This Week in Google with Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

Aug 12th 2020

This Week in Google 572

Cafe Ground Zero

Trump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits Replies

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Category: News

Trump vs. TikTok and Tencent, Microsoft Surface Duo, Twitter Limits Replies

  • Sarah Cooper: Google UX designer, Tik Tok star
  • Trump vs. TikTok: what does it all mean? 
  • Trump's Tencent ban makes Reddit, Tesla, and Spotify illegal
  • Rate Stacey's Zoom background
  • Trump vs. TikTok part 2: where does our data go? 
  • Microsoft announces Surface Duo 
  • Lucid Air electric car
  • New Jersey Supreme Court says the police can make you unlock your phone
  • Twitter rolling out reply-limiting feature
  • "Meeterial" Design: Google pushes Meet into everybody's faces
  • Why are there no ads on TechDirt? 
  • US opens 3.5Ghz band to consumer use - this could seriously help out 5G 
  • Happy Birthday IBM PC
  • Boeing 747s are still updated via 3.5 Floppy disk
  • Vaporwave's mini-boom of 3.5 floppies
  • Alamo Drafthouse offers private theater rentals
  • Sleepover at the final Blockbuster
  • Genius lost their suit against Google because they don't have standing
  • Verily steps into the COVID testing arena
  • Amazon wants to launch 3,236 satellites
  • Amazon wants to take over JC Pennys
  • Jarvis' entire history of media and journalism in 45 minutes
  • Google Changelog: Google Lens homework filter | Google Search adds 3D molecules | Google Phone beta app for all | Earthquake alerts | Google Lookout | A bunch of new Android updates | Google profile cards

Picks of the Week: 

  • Stacey's Thing: DONATE BLOOD
  • Jeff's Number: Dreyer Stet Game
  • Ant's Stuff: Jett Fuel Java
  • Karsten's Mask: GIZDA FAce Shield 
  • Karsten's Mask 2: Essential Mask Brace

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