This Week in Google 485

•  When will Google kill Hangouts? Definitely not until after it kills Allo, but (probably) before it kills Android Messages.
•  Pixel Slate pros and cons.
•  Pixel 3 XL review after a month of use: still buggy.
•  Flutter 1.0 will bridge the Android / iOS divide.
•  Is Microsoft switching to Chrome?
•  Google's censored search Engine for China: employees may strike, many have quit already
•  Contractors at Google demand equal treatment.
•  Facebook email trove leaked by UK government.
•  Qualcomm's newest chipset features 5G and in-screen fingerprint reader.
•  Waymo One launches self-driving taxi service.

Picks of the Week

•  Kevin's stuff: e Foundation
•  Stacey's Thing: Onelink Safe & Sound Smart Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm
•  Jeff's Number: Bose's $199 AR audio sunglasses
•  Jason's Tip: say "Pretty Please" to Google Assistant

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Links

• 2019 is your last year to use Google Hangouts if you haven’t moved on already
• After months-long ‘pause,’ shortlived Google Allo messaging app will soon be sunset for good
• Google graveyard
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai is now set to testify before House committee on December 11
• Google bridges Android and iOS development with Flutter 1.0
• Flutter on desktop, a real competitor to Electron
• Waymo One, the groundbreaking self-driving taxi service, explained
• Microsoft is building its own Chrome browser to replace Edge
• Google personalizes search results even when you’re logged out, new study claims
• Danny Sullivan via Google on Twitter responds
• Google Shut Out Privacy and Security Teams From Secret China Project
• A looming strike over Project Dragonfly is putting new pressure on Google
• Googlers Write to CEO Demanding Equal Treatment for Contractors
• Let's talk about the Google Pixel Slate
• Google addresses Pixel 3 RAM management, camera performance, and more w/ December security patch
• Google and Amazon to offer AirPods alternatives; Apple likely to add health sensors
• YouTube hits 5 billion installs on the Play Store
• Highest-Paid YouTube Stars 2018: Markiplier, Jake Paul, PewDiePie And More
• How 'Lofi Hip Hop Radio to Relax/Study to' Became a YouTube Phenomenon
• UK Parliament publishes redacted copies of sensitive, internal Facebook documents
• The docs show lead of privacy program was actively working to evade user consent
• Announcing Google Play’s “Best of 2018”
• An art gallery in your pocket: See Vermeer’s paintings in augmented reality
• Imagining new ways to learn Morse code’s dots and dashes
• You can now buy the colorful aqua Google Home Mini
• Lenovo Smart Display Update Includes Cookbook Feature, Additional Nest Hello Integration, Lots More
• Google uploads Pixel ‘Sounds’ app to Play Store, reveals visualizer & downloadable ringtones - 9to5Google
• Live from the North Pole: what's new at Santa's Village
• Virtual desktop workspaces and mobile website views coming to Chromebooks and Chrome tablets
• Samsung and Verizon will partner to release a 5G smartphone
• Qualcomm announces the Snapdragon 855 and its new under-display fingerprint sensor
• Microsoft is building a Chromium-powered web browser that will replace Edge on Windows 10 | Windows Central
• Google Assistant adds Broadcast Replies, lyrics, & Pretty Please on Smart Displays, Google Home
• Killed by Google
• Bose’s $199 audio-based AR sunglasses are available for preorder
• Onelink Safe & Sound Smart Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm Apple HomeKit Enabled and Speaker with Amazon Alexa
• e Foundation: A privacy focused mobile OS you can try now