Twitter reports user bump, revenue miss for Q1, days after accepting Musk’s takeover bid.Google previews I/O 2022 schedule, ‘What’s new’ keynotes, and sessions.The latest Pixel Watch spec…

Our Growing TikTok Moral Panic Still Isn’t Addressing The Actual Problem.U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok.Apple Watch potential ban: What you need to know.All about Salt_Hank's upcoming cookbook.YouTube’s new head talks 2023 priorities, including AI, podcasting,…

Amazon devices will soon automatically share your Internet with neighborsNew UK Cookie Guidance changes everythingGoogle diversity head in 2007: Jews have ‘insatiable appetite for war’Trump blog page shuts down for goodMicrosoft acquires ReFirm Labs for IoT security bolsteringGoogle gets…

Tech News for Friday February 3, 2017The Washington Post reports that federal regulators are telling 9 companies that they can no longer participate in Lifeline, that's the program that provides low-cost Internet access to low-income Americans. This comes as a shock to companies who use the…

This Week's Stories:Jeff Jarvis's top CES 2020 PickGoogle's CES 2020 AnnouncementsSamsung's Neon Artificial HumansSamsung's invisible AI keyboardOne Plus's racecar-based Concept One phoneGoogle kills off digital magazinesEx-Google International Head: Google is being EvilFacebook's Boz: yes, we…

Cable companies claims that Google threatens net neutrality, Google X to collect anonymous genetic and molecular info, Google Maps vs Foursquare, Google Voice web calls through Hangouts, and more.

Google+ is alive!, Google hints at Twitter acquisition, Thomas Hawk: My take on the Mashable Google+ story, Google will give OTA updates to Nexus phones, #looklikeanengineer, and more!

This Week's Stories Apple's November Surprise: 16-Inch Macbook Pro brings back the scissor-switch keyboard and physical ESC key Surface Book 3 Rumors, Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Pro X Reviews Microsoft's Project xCloud launches in early 2020 as the odds-on favorite to dominate game…

Clubhouse, a Kia + Apple car, Section 230 Clubhouse's moment arrives Elon Musk busts Clubhouse limit, fans stream to YouTube, he switches to interviewing Robinhood CEO Jeff Bezos stepping down as Amazon CEO Amazon To Pay $61.7 Million to Settle FTC Charges It Withheld Some…

Using Wine or a virtual box to run Windows on Linux. The correct network settings for a new Mint Mobile phone. Building a home theater from scratch. Understanding ADS-B. Deciding between a Chromebook and an iPad for secure online banking. Troubleshooting a vintage Canon scanner. Using an Echo with…

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have announced plans to draft new federal legislation for self-driving cars. Facing increasing pressure from car-makers, senators and representatives are compiling a legislative package on autonomous cars.Facebook is adding new features to Safety Check that allow for…

Apple announced a slew of new products at its April event. Physical therapists are testing VR programs for their practices. The privacy implications of Google's FLoC. Google and the FTC are at odds over "Teacher Approved" apps.First, Ian Sherr of CNET stops by to talk about Apple's April event. The…

Extracting meaning from your Twitter feed, what Wave is, and isn't, and the Google-Apple conspiracy...Gina's TwitalyticsGina's Tip of the Week: How to Set Up Icon-only, Perma-Tabs for Gmail and Google ReaderJeff's Stat of the week: Google's stock is up 420% - $85 to $445 - since its IPO 5 years ago…

This Week's StoriesThe difficult past 3 years at GoogleRivals angry at Google's EU search engine auctionGoogle's next anti-trust complaint: job searchIncognito mode cat and mousePixel boss moves up at GoogleDid you own an OG Pixel? Here's how to get $20!How will the Pixel 4's Soli radar work?Pixel…

IntroductionOur Privacy Policy Explains what information we collect and why, how we use it, and how to review and update it.Our Terms Of Use Describes the rules you agree to when using our services.For our Terms of Use see https://twit.tv/terms-of-servicePrivacy PolicyEffective date: April 18,…

