Mar 9th 2022
This Week in Google 654
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Twitter's TOR Onion service, Google buying Mandiant, Endurance discovery
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- Demand for VPNs in Russia, Ukraine leaps as internet control tightens.
- ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”.
- Where is our moral line in Ukraine?
- Volunteer Hackers Converge on Ukraine Conflict With No One in Charge.
- ‘Contagious Courage’: Why a Silicon Valley Exec Went Back to Ukraine.
- Nukemap.
- Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to release them if they refuse.
- Twitter launches Tor Onion service for Russia.
- Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity launch the Critical Infrastructure Defense Project.
- Patrick Beja - The View From Finland.
- Biden Signs Executive Order Bullish on Crypto, Digital U.S. Dollar.
- Islam has a rich tradition around finance. Crypto is prompting new questions.
- Alphabet’s Google to Buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant in $5.4 Billion Deal.
- China-backed APT41 compromised ‘at least’ six US state governments.
- Researchers find potentially vulnerable smart home devices.
- Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands.
- Tesla sends Powerwalls to Ukraine, expands free Supercharging, and gives up to 3 months of pay to employees going back to fight.
- Amazon referred to DOJ for potential criminal obstruction of Congress.
- Substack Debuts iOS App for Reading Newsletters.
- Silenced No More Act: Washington passes the bill.
- This bot is tweeting pay disparity data at companies posting about International Women’s Day.
- Reid Hoffman has co-founded his first new company since LinkedIn sale.
- Seeking the Productive Life: Some Details of My Personal Infrastructure.
- Dirty Pipe: What you need to know about the major exploit affecting Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 devices.
- Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists.
- Android 12L is official as “Android 12.1,” rolling out now to Pixel phones.
- March Pixel Feature Drop includes Live Caption on calls, night mode in Snapchat, and more.
- Google releases Android 12 QPR3 Beta 1 to start previewing June’s Pixel Feature Drop.
- Google kills Book-on-Google for hotels.
- Google Fiber now offers Business 2 Gig plan for $250/month as 1 Gig drops to $100.
- Google Voice and Fi temporarily waive calling fees to Ukraine.
- Chrome OS 99 rolling out: Faster desk creation, improved palm rejection & Nearby Share.
- Google is pulling the plug on Assistant Snapshot, the only trace left of Google Now.
- Elon Musk asks court to scrap SEC agreement over his tweets, claiming he was ‘forced’ to enter into it.
- Unbelievable S. Korean TV election graphics.
- Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance found off coast of Antarctica.
- Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor is here, turning hosts into DJs.
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- Jeff - The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
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Links
- Demand for VPNs in Russia, Ukraine leaps as internet control tightens
- ICANN won’t revoke Russian Internet domains, says effect would be “devastating”
- Jeff's article: Where is our moral line in Ukraine?
- Volunteer Hackers Converge on Ukraine Conflict With No One in Charge - The New York Times
- ‘Contagious Courage’: Why a Silicon Valley Exec Went Back to Ukraine
- Police officers in Moscow today are stopping people, demanding to see their phones, READING THEIR MESSAGES, and refusing to rele
- Twitter launches Tor Onion service for Russia
- Biden Signs Executive Order Bullish on Crypto, Digital U.S. Dollar
- Islamic debate over the permissability of crypto
- Alphabet’s Google to Buy cybersecurity firm Mandiant in $5.4 Billion Deal
- Related to Mandiant: China-backed APT41 compromised ‘at least’ six US state governments
- Stacey's article: Researchers find potentially vulnerable smart home devices
- Attackers can force Amazon Echos to hack themselves with self-issued commands | Ars Technica
- Amazon referred to DOJ for potential criminal obstruction of Congress
- Substack starts an RSS reader
- Silenced No More Act: Washington passes the bill - Protocol
- Reid Hoffman has co-founded his first new company since LinkedIn sale
- Dirty Pipe: What you need to know about the major exploit affecting Pixel 6 and Galaxy S22 devices
- Google is releasing an open source harassment filter for journalists
- Android 12L is official as “Android 12.1,” rolling out now to Pixel phones
- March Pixel Feature Drop includes Live Caption on calls, night mode in Snapchat, and more
- Google releases Android 12 QPR3 Beta 1 to start previewing June’s Pixel Feature Drop
- Google kills Book-on-Google for hotels
- Google Fiber now offers Business 2 Gig plan for $250/month as 1 Gig drops to $100
- Google Voice and Fi temporarily waive calling fees to Ukraine
- Chrome OS 99 rolling out: Faster desk creation, improved palm rejection & Nearby Share
- Google is pulling the plug on Assistant Snapshot, the only trace left of Google Now
- Elon Musk asks court to scrap SEC agreement over his tweets, claiming he was ‘forced’ to enter into it
- Unbelievable S. Korean TV election graphics
- The Endurance found (vidoe + pix)
- Amazon’s Clubhouse competitor is here, turning hosts into DJs | Engadget
- Canāree Air Quality Monitor
- "The Man from the Future The Visionary Life of John von Neumann"