Feb 2nd 2022
This Week in Google 649
Tone Deaf and Loud
Big Quarter for Pixel 6, Spotify's platform rules, too late for Android tablets?
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- Google results + 20-for-1 stock split.
- Google breaks $200b annual revenue.
- Peter Kafka: Web3 is the future, or a scam, or both.
- Google's Pixel phones had their best quarter ever.
- Google Pixel 6a: here's everything we know so far.
- Facebook’s Shares Plunge 20% After Profit Decline.
- Meta plans to break out the results of its AR and VR hardware unit, Reality Labs, for the first time when it reports Q4 results on February 2.
- Spotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum.
- Joe Rogan defends podcast and apologizes to Spotify for backlash.
- Spotify’s Platform Rules and Approach to COVID-19.
- Jeff's article: Jarvis statement to Senate hearing on "Breaking the News".
- This is a bonkers, awesome story! North Korea hacked this dude, so he hacked it back.
- Google believes ‘Android Tablets’ are ‘future of computing’ w/ an Android cofounder part of push.
- The ambitious Android tablet option Google tossed away.
- Interesting Mike Isaac theory on Apple v FB v Google.
- GOP Sen. Lee to intro bill to break up Google's ad business.
- Gaming Chromebooks are on the way with full RGB keyboards.
- Google Cloud is hiring a legion of blockchain experts to expand its business.
- Google increases parental-leave policy to nearly 6 months and adds more vacation time for employees in a boost to well-being benefits.
- Google could soon limit WhatsApp chat backup size on Drive.
- First C2PA spec for assuring provenance of online media.
- Facebook’s cryptocurrency failure came after internal conflict and regulatory pushback.
- Jack Dorsey: Diem was a waste of time, Meta should’ve focused on BTC.
- Your work Gmail is about to look different.
- Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts.
- YouTube’s video player is getting a new look on Android and iOS.
- The Google One VPN is now available on iPhones.
- Google Messages starts rolling out iMessage reactions, but emoji translations are not quite 1:1.
- Pixel 4a removed from the Google Store after being out of stock for months.
- Pixel 3 loses unlimited ‘Original’ photo backups today; ending a novel differentiator for Google.
- Zuckerberg warns that other users in a Messenger chat will be told when one participant takes a screenshot.
- Joby Aviation wants to conduct dramatic eVTOL flights over San Francisco Bay.
- Metaverse real estate sales top $500 million and are projected to double this year.
Picks:
- Stacey - Termination Shock
- Jeff - YouTube beats Neflix in revenue
- Jeff - Hank Green Has A Problem With TikTok’s Creator Fund: “When TikTok Becomes More Successful, TikTokers Become Less Successful.”
- Ant - Ant Interviewed by San Diego Mobile Film Festival
- Ant - Finally Got 'Em
- Jason - New York Times buys viral "Wordle" game
- Jason - Wordle will be free forever because you can right-click to save the whole game
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Links
- Google results + 20-for-1 stock split
- Google breaks $200b annual revenue
- Peter Kafka: Web3 is the future, or a scam, or both
- Google's Pixel phones had their best quarter ever
- Google Pixel 6a: here's everything we know so far
- Facebook’s Shares Plunge 20% After Profit Decline
- Meta plans to break out the results of its AR and VR hardware unit, Reality Labs, for the first time when it reports Q4 results
- Spotify Takes Down Neil Young’s Music After His Joe Rogan Ultimatum
- Spotify’s Platform Rules and Approach to COVID-19
- Joe Rogan defends podcast and apologizes to Spotify for backlash
- Jeff's article: Jarvis statement to Senate hearing on "Breaking the News"
- This is a bonkers, awesome story! North Korea hacked this dude, so he hacked it back
- Google believes ‘Android Tablets’ are ‘future of computing’ w/ an Android cofounder part of push
- The ambitious Android tablet option Google tossed away
- Interesting Mike Isaac theory on Apple v FB v Google
- GOP Sen. Lee to intro bill to break up Google's ad business
- Gaming Chromebooks are on the way with full RGB keyboards
- Google Cloud is hiring a legion of blockchain experts to expand its business
- Google increases parental-leave policy to nearly 6 months and adds more vacation time for employees in a boost to well-being ben
- Google could soon limit WhatsApp chat backup size on Drive
- First C2PA spec for assuring provenance of online media
- Facebook’s cryptocurrency failure came after internal conflict and regulatory pushback
- Jack Dorsey: Diem was a waste of time, Meta should’ve focused on BTC
- Your work Gmail is about to look different
- Google relents: Legacy G Suite users will be able to migrate to free accounts
- YouTube’s video player is getting a new look on Android and iOS
- The Google One VPN is now available on iPhones
- Google Messages starts rolling out iMessage reactions, but emoji translations are not quite 1:1
- Pixel 4a removed from the Google Store after being out of stock for months
- Pixel 3 loses unlimited ‘Original’ photo backups today; ending a novel differentiator for Google
- Zuckerberg warns that other users in a Messenger chat will be told when one participant takes a screenshot
- Would you take an air-taxi flight over SF Bay?
- Metaverse real estate sales top $500 million, and are projected to double this year
- Termination Shock
- YouTube beats Neflix in revenue
- Ant Interviewed by San Diego Mobile Film Festival
- Hank Green Has A Problem With TikTok’s Creator Fund: “When TikTok Becomes More Successful, TikTokers Become Less Successful.”
- Finally Got 'Em
- New York Times buys viral "Wordle" game
- Wordle will be free forever because you can right-click to save the whole game