Storage-saving archivable App Bundles replacing APKs for Google/Android TV in 2023.App Bundles for Google TV and Android TV.Android TV 13 comes to the Raspberry Pi 4 courtesy of unofficial LineageOS 20 ROM.Android will prompt you to update apps if they’re crashing.Google Fi discounts Pixel 7 to …

Google TV's Android remote, Fitbit snore detection, Home Assistant Amber Hub Google improves Spanish support on Nest Hub in the US Google Meet declares war on that sunny window behind you that's making you underexposed Google Maps can adjust Android Auto UI for right-hand drive …

On this episode of Smart Tech Today with Mikah Sargent and Matthew Cassinelli: Google Maps finally gets an iOS update complete with App Privacy labels Google Home is now smart enough to only take video calls if you're actually home New Google Maps feature shows route with lowest…

Exclusive: This is our first look at Android 13 “Tiramisu” and some of its upcoming featuresAndroid 12 January security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs liveGoogle pulls the December update for the Pixel 6 and 6 ProThe Google Pixel 6 Pro is picking up a new setting for…

Google engineer claims that an AI chatbot is truly sentient. Leo's thoughts on the EU mandating USB-C charging ports on electronic devices. Some resources to help empower blind users. What causes the "This site can't be reached" error to occur in Google Chrome? Is a specific folder constantly…

Google Chrome, set-top box wars, Xbox 360 price cuts, PicasaWeb, and more.Chrome: Google's full frontal assault on MicrosoftXbox 360 price cutsOffice Live Workspace users reach one million mark; software and services vs. cloud computingBattle of the set-top boxes: Apple TV, Media Center Extenders,…

Antitrust Hearings, We Rate Zuck's Zoom Bkgd, Google Extends WFH to July 2021Rating the Zoom backgrounds of the tech titansWith all the competing political concerns, what should the government do with big tech?Google wants Samsung to drop Bixby. Could Google and Samsung team up to make the perfect…

Google reopening offices for some workers on June 6th, people working from home will get $1000 for furniture and office supplies Zuckerberg: Facebook employees can work from home, but if you move somewhere cheaper, we'll pay you less Big Tech work-from-home workers can buy these Montana…

Chess Investigation Finds That U.S. Grandmaster 'Likely Cheated' More Than 100 TimesMatter is now official Twitter vs. Musk trial remains on schedule, judge saysHere are some of the cringiest revelations in the Elon Musk text dumpJust before Musk backtracked, a judge said Twitter could hunt…

Trump meets with tech leaders. Yahoo reveals a new hack of 1 billion accounts. Google's self-driving division is now a new Alphabet company called Waymo. Google Assistant will add Actions on Google. Android Things, Google's IoT platform, gets a developer preview. Is Magic Leap a hoax?

Google Store moves up shipping dates for some following Pixel 6 ordering chaos.Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro Have Big Screens, Big Ambitions, and Small Prices.Google aims to double smartphone output with new Pixel 6.‘Super Pumped’: Uma Thurman Joins Showtime Anthology Series As Arianna Huffington…

Google Begins Publicly Testing Its AR Glasses.Not paywalled: Google reportedly pauses hiring for two weeks to ‘review our headcount needs’.TikTok Begins Layoffs as Part of Potentially Far-Reaching ‘Reorganization’ Plan.HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 Chromebook PC.New Pixelbooks were confirmed at Google I…

Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names.Olauncher. Minimal AF Launcher.YouTubers can swear at the start of videos again without getting demonetized.Gigi Sohn, Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following…

ProtonMail deletes 'we don't log your IP' boast from website after French climate activist reportedly arrested.The Strange Tale of the Freedom Phone, a Smartphone for Conservatives.How Facebook Undermines Privacy Protections for Its 2 Billion WhatsApp Users.German police secretly bought NSO Pegasus…

Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around.Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs.Google’s NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, ‘Jumbojack,…

