This Week in Google 475

• A sneak peek at the Nocturne Pixelbook tablet
• Chrome 69's "forced login" will be optional in Chrome 70
• Tech giants want federal privacy laws
• Splitting the Internet between China and the US
• Instagram and WhatsApp founders on why they left Facebook
• Big changes to Google search, Messages, and Maps
• What is a "Minimal Turing Test," and how can you beat it?
• Oculus Quest brings wire-free VR to your face for $399
• Amazon is taking over the Internet of Things

Picks of the Week

• Kevin's Stuff: Pi Hole and free Back in the USSR demo
• Stacey's Things: The Constant Consumer and Find My Android

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Links

• First look at what appears to be the Pixelbook tablet aka Nocturne – About Chromebooks
• Security experts say Chrome 69’s ‘forced login’ feature violates user privacy
• Google says that in Chrome 70, coming mid-October, it will allow users to disable linking Google website and Chrome sign-ins
• In Senate hearing, tech giants push lawmakers for federal privacy rules
• The anti-Google documentary “The Creepy Line” is a conspiratorial new playbook for right-wing tech backlash
• Eric Schmidt says the internet will bifurcate in the next 10-15 years into a Chinese-led internet
• Facebook Is Giving Advertisers Access to Your Shadow Contact Information
• NYT: ‘Instagram’s Co-Founders Said to Step Down From Company’
• Exclusive: WhatsApp Cofounder Brian Acton Gives The Inside Story On #DeleteFacebook And Why He Left $850 Million Behind
• The other side of the story
• Instagram’s CEO
• The first Android phone, the T-Mobile G1, was announced 10 years ago Sunday
• Helping you along your Search journeys
• Discover new information and inspiration with Search, no query required
• Making visual content more useful in Search
• Safety Center: helping you stay safe online
• All together now: group planning on Google Maps
• Oh, The Things You’ll Find
• Want to convince someone you're not a robot? Use the word 'poop' - CNET
• China has shut down 4,000+ websites and online accounts, removed 147,000 pieces of information during its three-month campaign
• MOBILE WEBSITES CAN TAP INTO YOUR PHONE'S SENSORS WITHOUT ASKING
• Oculus Quest is a new, $399 standalone VR headset shipping next year
• Amazon plans to release at least 8 new Alexa devices, including a microwave oven and in-car gadget
• Amazon just pulled an Apple on the smart home
• Demo, Take 5 and final remaster of Back In The USSR.
• Pi-hole is a black hole for internet ads #piday #raspberrypi @Raspberry_Pi
• Pi Hole: low cost, full network ad-blocking
• Find My Android
• Thoughtful article