This Week in Google 575

Google Town, India vs PUBG, Remembering Chadwick Boseman

• Herman Cain tweeting from beyond the grave, Walking Cat banned - WTF is going on at Twitter?
• @VCBrags calls it quits after one exec was accused of running the account
• Will Microsoft and Walmart buy TikTok? When?
• Would you like to live in Google Town?
• Google might pull fediverse android apps to block hate speech
• Public restrooms are a source of aerosolized COVID
• Should Google's ads be regulated like the stock market?
• Google is developing the perfect fingerprinting/cookie system
• Facebook threatens to block news from Australia
• Russian trolls use deep fakes on Facebook
• The origin of Patreon; Patreon tops $1 Billion
• Spotify abuses Joe Budden
• India bans PUBG
• The third richest man on earth wants to wire your brain
• Moral Panic over misinformation | cats | QAnon | Screen time | sex and social media |
• The Google Changelog: Google Doodle on Android | Google Maps Traffic Lights | birthday reminders | kids space for tablets | Google/Apple COVID tracing API without an app | Pay for Parking in Austin | Lenovo's Assistant-powered clock | Local news in Assistant and podcasts
• FBI investigating reports of a guy in a jet pack over LAX
• Ant Pruitt talks about growing up with Chadwick Boseman

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Links

• Should Google’s Ad Market Be Regulated Like the Stock Market? | WIRED
• Google may pull 'fediverse' Android apps for allegedly enabling hate speech
• Google proposes new village in Mountain View
• Facebook Could Block Sharing of News Stories in Australia - The New York Times
• Facebook threatens to ban news in Australia if Murdoch-backed legislation passes
• Jarvis on Facebook and Australia
• Russia’s most notorious troll farm reportedly used deepfakes to push a fake news outlet on Facebook
• @VCBrags calls it quits after one exec was accused of running the account
• Good example of @VCBrags: Professor Cold Takes
• Herman Cain tweets from six feet under
• Trump reiterates his demand that the US be "well compensated" by the sale of TikTok's US assets
• Sources: TikTok likely to announce a sale of US, Canada, Australia, and NZ operations in a deal worth $20B to $30B
• Microsoft working with Walmart on TikTok deal
• China Tightens Tech Export Rules Amid TikTok Talks - WSJ
• Attacks on the People’s Press
• India Bans 118 Apps, Including PUBG Mobile
• Neuralink demonstrates its next-generation brain-machine interface | VentureBeat
• Musk third-richest man on earth
• The moral panic over misinformation
• Moral panic against cats
• Moral panic over QAnon redirects attention from real threats to children
• Moral panic over kids' screen time
• Sex & Social Media: New book about moral panic regarding sex online
• Google Maps shows traffic lights at intersections
• Google Doodle carries over into Android search bar
• Updated Assistant Snapshot will now make recommendations
• Google introduces kids space for tablets
• Google, Apple create a tracing app (not leaving it to local authorities)
• Google, Facebook dump plans for Hong Kong cable
• Pay for parking through Google Maps, starting in Austin
• Lenovo releases Assistant-powered clock
• Google brings local news in audio to Assistant
• Airline Pilots Landing At LAX Report "A Guy In Jetpack" Flying Alongside Them - The Drive
• Study finds political ads don't work....
• Thread about this
• Why Johnny Can’t Browse in Peace: On the Uniqueness of Web Browsing History Patterns
• Boys & Sex (amazon affiliate)
• LiFX Strips and Bulbs
• The price of a gig of data worldwide
• More than two-thirds of execs plan to downsize office space
• Humanity Shield