Sep 18th 2019
This Week in Google 526
All Stick No Carrot
Pixel 4 Event, Pixelbook 2, Facebook Portal
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
This Week's Stories
- Pixel 4 event confirmed for October 15th, may include Pixelbook 2
- Facebook announces its final rules for the Oversight Board.
- Facebook Portal wants to take over your TV
- Facebook wants to trademark the word "Book"
- Google uses AI to diagnose skin cancer
- Google launching new Nest Wi-Fi router with Google Assistant
- Banning face recognition: pros and cons
- Check out Triangulation #400 twit.tv/tri/400 for a great interview with the man behind San Francisco's face recognition ban
- Google Fi Unlimited
- Pixel 4 in Coral- or is it Cheeto?
- Pixel 4 camera will feature astrophotography
- The Last Apple Keynote
- Government to Google: let employees talk about salary
- Richard Stallman quits MIT and FSF
- What if all the proposed tech regulations passed? Jeff Jarvis has the ultimate dystopian view
Tips and Picks
- Leo's Tool: Write with Transformer
- Jeff's Numbers: Wearable chair, save 50% on Pixel 3
- Stacey's Things: Funko Advent Calendar: Marvel 80th Anniversary, Woodinville Whiskey Co.
- Ant's Wholesome Stuff: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Next Week
- Kevin Tofel will be on TWiG next week with a look at what we are expecting from the Pixelbook 2, so come back next week, or Subscribe at TWiT.tv/subscribe so you don't miss it.
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Links
- Google announces October 15th hardware event for Pixel 4 - The Verge
- Google Pixelbook 2 arrives at FCC for a second time, suggesting forthcoming launch
- Google Fi launches a more traditional unlimited plan
- Everything we know about the Pixel 4, the most-leaked phone ever
- Google stuck a giant coral Pixel 4 ad in Times Square
- The Last Apple Keynote (Let’s Hope)
- Leaked Google Pixel 4 promo video includes gestures, astrophotography mode, and more
- All About Android
- The impact of smartphones on the camera industry [OC]
- Google Photos gets same-day pickup for prints at CVS Pharmacy
- Sources: NLRB ordered Google to let employees speak out on political and workplace issues
- Exclusive: New Google Nest Wifi adds an Assistant speaker - 9to5Google
- Google to use AI to help diagnose skin diseases
- Again, Camera Phones FTW
- First they came for 'face' and I did not speak out because I... have no face? Then they came for 'book'
- Facebook refreshes Portal family, adds new Mini model and camera-only option for TVs
- Facebook confirms it was collecting Portal audio clips
- Facebook announces its final rules for the Oversight Board.
- Facial recognition tech is a problem. Here’s how the Democratic candidates plan to tackle it.
- Excellent Ben Evans piece on facial recognition fears compared to early data base fears
- Find the best flicks and favorite new shows this fall
- Google will start surfacing key moments from videos in search results
- YouTube is shutting down its TV-friendly web interface
- Google Photos adds Memories, a private archive that looks like Instagram Stories
- Google’s new addiction recovery website is more useful than a Google search
- Google begins rolling out new features for its Family Link parental control tool, including app-specific screen time
- Jarvis dystopia of dystopias: What would the world look like if the pessimists are victorious?
- Stallman quits MIT and FDF
- Write with Transformer
- LEX Wearable Chair
- Save 50% on pixel 3s
- Woodinville Whiskey Co.
- Funko Advent Calendar: Marvel 80th Anniversary, 24Pc
- Childhood Cancer Awareness Month