Jul 5th 2023
This Week in Google 723
Contabulating!
The Gutenberg Parenthesis, Instagram Threads, Twitter rate limits, Canada link tax
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
- Jeff's book, The Gutenberg Parenthesis, is out!!
- Fireworks Have a New Competitor: Drones.
- Rise, Goldfish: Elden Ring's bosses are now being humiliated by a fish somehow hooked-up to the controls.
- An update on Canada’s Bill C-18 and our Search and News products.
- Jeff Elgie, local news owner, says Google will bring the government to the table.
- Village Media's C-18 Update.
- Google Analytics Violates GDPR, Says Swedish Watchdog.
- The FTC wants to put a ban on fake reviews.
- Twitter was locked in a chaotic doom loop. Now it’s on the verge of collapse.
- Update on Twitter's Rate Limits.
- The Instagram Threads launch countdown jumped forward and is now targeting 7PM ET.
- Google Says It'll Scrape Everything You Post Online for AI.
- Talking about a ‘schism’ is ahistorical.
- Why transformative AI is really, really hard to achieve.
- Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials’ Contacts With Social Media Sites.
- Android Auto is adding new features for electric vehicles.
- Google Slides opens up Duet AI image generation with Imagen.
- Google Messages web app now supports direct reply.
Picks:
- Stacey - Roku Home Security Cameras.
- Leo - Next-Gen Samsung Foldable Reservations Now Live.
- Jeff - ChatGPT lawyer's forced apologies.
- Ant - Godox SL-60W CRI 95+ LED Video Light.
- Ant - Rokinon 35mm T1.5 High Speed Wide Angle Cine DSX Lens for Canon EF.
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Links
- Rise, Goldfish: Elden Ring's bosses are now being humiliated by a fish somehow hooked-up to the controls | PC Gamer
- An update on Canada’s Bill C-18 and our Search and News products
- Jeff Elgie, local news owner, says Google will bring the government to the table
- Google Analytics Violates GDPR, Says Swedish Watchdog
- The FTC wants to put a ban on fake reviews - The Verge
- Why transformative AI is really, really hard to achieve | Zhengdong
- Talking about a ‘schism’ is ahistorical
- Federal Judge Limits Biden Officials’ Contacts With Social Media Sites
- Android Auto is adding new features for electric vehicles
- Google Slides opens up Duet AI image generation with Imagen
- Google Messages web app now supports direct reply
- ChatGPT lawyer's forced apologies
- Lighting For Mr. Jarvis
- Not a bad budget cinema lens