Mar 2nd 2022
This Week in Google 653
Thumbsuckers and Hot Takes
Ukraine war and tech, FitBit Ionic burns, Epic Games acquires Bandcamp
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
- Duvall Hecht, who popularized audiobooks as founder of Books on Tape, dies at 91.
- The Ukrainian leader who is pushing Silicon Valley to stand up to Russia.
- Apple Halts All Sales From Online Store in Russia.
- ApplePay & GooglePay don't work in Russia.
- Elon Musk’s promised Starlink terminals have reached Ukraine.
- Crypto Exchanges Refuse to Freeze All Russian Accounts.
- YouTube blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars.
- Russia blames FB, Google for "inciting war".
- Russia, Ukraine cyberwar hasn’t unfolded as expected.
- Google Removed Tags on Ukrainian Google Maps After Users Said They May Have Been Used To Coordinate Russian Air Strikes.
- How the Russian invasion of Ukraine is playing out on Wikipedia.
- It's not "keev".
- Instagram brings encrypted DMs to Russia and Ukraine.
- “The Image of Putin Has Broken”
- Twitter’s fact-checking project, Birdwatch, is MIA as Ukraine rumors swirl.
- EA is scrubbing Russian soccer teams from its FIFA and hockey games.
- Reddit has quarantined r/Russia due to misinformation.
- DuckDuckGo pauses its relationship with Russian search engine Yandex.
- How Ukrainian tech companies are handling Russia’s invasion.
- How Wix is keeping nearly 1,000 Ukrainian employees safe.
- Recommended news site & contribution: Kyiv Independent.
- Epic Games is acquiring music marketplace Bandcamp.
- Why the future of hardware may come via subscription.
- WHOOP: Your Personal Digital Fitness and Health Coach.
- Google recalls the Fitbit Ionic for causing burn injuries, offers full refund.
- Trump is blowing Truth Social's launch.
- Aqara's Smart Door Lock A100 Zigbee has Apple Home Key support.
- Get ready for the end of general-purpose wireless networks.
- Apple 'Peek Performance' event invite is an AR portal.
- Pixel 6 can’t install Android 12L after the latest February update, but one more beta build coming.
- Google’s ‘Fast Emergency Dialer’ brings local emergency numbers to your Pixel’s lock screen.
- Brain Scans of Dying Man Suggest Life Flashes Before Our Eyes Upon Death.
- Google Phone prepares Material You-inspired dialer that looks like Android 12’s lockscreen.
- YouTube Music artist pages now list songs and albums ‘From your library,’ like Play Music.
- Android 13 adds native support for flashlight brightness, here’s how it works.
- Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day.
- Ford will separate its EV and gas-powered car businesses.
- Spotify Car Thing.
- Amazon is shutting 68 retail stores, ending Amazon Books, 4-star, and Pop Up shops.
- TikTok Bumps Up Max Video Length to 10 Minutes.
- So this just happened on Wheel of Fortune.
- The US Copyright Office says an AI can’t copyright its art.
- The Leaked Recipes Cookbook.
- David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71.
- New UCIe Chiplet Standard Supported by Intel, AMD, and Arm.
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- Ant - Maxon Announces Online Events for Creators
- Ant - Nice to Meet Miss Terry and the Flipboard Community
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Links
- The Ukrainian leader who is pushing Silicon Valley to stand up to Russia
- Apple Halts All Sales From Online Store in Russia [Updated] - MacRumors
- ApplePay & GooglePay don't work in Russia
- Starlink reaches Ukraine
- Crypto Exchanges Refuse to Freeze All Russian Accounts
- YouTube blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars | Reuters
- Russia blames FB, Google for "inciting war"
- Russia, Ukraine cyberwar hasn’t unfolded as expected - The Washington Post
- Google Removed Tags on Ukrainian Google Maps After Users Said They May Have Been Used To Coordinate Russian Air Strikes
- How the Russian invasion of Ukraine is playing out on Wikipedia.
- It's not "keev"
- Instagram brings encrypted DMs to Russia and Ukraine - Protocol
- Twitter’s fact-checking project, Birdwatch, is MIA as Ukraine rumors swirl
- EA is scrubbing Russian soccer teams from its FIFA and hockey games - Protocol
- Reddit has quarantined r/Russia due to misinformation
- DuckDuckGo pauses its relationship with Russian search engine Yandex - Protocol
- How Wix is keeping nearly 1,000 Ukrainian employees safe
- How Ukrainian tech companies are handling Russia’s invasion
- Recommended news site & contribution: KyivIndependent
- Epic Games is acquiring music marketplace Bandcamp | Engadget
- Stacey's article: Why the future of hardware may come via subscription
- Google recalls the Fitbit Ionic for causing burn injuries, offers full refund | Ars Technica
- Trump is blowing Truth Social's launch
- Aqara's Smart Door Lock A100 Zigbee has Apple Home Key support | AppleInsider
- Stacey's article: Get ready for the end of general purpose wireless networks
- Apple 'Peek Performance' event invite is an AR portal | AppleInsider
- Pixel 6 can’t install Android 12L after latest February update, but one more beta build coming
- Google’s ‘Fast Emergency Dialer’ brings local emergency numbers to your Pixel’s lock screen
- Google Phone prepares Material You inspired dialer that looks like Android 12’s lockscreen [Gallery]
- YouTube Music artist pages now list songs and albums ‘From your library,’ like Play Music
- Android 13 adds native support for flashlight brightness, here’s how it works [Video]
- Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter for 4 secret novels raises $15M in first day - Polygon
- Ford will separate its EV and gas-powered car businesses — Quartz
- Spotify car dongle
- So this just happened on Wheel of Fortune - video
- The Leaked Recipes Cookbook
- David Boggs, Co-Inventor of Ethernet, Dies at 71 - The New York Times
- New UCIe Chiplet Standard Supported by Intel, AMD, and Arm | Tom's Hardware
- NFT vending machine
- This Social Club Runs on Crypto Tokens and Vibes
- Bob Dylan gets into NFTs with Snowcrash
- Maxon Announces Online Events for Creators
- Nice to Meet Miss Terry and the Flipboard Community
- Best of Luck to my Lil' Weirdo and Hardhead