Oct 12th 2022
This Week in Google 685
Only on Thursdays
Pixel 7 Pro and Pixel Watch, Meta Quest Pro, Passkey support, Google Looker
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
Guests:
Cathy Gellis
- Andy Warhol’s portraits of Prince get their 15 minutes of fame in Supreme Court copyright showdown.
- Communia Copyright recommendations.
- Google unveils Pixel 7 Pro with Tensor G2 processor, starts at $899.
- Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro review: Should you upgrade?
- Google gets serious about wearables with the Pixel Watch.
- Google Fi 'VCN' on Pixel keeps cellular data anonymous.
- Google starts rolling out passkey support for Android and Chrome.
- Meta Meets Microsoft – Stratechery by Ben Thompson.
- This Is Life in the Metaverse.
- Steve Jobs AI features in spooky 'interview' with Joe Rogan AI.
- ‘Chat’ with Musk, Trump or Xi: Ex-Googlers want to give the public AI.
- Google approves Truth Social for Play Store.
- Google Kills Cloud Gaming Service, Announces Cloud Gaming Laptops.
- Tour Amazon’s dream home, where every appliance is also a spy.
- NASA’s DART mission successfully shoved an asteroid.
- Elon Musk Spoke to Putin Before Tweeting Ukraine Peace Plan: Report.
- Musk Spoke to Kanye About Tweet That Got Him Kicked Off Twitter.
- Google unifies its BI services under the Looker brand.
- YouTube to broadly support the @username format with launch of YouTube handles.
- Google Meet will soon send you a transcript of your meeting.
- New Pixel Buds Pro firmware update rolling out with 5-band EQ, bug fixes, and more.
- Assistant Driving Mode ditches Google Maps integration, no longer an Android Auto replacement.
Picks:
- Cathy - Theater review: Hail to thee, 'Blithe’ Lansbury.
- Jeff - iPhones calling 911 from owners’ pockets on rollercoasters.
- Ant - Amaran 100d LED Light.
- Ant - Ant on Mobile Filmmaking Podcast.
- Ant - Queen Pruitt Spongebob The Musical Tix Available.
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Links
- Andy Warhol’s portraits of Prince get their 15 minutes of fame in Supreme Court copyright showdown
- Communia Copyright recommendations
- Google unveils Pixel 7 Pro with Tensor G2 processor, starts at $899
- Google gets serious about wearables with the Pixel Watch | TechCrunch
- Google Fi 'VCN' on Pixel keeps cellular data anonymous
- Google starts rolling out passkey support for Android and Chrome
- Meta Meets Microsoft – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
- Steve Jobs AI features in spooky 'interview' with Joe Rogan AI
- Ex-Googlers start Character.ai
- Google approves Truth Social for App Store
- Google Kills Cloud Gaming Service, Announces Cloud Gaming Laptops
- Will Stacey consider this #moralpanic?
- DART's success
- Musk spoke with Putin
- Google unifies its BI services under the Looker brand | TechCrunch
- YouTube to broadly support the @username format with launch of YouTube handles | TechCrunch
- Google Meet will soon send you a transcript of your meeting | Engadget
- New Pixel Buds Pro firmware update rolling out with 5-band EQ, bug fixes, and more
- Assistant Driving Mode ditches Google Maps integration, no longer an Android Auto replacement
- Theater review: Hail to thee, 'Blithe’ Lansbury
- iPhones calling 911 from owners’ pockets on rollercoasters
- Amaran 100d LED Light
- Ant on Mobile Filmmaking Podcast
- Queen Pruitt Spongebob The Musical Tix Available