Intelligent Machines 594

• A look at Sea-shanty TikTok!
• How Twitter, YouTube, Parler, Amazon, and AirBnB responded to DC insurrection
• Jeff Jarvis talks about Parler and Trump on BBC
• Angela Merkel does not agree with Twitter deplatforming Trump
• Is Leo missing anything by not being on Twitter?
• Mike Masnick weighs in on Twitter's Trump ban
• The cybersecurity scenario from the DC riot is a nightmare
• The Digital Consumer Electronics Show 2021 is just not the same
• TCL shows off its rollable and scrollable prototypes
• LG gives a release date for its rollable device
• Razer unveils a smart mask that is quite innovative
• Android Auto to gain wallpaper support
• Guest Mode, aka Incognito Mode, is out on Assistant speakers
• Google fixes a bug in its Android COVID-19 API
• Google Meet now has a troubleshooting menu
• YouTube includes a new hashtag section
• Google Maps shows a 2020 Timeline update
• Weber has acquired smart oven maker June
• WhatsApp exodus leads to spike in users for Signal
• Craig Newmark funds Commission on Information Disorder
• Former Trump cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs hired by SolarWinds
• Github fired an employee for warning co-workers about Nazis
• Quibi sold for less than $100M to Roku

Picks:

• Mathew: My new favorite word
• Jeff: $428b in shopping returns
• Ant: Tourbox NEO

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Links

• Sea-shanty TikTok!!!
• More
• Apple and Google Cut Off Parler, an App That Drew Trump Supporters - The New York Times
• Jarvis on BBC on Parler, Trump, etc.
• Germany and France Oppose Trump’s Twitter Exile
• LIVE: Reuters discussion with Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai
• Not Easy, Not Unreasonable, Not Censorship: The Decision To Ban Trump From Twitter | Techdirt
• The Cybersecurity 202: Riot in the Capitol is a nightmare scenario for cybersecurity professionals - The Washington Post
• Lance leaves CES
• Day 1 roundup
• Day 2: concepts + smart lipstick
• Razer smart mask
• Android Auto moves closer to wallpaper support w/ collection of car-themed backgrounds
• Google rolling out Guest Mode to Nest Hubs and Assistant speakers
• Google issues fix to COVID-19 API on Android that caused endless ‘loading’ notification
• Google Meet adds ‘Troubleshooting’ menu for real-time network, system performance stats
• YouTube videos that use hashtags now have their own dedicated sections
• Google Maps ‘2020 Timeline update’ recaps your travels trends
• Weber acquires smart oven maker June
• Craig Newmark funds Commission on Information Disorder with Chris Krebs as head
• SolarWinds hires former Trump cyber security chief Chris Krebs | Financial Times
• GitHub reportedly fired a Jewish employee who warned co-workers to stay safe from Nazis
• Quibi’s $1.75B experiment ends with Roku acquisition for “less than $100M” | Ars Technica
• My new favorite word
• $428b in shopping returns
• Tourbox NEO