Sony Xperia 1 II and LG Velvet hands-on, Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event, Nearby Sharing. Samsung announces its Galaxy Unpacked event for the Note 20 series. David Imel goes hands-on with the Sony Xperia 1 II. Google's Nearby Sharing file sharing feature is in a limited beta. …

Data and Society's Joan Donovan tells us how to stop online hate.Leo explains why Google's location history tracking policy is a big deal.Google is working on its own Amazon Show competitor.NYU is giving Facebook 10,000 anonymized MRI scans to help train its AI systems.At the Hot Chips conference,…

Today's Stories Google employee fired for leaks Google secretly gathering healthcare data for "Project Nightingale" Google ponders political ads: should it be like Facebook or Twitter? Is YouTube going to take down your content for not being "commercially viable?" Do you…

Apple & Google's COVID-19 Tracking: How It Works Google starts the ‘Journalism Emergency Relief Fund’ to support local news in the COVID era Haircuts in the coronavirus era Where can you get a coronavirus test? How to make sure the coronavirus news you are getting is true…

Tech News for Monday February 6, 2017Google was dealt a blow when a US magistrate ruled that the company is required to hand over email data that’s stored on its servers abroad to the FBI. Google believed that a related appeals court ruling last month that said Microsoft was not required to share…

Megan Morrone and Jason Howell join Fr. Robert to show how to transfer your data, text messages and apps when you want to switch from iOS to Android or vice versa. Android to iOSHave: Logged in Android Device, wiped iPhone XAndroid: Install Move to iOS appAndroid device: Install “Move to iOS”…

Leo, Jason, Mikah, and Ant.TWiT's four resident hosts are all informative, funny, and down-to-earth — and each bring their own unique flavor to the network. They host their own regular shows but also participate in other shows here and there.Now, you can subscribe to specific feeds for each host so…

Twitter takes its fight against Elon Musk to the courts.@MorganRicks1: I continue to think the interesting question in the Twitter/Musk deal isn't whether Musk has any plausible contractual basis for getting out of the deal (of course he doesn't) but what a judge would/will decide to do remedy-wise…

A look at Spartan, Microsoft's new browser to challenge Google Chrome, Microsoft Cortana coming to the PC with Windows 10, Google is preparing to become a wireless carrier, Google's driverless cars are being built in Livonia, MI, Google becomes a more trusted source than the websites it aggregates,…

Tech News for Friday June 23, 2017For quite a while now, Google has been actively scanning the contents of emails sent and received through Gmail in order to better equip its ad tracking to deliver targeted ads to customers. Diane Green, SVP of cloud at Google, was behind a decision to cease ads in…

This week, we'll be discussing Google's big hardware event, the Pixel phones, Google Home, Google WiFi, Daydream View, and a whole lot more.Read our show notes here.

[Top TN2 Animation ]Tonight! Google IO: it's Android everywhere! the Supreme Court tells Aero NO, and police now need search warrants for cell phone dataTech News 2Night is Next![TWiT Open][Main TN2 Open]This is Tech News 2Night Episode #116, for Wednesday, June 25, 2014This episode of Tech News…

Google Will Let You Opt Out of Being Tracked by Apps in Android 12Huawei officially replaces Android with HarmonyOS, which is also AndroidHarmonyOS on the Huawei MatePad Pro brings the look of iPadOS to AndroidHuawei’s Watch 3 is its first HarmonyOS smartwatchJune Pixel Feature Drop:…

Automated lightsabers, A-L-E-X-A, soil sensors, SmartThingsOculus storage is going to double for the same priceGoogle Assistant Family Bell coming to phones, get checklistGoogle adding Air Quality (AQI) info to Nest Hub in the USGoogle Tasks redesign adds tabs for quick list switchingGoogle Maps…

Android teases messaging, cross-device updates, and more news at Google I/O 2022.Rumored Pixel Buds Pro could take advantage of Android 13's new audio tech.How to Watch and What to Expect From Google I/O 2022.Apple, Google, and Microsoft want to kill the password with “Passkey” standard.Sharp Aquos…