This Week in Google 552

This week's stories

•  Google I/O is canceled, unless they want TWiT to do it for them
•  We rate the media's work-from-home setups
•  Google's COVID-19 page
•  The HUGE privacy debate that coronavirus has brought up
•  We craft the perfect coronavirus tracking law
•  Tracking coronavirus through Kinsa
•  In this time of crisis, we need to listen to experts
•  This Week in Virology
•  Amazon and other big tech companies are using coronavirus to take over the world
•  How much bandwidth capacity can we add?
•  Why don't we ban targeted advertising? Jeff vs Leo and Stacey

Picks of the Week

•  Leo's Tool: Google Podcasts
•  Stacey's Thing: Wyze Band and Scale
•  Jeff's Numbers: Conference Call Bingo

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Links

• Google won't hold a virtual I/O this year
• Google launches COVID-19 page and search portal
• Facebook gets last laugh: Portal sold out
• Amazon is using coronavirus to expand its power – and not for the greater good | Julia Carrie Wong | Technology | The Guardian
• Kinsa’s fever map could show just how crucial it is to stay home to stop COVID-19 spread
• This year’s VidCon is canceled
• The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed
• SpaceX encounters first launch delay due to coronavirus
• Jarvis: Time for Experts
• Could cost platforms $44b in ad revenue
• Pigweed: A Collection of Embedded Libraries
• ‘New Google Podcasts’ redesign starts rolling out w/ auto-download, new episode alerts
• Google Camera Go brings Portrait Mode photography to budget Android Go smartphones
• Google removes Kodi from search results following copyright complaint
• Google Photos adds text selection prompt on mobile and upload origin information on the web
• Google Chrome and Chrome OS are set to skip version 82 due to delays
• Google’s AI helps robots navigate around humans in offices
• Google unveils Android Performance Tuner, Android GPU Inspector, and Cloud Firestore for game developers
• Google opens Stadia Makers program for indie game developers
• Google Play GPU driver updates in development for Pixel 4, S10, and Note 10
• Google unveils Game Servers in beta, for hosting global, multi-player games
• Google adds travel alerts, cancelation policies to travel search
• Why Don’t We Just Ban Targeted Advertising?
• In defense of targeting
• This Week in Virology
• Newest Shortage in New York: The City Is Running Out of Dogs to Foster
• Bookfinder
• Google Podcasts
• Wyze Band and Scale
• Conference Call Bingo