Nov 16th 2022
This Week in Google 690
Search For Hardcore
FTX celebrity fallout, Musk's Twitter purge, goodbye Protocol, palette.fm
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
Guests:
Mike Elgan
- Larry David, Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Other Celebs Sued Over FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse.
- Stars Likely to Be More Careful in Ads After Lloyd Bridges Case.
- Taylor Swift ticket meltdown sparks outrage about Ticketmaster’s power.
- Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29th.
- Elon Musk ignored Twitter’s internal warnings about paid verification.
- Mastodon Has Officially Retired the 'Toot,' Its Version of the Tweet.
- Substack isn't a social network. It's better.
- Proposal for quote-boost.
- Elon's paranoid purge.
- Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or leave.
- Elon Musk delivers jaw-dropping, bold testimony at his Tesla trial over Twitter’s issues with the FTC.
- Farewell from Protocol.
- Amazon begins layoffs as economic woes mount.
- With 10k layoffs looming, Jeff Bezos grants Dolly Parton millions and pledges his fortune to charity.
- Evernote’s Next Move: Joining the Bending Spoons Suite of Apps.
- Twitter is Going Great!
- City birds are changing their tune.
- NASA’s Modern Moon Program Is Finally off the Ground.
- Google Wallet arrives on Fitbit smartwatches, new countries.
- Android Auto beta program opens up to more users.
- Google Fi’s throwing in a free year of YouTube Premium for Unlimited Plus subscribers.
- Google One VPN app rolls out for Mac and Windows.
- Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement.
Picks:
- Mike - Debirdify
- Mike - palette.fm
- Jeff - Portable, off-grid hotels
- Ant - JAYEGT Motorized Rotating Display Stand
- Ant - I Thought #Hardhead Had 5 Of 'Em
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Links
- Larry David, Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, Other Celebs Sued Over FTX Crypto Exchange Collapse
- Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29th - The Verge
- Elon Musk ignored Twitter’s internal warnings about paid verification - The Verge
- Proposal for quote-boost
- Elon's paranoid purge - by Casey Newton - Platformer
- Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or leave - The Washington Post
- Farewell from Protocol - Protocol
- Amazon begins layoffs as economic woes mount | TechCrunch
- With 10k layoffs looming, Jeff Bezos grants Dolly Parton millions and pledges his fortune to charity | Salon.com
- Evernote’s Next Move: Joining the Bending Spoons Suite of Apps | Evernote Blog
- Twitter is Going Great!
- City birds are changing their tune | Ars Technica
- NASA’s Modern Moon Program Is Finally off the Ground - The Atlantic
- Google Wallet arrives on Fitbit smartwatches, new countries
- Android Auto beta program opens up to more users
- Google Fi’s throwing in a free year of YouTube Premium for Unlimited Plus subscribers
- Google One VPN app rolls out for Mac and Windows [U]
- Facebook fact-checkers will stop checking Trump after presidential bid announcement | CNN Politics
- Debirdify
- Fallback: Palette
- Portable, off-grid hotels
- Inexpensive Product Photo and Video Tool
- I Thought #Hardhead Had 5 Of 'Em