Jun 22nd 2022
This Week in Google 669
Mommy Made Me Match My M&Ms
GPT-3, Musk talks to Twitter, Meta Avatar store, VidCon, Amazon drones
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
- The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann by Ananyo Bhattacharya.
- Trust by Hernan Diaz.
- City on Fire by Don Winslow.
- Sentence: Ten Years and a Thousand Books in Prison by Daniel Genis.
- The Newspaper Axis: Six Press Barons Who Enabled Hitler by Kathryn S. Olmsted.
- Meet Me by the Fountain: An Inside History of the Mall by Alexandra Lange.
- The Library: A Fragile History by Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen.
- Play with GPT-3 yourself here.
- Finding out whether GPT-3 can take the SAT.
- VidCon Returns as Chill Falls on Creator Economy.
- Elon Musk said he wants Twitter to become the WeChat of the western world in his first meeting with employees.
- When Elon met Twitter.
- Introducing: Notes We’re testing a way to write longer on Twitter.
- SpaceX employees say Elon Musk is an 'embarrassment' as he waffles on work-from-home.
- Microsoft, Meta, and others are founding a metaverse open standards group (no Apple or Roblox).
- ‘Snow Crash’ Author Neal Stephenson Is Building a ‘Free Metaverse’ Called Lamina1.
- Meta is launching a digital clothing store where you can purchase outfits for your avatar.
- How Thom Browne became 2022's hottest red carpet commodity.
- Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire.
- Amazon drones are coming to town. Some locals want to shoot them.
- NPR & Edison Research: Smart Speaker Ownership Reaches 35% of Americans.
- Leo's day with his voice assistant.
- Here Comes the Sun—to End Civilization.
- Rupert Murdoch and Jerry Hall Are Said to Be Divorcing.
- Bill Nye the Married Guy! “Science Guy” star tied the knot last month.
- Researcher Hacks Into Backend for Network of Smart Jacuzzis.
- Leaded aviation gasoline is poisoning a new generation.
- Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing.
- Proof By Seth Abramson.
- SpaceX: Starlink Risks Becoming 'Unusable' If Dish Gets 12GHz Spectrum.
- Google News (now 20 years old) gets a redesign.
- Google Password Manager now has an Android home screen shortcut.
- Chrome 103 replaces the built-in password list with Android’s default manager.
- Google Password Manager starts offering on-device encryption on Android, iOS, and Chrome.
- Google TV Profiles have arrived, and will allow each user to have their own personalized experience.
- Google Maps dark mode appears broken on Android Auto for some after recent updates.
- Why America Will Lose Semiconductors.
Picks:
- Stacey - KitchenAid Shave Ice Attachment
- Jeff - TikTok Italian sandwich guy
- Ant - Pro Mist Filter from Tiffen
- Ant - Moment's Cine Bloom Filter
- Ant - New Updates to Premiere Pro
- Ant - Capture One Update
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Links
- Play with GPT-3 yourself here
- Finding out whether GPT-3 can take the SAT
- VidCon Returns as Chill Falls on Creator Economy — The Information
- Elon Musk said he wants Twitter to become the WeChat of the western world in his first meeting with employees
- When Elon met Twitter - by Casey Newton - Platformer
- SpaceX employees say Elon Musk is an 'embarrassment' as he waffles on work-from-home | Engadget
- Microsoft, Meta, and others are founding a metaverse open standards group (no Apple or Roblox)
- Meta is launching a digital clothing store where you can purchase outfits for your avatar
- Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire
- Amazon drones are coming to town. Some locals want to shoot them.
- Here Comes the Sun—to End Civilization | WIRED
- Researcher Hacks Into Backend for Network of Smart Jacuzzis
- Leaded aviation gasoline is poisoning a new generation — The Forecast — Quartz
- Most popular websites for news in the world: Monthly top 50 listing
- Google News (now 20 years old) gets a redesign
- Google Password Manager now has an Android home screen shortcut
- Chrome 103 replaces built-in password list with Android’s default manager
- Google Password Manager starts offering on-device encryption on Android, iOS, and Chrome
- Google TV Profiles have arrived, will allow each user to have their own personalized experience
- (For Jeff) Google Maps dark mode appears broken on Android Auto for some after recent updates
- Why America Will Lose Semiconductors
- Not connected but The KitchenAid Shaved Ice Attachment
- TikTok Italian sandwich guy
- Pro Mist Filter from Tiffen
- Moment's Cine Bloom Filter
- New Updates to Premiere Pro
- Capture One Update