This Week in Google 625

• T-Mobile Says Over 40 Million Customer Records Affected in Hack.
• 7 principles for regulation in the IoT era.
• OpenAI Codex demo of code writing code.
• Jason's review of the Pixel 5a from All About Android.
• The Google Pixel 6 won’t ship with a charger.
• New U.S. Antitrust Bill Would Require Apple and Google to Allow Third-Party App Stores and Sideloading.
• Bad News, By Joseph Bernstein.
• CES 2022 to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
• Moderna Is About to Begin Trials for HIV Vaccine Based on COVID-19 Research.
• People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart.
• Remember Yik Yak? Well, it's back and still anonymous.
• Crypto platform hit by $600 million heist asks hacker to become its chief security advisor.
• Delightful Google ad imagines the Perseverance Mars rover using Google Photos.
• Twitter taps crypto leader Jay Graber to head Bluesky.
• Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat.
• BlackBerry resisted announcing major flaws in software powering cars, hospital equipment.
• Facebook is sharing data to prove it’s not a political hellhole.
• Google-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard, first gadgets delayed into next year.
• Google Fuchsia update is rolling out widely to 1st-gen Nest Hubs.
• Google Maps Just Dropped a Bunch of New App Features, Including Dark Mode.
• Google Calendar will soon let you share where you’re working from.
• YouTube on iOS, Android tests instant comment translations for Premium subscribers.
• Android’s latest accessibility feature lets you control your phone w/ facial expressions.
• Google Chrome is redesigning the Incognito tab, possibly in response to $5 billion lawsuit.
• Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches
• Disney unveils Genie services to replace FastPass, MaxPass: The latest on global Disney parks.

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Links

• T-Mobile Says Over 40 Million Customer Records Affected in Hack
• 7 principles for regulation in the IoT era
• OpenAI Codex demo of code writing code
• Jason's review of the Pixel 5a from All About Android last night
• The Google Pixel 6 won’t ship with a charger
• New U.S. Antitrust Bill Would Require Apple and Google to Allow Third-Party App Stores and Sideloading - MacRumors
• [Report] Bad News, By Joseph Bernstein | Harper's Magazine
• CES 2022 to require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 - CNET
• Moderna Is About to Begin Trials for HIV Vaccine Based on COVID-19 Research | them.
• People Now Spend More at Amazon Than at Walmart
• Remember Yik Yak? Well, it's back and still anonymous.
• Crypto platform hit by $600 million heist asks hacker to become its chief security advisor
• Delightful Google ad imagines the Perseverance Mars rover using Google Photos [Video]
• Twitter taps crypto leader Jay Graber to head Bluesky
• Beijing Tightens Grip on ByteDance by Quietly Taking Stake, China Board Seat — The Information
• BlackBerry resisted announcing major flaw in software powering cars, hospital equipment - POLITICO
• Facebook is sharing data to prove it’s not a political hellhole
• Google-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard, first gadgets delayed into next year
• Google Fuchsia update is rolling out widely to 1st-gen Nest Hubs
• Google Maps Just Dropped a Bunch of New App Features, Including Dark Mode
• Google Calendar will soon let you share where you’re working from
• YouTube on iOS, Android tests instant comment translations for Premium subscribers
• Android’s latest accessibility feature lets you control your phone w/ facial expressions [gallery]
• Google Chrome is redesigning the Incognito tab, possibly in response to $5 billion lawsuit
• Twitter's new font, Chirp, is apparently giving some users headaches
• Disney unveils Genie services to replace FastPass, MaxPass: The latest on global Disney parks
• This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race - by Nicole Perloth
• Wendy's to open 700 ghost kitchens with Reef Technology
• This Is Pop
• Error. Fire Not Found
• Register for Wanderers Photo Workshop in NOLA
• Waffles and Mochi