Apr 26th 2023
This Week in Google 713
Creased Cargo Shorts
Alphabet earnings, teens and social media, blue check, Authenticator 2FA
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter.
- Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk removed their checkmarks.
- Elon Musk Figured Out the Media’s Biggest Weakness.
- Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It.
- Jonah and the Whale.
- Traffic by Ben Smith.
- Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023.
- Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News.
- These celebrities ‘subscribed to Twitter Blue.’ Except they’re dead.
- Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again.
- Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media.
- Senators unveil bipartisan legislation to ban kids under 13 from joining social media platforms.
- Meta Reports First Quarter 2023 Results.
- Tucker Carlson’s Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News.
- Look Out, Tesla, There’s a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror.
- U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media.
- School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste.
- Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash.
- Video of the Pixel Fold.
- AI-generated Drake song is an insult to the artistry of hip-hop.
- Grimes invites people to use her voice in AI songs.
- Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes.
- Google on why Authenticator sync isn’t E2E encrypted, but the option is coming later.
- Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta.
- Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides.
- Google ups Chromebook privacy with a new camera and mic switch.
- Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code.
- Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices.
Picks:
- Stacey - Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio.
- Leo - Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad.
- Jeff - EXTREMELY ONLINE: THE UNTOLD STORY OF FAME, INFLUENCE, AND POWER ON THE INTERNET by Taylor Lorenz.
- Jeff - Google median income: $279,500.
- Ant - My Big Round World: (in a Little Square Book) by Shawn Powers.
- Ant - Much Respect For Mr. Sharpe and His Work.
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Links
- Alphabet reports revenue and earnings beat for first quarter
- Elon Musk Figured Out the Media’s Biggest Weakness - POLITICO
- Facebook Made BuzzFeed, Then Killed It | WIRED
- Pichai teases AI, Pixel, and Android at Google I/O 2023
- Nate Silver Out at 538, ABC News as Disney Layoffs Hit ABC News – The Hollywood Reporter
- These celebrities ‘subscribed to Twitter Blue.’ Except they’re dead.
- Jean Twenge is ready to make you defend your generation again
- Jarvis thread on further research regarding teens and social media
- Look Out, Tesla, There’s a Really Tiny Competitor in Your Rearview Mirror - WSJ
- U.S. Supreme Court to decide if public officials can block critics on social media | Reuters
- School Chromebooks are creating huge amounts of e-waste - The Verge
- Tesla wins lawsuit over Autopilot Model S crash | Engadget
- Google Authenticator finally, mercifully adds account syncing for two-factor codes
- Google on why Authenticator sync isn’t E2E encrypted, but option coming later
- Google Messages starts showing end-to-end encryption for RCS group chats out of beta
- Google is making it much easier to search for tools in Docs, Sheets, and Slides
- Google ups Chromebook privacy with new camera and mic switch
- Google Bard can now write, debug, and explain code
- Google Assistant will stop speaking after turning on smart home devices
- Aqara Adds Presence Sensor FP2 to its Smart Sensor Portfolio
- Mouthpad: The world's first available hands-free touchpad.
- Google median income: $279,500
- Taylor Lorenz upcoming book
- Shawn Powers' New Book
- Much Respect For Mr Sharpe and His Work
- Jacob Pruitt on Hudl