Jun 1st 2022
This Week in Google 666
No Country for Old Lobsters
Sheryl Sandberg leaves Meta, Texas social media law, resist crypto
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta after 14 years.
- Zuckerberg: It's the end of an era. After 14 years, my good friend and partner Sheryl Sandberg is stepping down as COO of Meta.
- Elon Musk asks all Tesla employees to come back to the office or quit.
- High Court Halts Texas Law Targeting Social Media Platforms.
- Tech experts urge Washington to resist crypto industry’s influence.
- Block’s Cash App adopts Lightning Network for free bitcoin payments.
- Star Wars stands with Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Moses Ingram amid racist fan backlash.
- What is @SwedenGate? How the Internet Turned on Sweden For Not Feeding House Guests.
- #SwedenGate: This Twitter thread explains why Swedes don’t serve their guests food.
- Tim Hortons App Tracked People Illegally, Canada Watchdogs Say.
- Top Gun: Maverick Used A.I. to Recreate Val Kilmer’s Voice.
- Hear Val Kilmer's AI voice – Sonantic.
- US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading.
- France officially bans English gaming terms like 'eSports' and 'streaming'.
- Want to make it in the music industry? You better go viral on TikTok.
- This Maine lobsterman is a TikTok sensation.
- The joy of watching movies through a Snapchat filter.
- Google is combining Meet and Duo into a single app for voice and video calls.
- Google Docs is getting a big upgrade to formatting.
- YouTube for Android and iOS can now connect to your TV for easy commenting and sharing.
- Google TV’s new app launches on the iOS App Store with the ability to use a mobile device as a remote.
- Google TV app is now available on iOS, replaces Play Movies & TV.
- Chrome OS 102 rolling out: USB-C cable alerts, better ZIP file handling, more.
- Dotdash (Meredith/Time Inc) killing mass print, going for niche print.
- Jonas Brothers start new texting subscription business.
- iRobot OS is the newest ‘brain’ for your Roomba.
- We tried it: Clockwork's 10-minute "robot manicure".
Picks:
- Stacey - Bo Burnham’s new hour-long video goes behind Inside (and has new songs)
- Jeff - Who are the people at the center of Black Twitter?
- Jeff - Meet TikTok’s 2022 Class of LGBTQ+ Trailblazers
- Jeff - It’s always Pride on the Old Gays TikTok
- Ant - Canon R10 announced
- Ant - Canon R7 announced
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Links
- Sheryl Sandberg leaving Meta after 14 years
- Zuckerberg's post
- Elon Musk asks all Tesla employees to come back to the office or quit
- High Court Halts Texas Law Targeting Social Media Platforms (2)
- Tech experts urge Washington to resist crypto industry’s influence | Financial Times
- Star Wars stands with Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Moses Ingram amid racist fan backlash
- Sweden/Europe food map
- Top Gun: Maverick Used A.I. to Recreate Val Kilmer’s Voice
- Kilmer's AI voice in action
- US Charges Ex-OpenSea Exec With NFT Insider Trading
- France officially bans English gaming terms like 'eSports' and 'streaming' | Engadget
- Want to make it in the music industry? You better go viral on TikTok
- This Maine lobsterman is a TikTok sensation
- The joy of watching movies through a Snapchat filter
- Google is combining Meet and Duo into a single app for voice and video calls
- Google Docs is getting a big upgrade to formatting
- YouTube for Android and iOS can now connect to your TV for easy commenting and sharing
- Google TV’s new app launches on the iOS App Store with the ability to use a mobile device as a remote
- Google TV app is now available on iOS, replaces Play Movies & TV
- Chrome OS 102 rolling out: USB-C cable alerts, better ZIP file handling, more
- Dotdash (Meredith/Time Inc) killing mass print, going for niche print
- Jonas Brothers start new texting subscription business
- iRobot OS is the newest ‘brain’ for your Roomba
- Robot manicure
- Bo Burnham’s new hour-long video goes behind Inside (and has new songs)
- Who are the people at the center of Black Twitter?
- Meet TikTok’s 2022 Class of LGBTQ+ Trailblazers
- It’s always Pride on the Old Gays TikTok
- Canon R10 announced
- Canon R7 announced
- Follow Ant on Instagram