This Week in Google 630

• Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around.
• Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs.
• Google’s NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.
• Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, ‘Jumbojack,’ spotted in Android 12.1.
• Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199.
• Amazon announces new Kindle Paperwhite lineup with 6.8-inch screens, USB-C.
• Amazon withholds its ebooks from libraries because it prefers you pay it instead.
• Facebook vs Instagram vs Messenger.
• Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data.
• 6 takeaways from this week’s Works With event.
• Prenuvo scan.
• Whoop wearable.
• Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81.
• Arctic Adventure by Harry McCracken.
• YouTube takes down the Ig Nobel show because of a 1914 recording.
• Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to conservation through Bezos Earth Fund.
• Amazon’s big fall hardware event is set for September 28th.
• Amazon releases Echo Studio with Billie Eilish’s face on it that’s $30 more expensive.
• Amazon closes 3,000 Chinese-brand online stores in campaign against fake reviews.
• YouTube gets official video downloads on the web, saving you from using some very sketchy sites.
• Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition.
• Google Maps can now adjust its Android Auto UI for right-hand drive cars.
• Gmail search filters introduced on the web last year are now coming to Android.
• Google’s iOS 15 app updates bring XL YouTube Music & Photos widgets, Focus mode support.
• Google Meet for web gets automatic brightness boost when you’re underexposed.
• Fitbit starts rolling out ‘Snore & Noise Detect’ for Sense, Versa 3.
• Zoom’s Nearly $15 Billion Deal for Five9 Under U.S. Government Review Over China Ties.
• Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a service for fans to video chat with celebs.

Picks:

• Jason - Watch Duty app
• Ant - Future Moments
• Ant - Marshall Monitor II with ANC
• Leo - Baratunde Thurston’s Animated ‘How to Be Black’ Project in Development at ABC
• Leo - “Hey Google, read with Reese’s Book Club”

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Links

• Microsoft’s new Surface Duo 2 has all the features that were missing the first time around
• Leaked hands-on video of the Pixel 6 Pro confirms glossy back, Google Tensor specs
• Google’s NYC store now lets you see, but not touch, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro
• Galaxy Fold-style Pixel foldable, ‘Jumbojack,’ spotted in Android 12.1
• Facebook introduces portable Portal Go for $199 | Engadget
• Amazon announces new Kindle Paperwhite lineup with 6.8-inch screens, USB-C
• Amazon withholds its ebooks from libraries because it prefers you pay it instead
• Facebook Rolls Out News Feed Change That Blocks Watchdogs from Gathering Data – The Markup
• Researchers say Facebook is interfering with their tools to study News Feed
• Stacey's article: 6 takeaways from this week’s Works With event
• Prenuvo scan.
• INTRODUCING THE NEW WHOOP 4.0
• Home computing pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair dies aged 81 | Clive Sinclair | The Guardian
• Arctic Adventure
• YouTube takes down the Ig Nobel show because of a 1914 recording | Hacker News
• Jeff Bezos pledges $1 billion to conservation through Bezos Earth Fund
• Amazon’s big fall hardware event is set for September 28th
• Amazon closes 3,000 Chinese-brand online stores in campaign against fake reviews
• YouTube gets official video downloads on the web, saving you from using some very sketchy sites
• Google emits Chrome 94 with 'Idle Detection' API to detect user inactivity amid opposition
• Google Maps can now adjust its Android Auto UI for right-hand drive cars
• Gmail search filters introduced on the web last year are now coming to Android
• Google’s iOS 15 app updates bring XL YouTube Music & Photos widgets, Focus mode support
• Google Meet for web gets automatic brightness boost when you’re underexposed
• Fitbit starts rolling out ‘Snore & Noise Detect’ for Sense, Versa 3 [Update: Snore Report]
• Zoom’s Nearly $15 Billion Deal for Five9 Under U.S. Government Review Over China Ties - WSJ
• Cameo launches Cameo Calls, a service for fans to video chat with celebs
• Watch Duty
• Future Moments
• Marshall Monitor II with ANC
• Baratunde Thurston’s Animated ‘How to Be Black’ Project in Development at ABC
• “Hey Google, read with Reese’s Book Club”