Aug 9th 2023
This Week in Google 728
Stupid Dove Nests
Z Flip 5, Google antitrust, BlueJeans, Project IDX, Tetris lawsuit
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Leo shows off his Galaxy Z Flip 5.
- Judge Narrows Scope of Coming Trial Over Google Monopoly Claims.
- Musk’s X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records.
- Google Changes Name of Ad Product Amid Inventory Quality Scandal.
- Norway fines Meta 1M crowns per day over behavioural ads feud.
- Tech writer sues Apple, claiming Tetris movie ripped off his ‘Cold War thriller’ book.
- BlueJeans, Verizon's Google Meet competitor, is shutting down.
- Zoom AI tools trained using some customer data, updated terms say.
- Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out.
- I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires).
- Henrietta Lacks' family reaches settlement over use of immortal 'HeLa cells'.
- ‘Every single’ Amazon team is working on generative AI, says CEO.
- AI 'red teams' race to find bias and harms in chatbots like ChatGPT.
- Google Chrome switching to weekly security patch updates.
- Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts.
- Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default.
- Gmail for Android and iOS adding translate feature.
- Google gives Pixel Tablet first discount 1.5 months after launch.
- California regulators to decide the future of Cruise and Waymo.
- YouTube will stop showing videos on the homepage if your watch history is off.
- WeWork Raises ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Staying in Business.
- Netflix is winding down its DVD business after 25 years.
- MrBeast Facing $100 Million Lawsuit After Dissing Own Burgers.
- Curiosity Rover Finds ‘Striking’ Evidence of Habitable Seasons on Mars.
- The Expanse Online Auction.
- Introducing Project IDX, An Experiment to Improve Full-stack, Multiplatform App Development.
- $5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial.
- Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93.
- Rest in peace Bram Moolenaar, author of Vim and hero of many developers.
Picks:
- Stacey - SmartThings Energy.
- Leo - The Sad Bastard Cookbook by tRaum Books.
- Jeff - ESPN Strikes $2 Billion Sports-Betting Deal With Penn Entertainment.
- Ant - The Best $9 You Can Spend.
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Links
- Judge Narrows Scope of Coming Trial Over Google Monopoly Claims
- Musk’s X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records
- Google Changes Name of Ad Product Amid Inventory Quality Scandal
- Norway fines Meta 1M crowns per day over behavioural ads feud
- BlueJeans, Verizon's Google Meet competitor, is shutting down
- Zoom AI tools trained using some customer data, updated terms say
- Google says AI systems should be able to mine publishers’ work unless companies opt out | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian
- I Would Rather See My Books Get Pirated Than This (Or: Why Goodreads and Amazon Are Becoming Dumpster Fires) | Jane Friedman
- ‘Every single’ Amazon team is working on generative AI, says CEO - The Verge
- AI 'red teams' race to find bias and harms in chatbots like ChatGPT - The Washington Post
- Google Chrome switching to weekly security patch updates
- Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts
- Google Messages now encrypts RCS conversations by default
- Gmail for Android and iOS adding translate feature
- Google gives Pixel Tablet first discount 1.5 months after launch
- WeWork Raises ‘Substantial Doubt’ About Staying in Business
- Netflix is winding down its DVD business after 25 years | CNN Business
- MrBeast Facing $100 Million Lawsuit After Dissing Own Burgers
- Curiosity Rover Finds ‘Striking’ Evidence of Habitable Seasons on Mars
- The Expanse Online Auction
- Introducing Project IDX, An Experiment to Improve Full-stack, Multiplatform App Development — Google for Developers Blog - News about Web, Mobile, AI and Cloud
- $5 billion Google lawsuit over ‘incognito mode’ tracking moves a step closer to trial - The Verge
- Rhoda Karpatkin, Who Led Consumer Reports for Decades, Dies at 93 - The New York Times
- Rest in peace Bram Moolenaar, author of Vim and hero of many developers | Ars Technica
- The Sad Bastard Cookbook by tRaum Books
- SmartThings Energy
- ESPN Strikes $2 Billion Sports-Betting Deal With Penn Entertainment
- The Best $9 You Can Spend