This Week in Google 598

• Scandinavian YouTube Responds to GM's Will Ferrell Super Bowl Ad.
• Reddit's 5-second Superbowl ad.
• Twitter results: $1b quarter; warns of user slowdown coming.
• Bluesky: @Jack envisions an app store for social-media algos.
• The EU looks set to follow Australia's lead by demanding Google and Facebook pay for news articles.
• Amazon-box birthday cake.
• TikTok Sale to Oracle, Walmart Is Shelved as Biden Reviews Security.
• Pink's 9-year-old daughter Willow's singing debut.
• TikTok and Universal Music Unveil ‘Expanded Global Alliance’
• Making Vaccine - LessWrong.
• How This New Yorker Created a Vaccine Appointment Website for $50.
• Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say.
• Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments.
• 23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid.
• 20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower.
• Google taps your phone cameras to measure your heart rate.
• Google adds Out to Play memory collection for parents.
• Google photo adds pinch-to-zoom for videos.
• Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning.
• Google rolling out Cast firmware 1.52 to Nest Hub, Max: New Alarms UI, Sunrise, Zoom, and more.
• Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update.

Picks:

• Stacey: Shelly Motion Sensor.
• Jeff: TIkTok trend report.
• Ant: ‘I’m Not a Cat,’ Says Lawyer Having Zoom Filter Difficulties.
• Ant: Shout out to Erica Joy Baker for her appearance on Jeopardy!

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Links

• Scandinavian YouTube Responds to GM's Will Ferrell Super Bowl Ad
• Reddit's 5-second Superbowl ad
• Twitter results: $1b quarter; warns of user slowdown coming
• Bluesky: @Jack envisions an app store for social-media algos
• Supidity is contagious: now both EU and Canada follow Australia
• Amazon-box birthday cake
• TikTok sale on hold indefinitely.
• Pink's 9-year-old daughter Willow's singing debut
• TikTok and Universal Music Unveil ‘Expanded Global Alliance’
• Making Vaccine - LessWrong
• How This New Yorker Created a Vaccine Appointment Website for $50 - The New York Times
• Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say
• Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments
• 23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid
• 20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower
• Google taps your phone cameras to measure your heart rate
• Google adds Out to Play memory collection for parents
• Google photo adds pinch-to-zoom
• Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning
• Google rolling out Cast firmware 1.52 to Nest Hub, Max: New Alarms UI, Sunrise, Zoom, and more
• Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update
• SHELLY MOTION
• TIkTok trend report
• ‘I’m Not a Cat,’ Says Lawyer Having Zoom Filter Difficulties - The New York Times
• Shout out to Erica Joy Baker