This Week in Google 620

• Richard Branson reaches space on Virgin Galactic flight
• BBC plays cricket with Sundar (video)
• Google (GOOG:US) Fined $593 Million By French Antitrust Agency
• Ben Evans tweet re amount of fine v. value of newspapers
• Murdoch's Knewz -- his Google News -- shuts down
• What's in Stacey's home
• Ray Ozzie's Blues Wireless raises $22 million to add 5G to everything
• Facebook’s satellite connectivity team switches over to Amazon’s Project Kuiper
• United orders 100 electric planes
• Kevin explains why he can't pick the best Chromebook
• Inside Facebook's data wars
• Facebook Will Now Let Groups Appoint "Experts" in an Effort To Combat Misinformation
• Facebook says it will pay $1b to creators
• Instacart steals Fidji Simo as new CEO
• Google Changelog
• Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading
• Stadia Porting Toolkit' helps bring over games from Windows
• Google launches its Workspace tier for individuals in five countries
• Chrome will soon let you turn on an HTTPS-first mode
• Google angers employees with 'hypocritical' remote work policies
• "Super Mario 64" sells for a record $1.56 million at auction
• Fleets are fleeting
• Twitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets
• The Parking Garage of the Future
• Why Amazon Is Naming New Warehouse Robots After Muppets
• AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and are ready to hire
• LG’s rollable OLED TV is finally coming to the US for a staggering $100,000

Picks:

• Hustle Culture on HBO Max
• Popeyes nuggets
• Dead start-up toys
• SnoreLab

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Links

• Richard Branson reaches space on Virgin Galactic flight
• BBC plays cricket with Sundar
• Google (GOOG:US) Fined $593 Million By French Antitrust Agency
• Ben Evans tweet re amount of fine v. value of newspapers
• Murdoch's Knewz -- his Google News -- shuts down
• What's in Stacey's home
• Ray Ozzie's Blues Wireless raises $22 million to add 5G to everything
• Facebook’s satellite connectivity team switches over to Amazon’s Project Kuiper
• Kevin explains why he can't pick the best Chromebook. Damn him. ;-)
• Facebook Will Now Let Groups Appoint "Experts" in an Effort To Combat Misinformation
• FB says it will pay $1b to creators
• Instacart steals Fidji Simo as new CEO
• Android 12 will let you play games before they finish downloading
• Google angers employees with 'hypocritical' remote work policies
• Chrome will soon let you turn on an HTTPS-first mode
• "Super Mario 64" sells for record $1.56 million at auction
• Fleets are fleeting
• Twitter for iOS now lets you edit (who can reply to your old) tweets
• The Parking Garage of the Future
• Why Amazon Is Naming New Warehouse Robots After Muppets
• AI voice actors sound more human than ever—and are ready to hire
• LG’s rollable OLED TV is finally coming to the US for a staggering $100,000
• 'Generation Hustle' on HBO Max: From Syed Arbab to Anna Delvey, Your Guide to the Scammers (decider.com)
• Popeyes nuggets
• Dead start-up toys
• SnoreLab