Jul 12th 2023
This Week in Google 724
Thirsty Grindfluencer
Threads launch, Amazon Prime Day, Anthropic's Claude AI, NotebookLM
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- Threads has 100 million users, and many are on Android.
- Threads Adopting ActivityPub Makes Sense, but Won't Be Easy.
- Facebook's Threads is so depressing.
- Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads.
- Amazon Prime Day Pushes US Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours.
- Lina Khan Is Taking on the World’s Biggest Tech Companies—and Losing.
- Amazon sues EU in first US challenge to Digital Services Act.
- In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI.
- Anthropic’s Claude Is Competing With ChatGPT. Even Its Builders Fear AI.
- Nirit Weiss-Blatt's taxonomy of the promoters & marketers of AI panic.
- Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals.
- Hollywood Studios’ WGA Strike Endgame Is To Let Writers Go Broke Before Resuming Talks In Fall.
- Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement.
- Google Embroiled in Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Products.
- The AI Dividend.
- Scariest bridge in America via Frank Garufi Jr.
- NotebookLM: Google’s AI-powered notes app is launching today.
- Android 14 Beta 4 lets Pixel devices automatically unlock when you type in the PIN.
- Google app rolling out ‘Finance Watchlist’ stocks widget.
- Google News offering free 4-month New York Times trial.
- Google Play Changes Policy on Tokenized Digital Assets, Allowing NFTs in Apps and Games.
- Jeff & Alan Rusbridger discuss the Gutenberg Parenthesis in London.
Picks:
- Stacey - Different ways that Stacey uses sensors.
- Jeff - 2023 Digital media trends: Immersed and connected.
- Jeff - Scotland fries.
- Ant - "Taller Desk Chair"
- Ant - Watch FLOSS Weekly with Ant!
- Ant - Cheers To Mr. Terrell C. Woods.
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Links
- Threads has 100 million users, and many are on Android
- Threads Adopting ActivityPub Makes Sense, but Won't Be Easy - The New Stack
- Facebook's Threads is so depressing - by Jason O. Gilbert
- Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads | Semafor
- Amazon Prime Day Pushes US Online Sales Up 6% in First 24 Hours - Bloomberg
- Lina Khan Is Taking on the World’s Biggest Tech Companies—and Losing
- Amazon sues EU in first US challenge to Digital Services Act • The Register
- In – or out? Wimbledon considers replacing line judges with AI | Wimbledon | The Guardian
- Anthropic’s Claude Is Competing With ChatGPT. Even Its Builders Fear AI. - The New York Times
- Nirit Weiss-Blatt's taxonomy of the promoters & marketers of AI panic
- Google’s medical AI chatbot is already being tested in hospitals
- Sarah Silverman is suing OpenAI and Meta for copyright infringement - The Verge
- Google Embroiled in Class Action Lawsuit Over AI Products
- Scariest bridge in America via Frank Garufi Jr.
- NotebookLM: Google’s AI-powered notes app is launching today - The Verge
- Limited-edition Pixel Fold celebrates 50th anniversary of hip hop, but you can’t buy it [U: Contest]
- Here’s everything new in Android 14 Beta 4 [Gallery]
- Google app rolling out ‘Finance Watchlist’ stocks widget [U]
- Google News offering free 4-month New York Times trial
- Google Play Changes Policy on Tokenized Digital Assets, Allowing NFTs in Apps and Games
- Jeff & Alan Rusbridger discuss the Gutenberg Parenthesis in London
- Deloitte media report stats
- Scotland fries
- "Taller Desk Chair"
- Watch FLOSS Weekly
- Cheers To Mr. Terrell C. Woods
- Cheers To Mr. Terrell C. Woods #2