Dec 15th 2021
This Week in Google 642
A Clattering of Smart Phones
Log4Shell, Assange extradition, person of the year, Meta naming rights
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software.
- US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder.
- Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021.
- Elon Musk named Financial Times 'person of the year' .
- Ant Pruitt named TWiT of the Year.
- Monkey NFT Typo Causes Seller To Lose Out On $297,000.
- Pixel Launcher, ‘At a Glance’ unintentionally sends out Philippines storm warning globally.
- How a bug in Android and Microsoft Teams could have caused this user’s 911 call to fail.
- Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature From Its Child Safety Webpage.
- Better CEO 'Taking Time Off Effective Immediately'.
- MGM Resorts Job Seekers Can Try Out Roles in VR Before Starting.
- Google is threatening to fire unvaccinated employees.
- Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
- Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible.
- Why publishers like Vox Media are merging with their biggest rivals.
- Internet Association, once a top tech lobby, to fold at end of year.
- Google to give additional staff bonus this year.
- Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change.
- Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights.
- Instagram quietly hits 2 billion monthly users.
- Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans.
- December security patch rolling out to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro with 80 bug fixes.
- Pixel Stand (2nd gen) starts shipping with first orders arriving this week.
- ‘High-power’ 21/23W charging on Pixel 6 & Pro with new Pixel Stand requires December update.
- YouTube TV could lose Disney, ABC, & ESPN channels this week, price drop if deal not reached.
- Google releases a new Wear OS 3 preview, offering a better look at the design outside of Samsung.
- Correcting the history of IoT.
- @Nicky_Dover: The Internet of Things boldly asks "what if everything in your house works like that new printer your mom just got"
- Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service.
Picks:
- Stacey - Peppermint Brownie Cookies.
- Stacey - Flic 2 Starter Kit.
- Jeff - New elevator data tells the story of the movement of people in cities globally.
- Jeff - 52 things I learned in 2021.
- Leo - Minecraft crosses 1 trillion views on YouTube.
- Ant - New "Adobe Creative Cloud Express" is super useful.
- Ant - Christmas Tuba Extravaganza.
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Links
- Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software
- US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder | TechCrunch
- Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021 | Time
- Pixel Launcher, ‘At a Glance’ unintentionally sends out Philippines storm warning globally
- How a bug in Android and Microsoft Teams could have caused this user’s 911 call to fail
- Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature From Its Child Safety Webpage - MacRumors
- Better CEO 'Taking Time Off Effective Immediately': Email
- MGM Resorts Job Seekers Can Try Out Roles in VR Before Starting
- Google is threatening to fire unvaccinated employees
- Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
- Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible | TechCrunch
- Why publishers like Vox Media are merging with their biggest rivals
- Internet Association, once a top tech lobby, is set to dissolve
- Google to give additional staff bonus this year
- Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change
- Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights
- Instagram quietly hits 2 billion monthly users
- Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans - ABC7 Los Angeles
- December security patch rolling out to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro with 80 bug fixes
- Pixel Stand (2nd gen) starts shipping with first orders arriving this week
- RELATED: ‘High-power’ 21/23W charging on Pixel 6 & Pro with new Pixel Stand requires December update
- YouTube TV could lose Disney, ABC, & ESPN channels this week, price drop if deal not reached
- Google releases a new Wear OS 3 preview, offering a better look at the design outside of Samsung
- Correcting the history of IoT
- Bold vision for IoT
- Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service
- Peppermint Brownie Cookies
- Flic 2 Starter Kit
- Elevator #s
- 52 things I learned
- New "Adobe Creative Cloud Express" is super useful
- Makes me laugh everytime on Instagram
- Christmas Tubas!