Nov 3rd 2021
This Week in Google 636
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Facebook is Meta, Pixel 6 Pro camera test, Zillow's big mistake, Tesla's Hertz deal
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Facebook's annual AR/VR conference.
- Related: Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings.
- Zuckerberg’s Meta promises a ‘future’ these video games delivered years ago.
- Facebook teases ‘Project Cambria’ high-end VR / AR headset.
- Ant's time with the Pixel 6 Pro and the camera system.
- Google warns that ‘high demand’ for Pixel 6 Pro has heavily delayed shipping, the retail stock is scarce.
- Zillow, facing big losses, quits flipping houses and will lay off a quarter of its staff.
- Google is turning on two-step verification for a lot of personal accounts.
- EEOC Launches Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness.
- Email is 50 years old, and still where it’s @.
- Waymo cars are coming to NYC to train autonomous vehicles, manual driving only for now.
- Spain adopts EU copyright law, paving way for Google News to return.
- Google News to return to Spain.
- Australia also wants Google to unbundle search from Android.
- Calling Gina: Microsoft launches Google Wave.
- Elon Musk Says Tesla Hasn’t Signed Contract With Hertz Despite Earlier Announcement.
PICKS:
- Stacey - Flic Twist: The Wireless Dial for your Smart Home.
- Jeff - Taco bell wedding.
- Jeff - Turns out Taco Bell weddings are a thing.
- Jeff - "I make the best mac n cheese".
- Ant - FLOSS Weekly has been on fire!
- Ant - Andre Mack Playlist on Bon Appetit.
- Jason - Chromecast with Google TV promo with Netflix.
- Jason - Donate to my Movember.
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Links
- Meta: The full Zuckerberg video
- Related: Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings
- Zuckerberg’s Meta promises a ‘future’ these video games delivered years ago
- Facebook teases ‘Project Cambria’ high-end VR / AR headset
- Google warns that ‘high demand’ for Pixel 6 Pro has heavily delayed shipping, retail stock is scarce
- Zillow, facing big losses, quits flipping houses and will lay off a quarter of its staff.
- An explanation
- Google is turning on two-step verification for a lot of personal accounts
- EEOC Launches Initiative on Artificial Intelligence and Algorithmic Fairness
- Email is 50 years old, and still where it’s @
- Waymo cars are coming to NYC to train the autonomous vehicles, manual driving only for now
- Spain adopts EU copyright law, paving way for Google News to return
- Google post
- Australia also wants Google to unbundle search from Android
- Google Fi is getting end-to-end encrypted phone calls
- Unenroll your Pixel from the Android 12 Beta Program to get November’s update immediately
- Here’s what the November security patch fixes on the Pixel 6/Pro, other Android 12 Google phones
- RIP Pixel 3
- Emergency Google Chrome update fixes zero-days used in attacks
- Chromecast volume controls are disabled on Android 12 due to a ‘legal issue’
- Calling on Assistant Smart Displays, speakers will soon be limited to your Google Contacts
- Google One users in 4 countries can get a free 2nd-gen Nest Hub by upgrading to 2TB annual plan
- Jacquard SDK allows developers to make their own smart fabric apps
- Flic
- Taco bell wedding
- Turns out it's a thing
- the video
- FLOSS Weekly
- Andre Mack Playlist on Bon Appetit
- Chromecast with Google TV promo with Netflix
- Jason's Movember