This Week in Google 492

• France fines Google €50M for GDPR violations, Google appeals.
• Amazon issues workers vests to keep robots from harming them.
• Millions of mortgage docs leak online.
• Viacom buys Pluto TV for $340M.
• Microsoft Edge mobile browser alerts users to fake news.
• Google buys Fossil smartwatch tech.
• Google powers US data centers with 1.6 million solar panels.
• Facebook wants to attract teens to its new LOL meme hub.
• OPEN Government Data Act becomes law.
• China confirms that scientist He Jiankui used CRISPR to gene-edit babies.
• Chinese app encourages users to shame debtors near them.
• How good are you at detecting phishing emails? Try this quiz!

Picks of the Week:

• Stacey's Things: @Hourly Fox and KonMari your IoT gadgets
• Jeff's Number: 11 countries hate Article 11

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Links

• Google must pay €50 million for GDPR violations, France says | Ars Technica
• Google fined €50 million for GDPR violation in France
• Millions of bank loan and mortgage documents have leaked online
• Viacom to acquire Pluto TV for $340 million - Axios
• Amazon made a vest to keep robots from pummeling humans
• Facebook is building a meme hub called LOL to attract teens - CNET
• YouTuber’s anti-VidCon convention TanaCon was such a disaster that fans are comparing it to Fyre Fest
• Never Tweet
• Microsoft's mobile Edge browser begins issuing fake news warnings
• Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech for $40 million | TechCrunch
• Google's new US data centers will run on 1.6 million solar panels
• Bill Gross' Energy Vault
• Opinion | If 5G Is So Important, Why Isn’t It Secure? - The New York Times
• China confirms birth of gene-edited babies, blames scientist He Jiankui for breaking rules | South China Morning Post
• China 'launches an app that tells you if you are within 500 yards of someone in debt' | Daily Mail Online
• Bomb Threat, Sextortion Spammers Abused Weakness at GoDaddy.com — Krebs on Security
• Transparency-seeking OPEN Government Data Act signed into law | TechCrunch
• Malicious Deep Fake Prohibition Act of 2018
• Google Made a Quiz to See if You Can Identify Phishing Emails
• The Google Assistant app is rolling out dark mode cards, and they look pretty terrible
• Google Maps will now display speed limits for its Android and iOS apps
• Google Chrome to support Windows Mixed Reality headsets
• YouTube TV finally goes nationwide almost two years after launch - The Verge
• G Suite Updates Blog: Upcoming Hangouts service consolidation for all G Suite customers
• Google bans apps that promote or sell unapproved substances on the Play Store
• @AOC's social training for member of Congress
• Hourly Fox
• When Marie Kondo meets the smart home
• EU copyright on life support