This Week in Google 577

Facebook Smart Glasses, TikTok Saga, Nvidia Buys ARM

• Pixel 5, Chromecast, and Nest Homecoming September 30th
• What is LaCrOS? Decoupling Chrome OS from the Chrome browser
• Meet vs Zoom vs Skype: Which is better?
• What people look like on Zoom vs what the rest of their room looks like
• Nvidia buys ARM for $40 Billion
• Google Fiber goes to 2Gbps
• Facebook's AR smart glasses are Ray-Bans
• Oculus Quest 2 is Facebook's only VR headset
• Microsoft Duo Review - it's not a phone, it's a Smurface
• The TikTok saga gets funnier by the minute - Trump says he may not sign the deal
• Amazon opens 1000 local delivery hubs
• Fitness+, Paramount+, TWiT+
• Amazon is opening invite-only luxury stores
• Kim Kardashian leaves Facebook and Instagram (for a day)
• Amazon offering $1000 signing bonus
• Stripe offers employees $20,000 to leave San Francisco and take a 10% pay cut
• The newest American Girl Doll is an 80s girl Pac-Man champion
• Google Changelog: Duo for Android TV | Meet 7x7 grid | Waze lane guidance | ChromeOS handwriting recognition | Google Advance Protection | Home 'presence sensing' | Duo screen sharing

• Tips and Picks
• Leo's Tools: Baratunde Thurston's new podcast "How to Citizen"
• Cory Doctorow
• Duty-Free inventor gives away $8 Billion
• Stacey's Things: Firewalla Gold Review
• Yonomi
• Olisto
• Jeff's Number: Bessemer releases its investment memos for many companies: Twillio, Twitch, Pinterest, etc.
• Ant's Stuff: What ZDNet Did For My Confidence

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