This Week in Google 593

• Google employees move toward unionizing.
• Facebook and Twitter remove President Trump's speech.
• Google Nest has new security cameras coming in 2021.
• Nest Hub will likely have Soli radar functionality.
• Amazon is prepping a sleep apnea device using millimeter-wave radar.
• Leo is getting the Bose Sleepbuds II.
• Twitter buys social audio app Breaker.
• Ratatouille the Musical earns $1 million.
• Twitter is relaunching its verification system.
• Reverse engineering the COVID vaccine source code.
• 2020 was a good year for publishing.
• Google Docs gets Smart Compose.
• Wear OS will support third-party Tiles.
• Google Podcasts on the web adds subscription feeds.
• January Pixel phone update improves auto-brightness.
• Chrome OS Camera will support QR code scanning.
• Samsung announces its Galaxy S21 event for this month.
• Julian Assange's extradition to the US is blocked.
• Bean Dad and his apology.
• Why is Jack Ma lying low?
• AI is getting really good at drawing things from words.
• Jeff's post-Section 230 dystopia.

Picks of the week:

• Stacey: Aquanta water heater controller
• Jeff: 2020 2as the unhappiest year on Twitter in 12 years.
• Ant: Take a look at this awesome Snowflake photography!

Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google.

Links

• Google employees unionize
• Lazy,' 'Money-Oriented,' 'Single Mother': How Union-Busting Firms Compile Dossiers on Employees
• Mike Isaac: Breaking: Facebook has removed Trump's video from the platform
• Google Nest will release a new line of security cameras in 2021
• New Google device passes through FCC, possibly a Nest Hub with Soli
• Sources: Amazon is working on a contactless Alexa-enabled device that can track and monitor sleep apnea, primarily using millime
• Bose Sleepbuds II
• Twitter buys Breaker to help with audio
• Ratatouille the Musical earns more than $1 million for actors
• Latest TikTok hit: Canadian musician who turns small online social dramas into songs
• Twitter launching verification on Jan 20
• Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
• Surprise Ending for Publishers: In 2020, Business Was Good
• Google Docs adds Smart Compose, autocorrect to comments
• Google releases Monitoring Query Language for cloud monitoring
• Wear OS set to gain support for custom third-party Tiles
• Google Podcasts website adds subscription feed to make finding new episodes easier
• January update improves auto-brightness on Pixel 5/4a/5G, improves auto-rotate on Google phones
• The Chrome OS Camera app is getting a QR scanner
• Samsung officially confirms ‘Unpacked’ event for Galaxy S21 on January 14
• U.K. Judge Blocks Assange’s Extradition to U.S., Citing Mental Health
• Bean Dad apologizes
• Jack Ma lying low
• AI draws sketches from text
• Moral panic! (I didn't say it. Masnick did, about 60 Minutes)
• Jeff's post-230 dystopia:
• Aquanta water heater controller
• Electric cars 54% market share in oil-rich Norway
• Academics find 2020 was the unhappiest year on Twitter in 12 years
• Bitcoin passes record on 12th birthday
• Snowflake Photography With the "Mad Scientist"