May 17th 2023
This Week in Google 716
It's Pronounced Papyri
Moderator Mayhem, AI regulation, TikTok Ban in Montana, Echo Pop
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- Moderator Mayhem: A Content Moderation Game.
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing.
- Updating our inactive account policies.
- Universal Short Title Catalogue.
- TikTok Ban Signed in Montana, Paving Way for First Amendment Legal Battle.
- Where to preorder Amazon’s new Echo Pop, Echo Show 5, and Echo Buds.
- Review: HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook is the best of ChromeOS.
- Uber puts family (even teens) at the center of its new products and features.
- After a 29-year run, Vice files for bankruptcy.
- Heather Armstrong, ‘Queen of the Mommy Bloggers,’ Is Dead at 47.
- Lithium battery fire and smoke incidents on airplanes worry pilots, flight attendants.
- Cord-Cutting Q1 2023: Pay-TV Ops Lose 2.3M Subs, Worst Quarter to Date.
- Pixel 7a’s free Pixel Buds and case offer ends this weekend.
- Google Docs adding collapsible headings, custom building blocks.
- Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook are syncing up. Kind of.
- Google teases more Workspace AI: Gmail inbox org, Meet notes, Slides soundtrack maker.
- Android TV now has a ‘Live’ tab with free channels, just like Google TV.
- Pixel phones to gain new ringtone inspired by Kenny G.
Picks:
- Stacey - PSA: Older Wemo Smart Plugs Have Vulnerability That Leaves Them Open to Attack.
- Jeff - Rebranding the Wienermobile.
- Jeff - The World Talks.
- Ant - Early Morning Photo Contest Winners Announced.
- Ant - Don't Leave Home Without It.
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Links
- Masnick's Moderator Mayhem
- OpenAI’s Sam Altman Urges A.I. Regulation in Senate Hearing
- Updating our inactive account policies
- Where to preorder Amazon’s new Echo Pop, Echo Show 5, and Echo Buds - The Verge
- Uber puts family (even teens) at the center of its new products and features | TechCrunch
- After a 29-year run, Vice files for bankruptcy | TechCrunch
- Heather Armstrong, ‘Queen of the Mommy Bloggers,’ Is Dead at 47 - The New York Times
- Lithium battery fire and smoke incidents on airplanes worry pilots, flight attendants - CBS News
- Cord-Cutting Q1 2023: Pay-TV Ops Lose 2.3M Subs, Worst Quarter to Date - Variety
- Pixel 7a’s free Pixel Buds and case offer ends this weekend
- Google Docs adding collapsible headings, custom building blocks
- Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook are syncing up. Kind of.
- Google teases more Workspace AI: Gmail inbox org, Meet notes, Slides soundtrack maker
- Android TV now has a ‘Live’ tab with free channels, just like Google TV
- Pixel phones to gain new ringtone inspired by Kenny G
- PSA: Older Wemo Smart Plugs Have Vulnerability That Leaves Them Open to Attack
- Rebranding the Wienermobile
- The World Talks
- Early Morning Photo Contest Winners Announced
- Don't Leave Home Without It