This Week in Google 714

• Bluesky buzz: Why the social media platform is being called the next Twitter.  
• The Best Dressed Stars From the 2023 Met Gala.  
• Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in.  
• Google plans to add end-to-end encryption to Authenticator.  
• For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter.  
• Chrome replacing HTTPS lock icon with Material You redesign.  
• Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site. 
• Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail.  
• Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy.  
• ‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead.  
• IBM to Pause Hiring for ‘Back-Office’ Jobs That AI Could Kill.  
• Edtech Chegg tumbles as ChatGPT threat prompts revenue warning.  
• Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Search for Meaning: Oliver Sacks on ChatGPT, 30 Years Before ChatGPT.  
• Why Chatbots Are Not the Future.  
• Google Photos is getting a more powerful search.  
• Stability introduces AI that can incorporate text into images.  
• LinkedIn Cofounder Reid Hoffman Launches a ChatGPT Rival. 
• Kamala Harris to discuss A.I. in meeting with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs. 
• A Brain Scanner Combined with an AI Language Model Can Provide a Glimpse into Your Thoughts.  
• New Standard for Car Entry Using Your Smartphone (UWB and Bluetooth).  
• Bluesky codes for sale for $150+  
• Publishers insist platforms owe them money for linking to them but whine when they don't link.  
• Gmail is adding a blue checkmark to better verify senders.  
• Google officially teases the Pixel 7a, confirming May 11 availability.  
• Your Google TV Just Got a Nice Performance and Storage Boost.  
• Nest Hub 2nd Gen updates to Google’s Fuchsia operating system.  
• Android 13 with May security patch live; download Pixel OTA image now. 
• YouTube Music is officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and the web. 

Picks: 

• Stacey - UnaBell, Smart Button for IoT.  
• Jeff - Apple’s Unionized Store Workers Seek Tips and Higher Holiday Pay.  
• Jeff - a font of type (Ryan Cordell's U of I class)  
• Ant - Black Community Version of Succession?  
• Ant - The Michael Jordan of YouTube? (bad pun, I know)

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• Transcripts: This Week in Google 714, Transcript

Links

• Bluesky buzz: Why the social media platform is being called the next Twitter
• Google accounts now support passkeys for password-free sign-in - The Verge
• For Bluesky to thrive, it needs sex workers and Black Twitter
• Chrome replacing HTTPS lock icon with Material You redesign
• Pornhub Blocks All of Utah From Its Site
• Writers Guild On Strike Against Hollywood Studios As Contract Talks With Fail – Deadline
• Vice Is Said to Be Headed for Bankruptcy - The New York Times
• ‘The Godfather of AI’ Quits Google and Warns of Danger Ahead - The New York Times
• IBM to Pause Hiring for ‘Back-Office’ Jobs That AI Could Kill - Bloomberg
• Edtech Chegg tumbles as ChatGPT threat prompts revenue warning | Reuters
• Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and Our Search for Meaning: Oliver Sacks on ChatGPT, 30 Years Before ChatGPT – The Marginalian
• Google Photos getting more powerful search
• Amelia Wattenberger
• Stability introduces AI that can incorporate text into images
• Kamala Harris to discuss A.I. in meeting with Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs
• New Standard for Car Entry Using Your Smartphone (UWB and Bluetooth)
• Bluesky codes for sale for $150+
• Oh, the irony: Publishers insist platforms owe them money for linking to them but whine when they don't link.
• Gmail is adding a blue checkmark to better verify senders
• Google officially teases the Pixel 7a, confirming May 11 availability
• Your Google TV Just Got a Nice Performance and Storage Boost
• Nest Hub 2nd Gen updates to Google’s Fuchsia operating system
• Android 13 with May security patch live, download Pixel OTA image now
• YouTube Music officially launching podcasts in the US on Android, iOS, and web
• UnaBell, Smart Button for IoT
• Apple’s Unionized Store Workers Seek Tips and Higher Holiday Pay
• a font of type (Ryan Cordell's U of I class)
• Black Community Version of Succession?
• The Michael Jordan of YouTube? (bad pun, I know)