This Week in Google 403

Don't fall for the latest Google Docs phishing scam! How Google measures quality and authority. Alphabet quarterly earnings. Pixel head says goodbye after 6 months. Twitter wants to be TV. Hulu wants to be Cable. Elon Musk wants to dig huge tunnels under LA. Senate ID cards have a picture of a security chip. 9 senators want to kill net neutrality forever. People are mean to robots.

• Danny's Pick: Cook with Google Home
• Stacey's Pick: The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge
• Leo's Pick: Mr. T navigation voice for Waze

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Links

• Someone Is Spreading a Massive Google Doc Phishing Email Right Now
• Opinion: Even if you can, you probably shouldn't buy a Google Pixel anymore
• How Google assesses the ‘authority’ of web pages
• Fueling a Flight to Quality
• These 9 Senators proposed a bill to kill net neutrality called the "Restoring Internet Freedom Act"
• President Trump is launching a new tech group to ‘transform and modernize’ the U.S. government - Recode
• Google's head of Pixel smartphone division leaves after six months
• Google's search for non-ad revenue puts spotlight on cloud, Pixel | Reuters
• Facebook is hiring another 3,000 people to pull down violent and inappropriate content
• Twitter still thinks it’s a TV platform — and here are its dozen new shows - Recode
• Tesla reactivated its automatic braking system after losing top Consumer Reports score
• Elon Musk teases Tesla electric semi truck, up to 4 new Gigafactory locations
• Here’s the first look at how Elon Musk’s ‘boring’ car tunnels will work
• Picture this: Senate staffers’ ID cards have photo of smart chip, no security
• Hulu launches its live TV service for $40 a month
• Cloudflare Orbit Wants to Secure the Internet of Things a Whole New Way
• SiriusXM acquires connected car company Automatic for over $100M
• A drunk man was arrested for knocking over Silicon Valley’s crime-fighting robot
• Children Beating Up Robots
• HitchBOT, the hitchhiking robot, gets beheaded in Philadelphia
• Cook with your Google Assistant on Google Home
• The Night Ocean by Paul La Farge
• Mr. T's voice finally comes to Waze for directions and navigation