Mar 8th 2023
This Week in Google 706
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Facebook AI model leak,YouTube swearing rules, Google IO 2023
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 22:00 UTC.
- Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
- FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names.
- Olauncher. Minimal AF Launcher.
- YouTubers can swear at the start of videos again without getting demonetized.
- Gigi Sohn, Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following bruising lobbying battle.
- ‘Slavery was wrong’ and 5 other things some educators won’t teach anymore.
- Google I/O 2023 takes place on May 10.
- Facebook's Powerful Large Language Model Leaks Online.
- How AI Generates New Images: GANs Put Simply.
- The privacy loophole in your doorbell.
- Rest of World receives a $200,000 grant from Ford Foundation to expand coverage of how tech is impacting workers.
- Fitbit is getting rid of the best reasons to use a Fitbit, which is a big mistake.
- Florida bill would require bloggers who write about the governor to register with the state.
- Biden's national cybersecurity strategy advocates tech regulation, and software liability reform.
- A New ‘M*A*S*H’ Scene: Written by ChatGPT, Read by Hawkeye and B.J.
- 20% of YCombinator classes are built on machine learning.
- ChatGPT enters slack; the machine plays office politics.
- Prepare for the Textpocalypse by Matthew Kirschenbaum.
- Farewell to a tech brand of which I’ll always be proud. Vox Media is “retiring the Recode branding” today.
- CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo steps down for AI-generated content role.
- March 2023 Pixel Feature Drop changelog leaks out.
- Google rolling out Android 14 Developer Preview 2.
- Blurry subway photos may offer our latest Pixel Fold leak.
- Here’s everything new in Android 14 Developer Preview 2 [Gallery].
- Google begins rolling out its new look for Docs and other Workspace apps.
- Google One brings VPN to $1.99/month plan, adding dark web info monitoring.
- Pixel Buds Pro spatial audio with head tracking update rolling out.
- Android 15’s dessert is apparently ‘Vanilla Ice Cream’.
- Google launches the new Google Trends portal.
- Google Chrome is making it easier to delete autofill data.
Picks:
- Stacey - COVID
- Leo - Opal C1
- Leo - Camo
- Jeff - The New Gatekeepers by Benedict Evans.
- Ant - Peak Design TRAVEL BACKPACK 45L.
- Ant - FINALLY coming to "TV". Silo series based on books by Hugh Howey.
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Links
- Worker asks Elon Musk on Twitter: Have I been fired?
- FTC Twitter Investigation Sought Elon Musk’s Internal Communications, Journalist Names - WSJ
- YouTubers can swear at the start of videos again without getting demonetized - The Verge
- Gigi Sohn, Biden FCC nominee withdraws, following bruising lobbying battle - The Washington Post
- Google I/O 2023 takes place May 10
- Facebook's Powerful Large Language Model Leaks Online
- The privacy loophole in your doorbell - POLITICO
- Rest of World receives $200,000 grant from Ford Foundation to expand coverage of how tech is impacting workers - Rest of World
- Fitbit is getting rid of the best reasons to use a Fitbit, which is a big mistake
- Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state | WFLA
- Biden's national cybersecurity strategy advocates tech regulation, software liability reform | CyberScoop
- A New ‘M*A*S*H’ Scene: Written by ChatGPT, Read by Hawkeye and B.J.
- 20% of YCombinator class built on machine learning
- ChatGPT enters slack; the machine plays office politics
- Prepare for the Textpocalypse by Matthew Kirschenbaum
- Vox retiring re/code brand
- March 2023 Pixel Feature Drop changelog leaks out
- Google rolling out Android 14 Developer Preview 2
- Google begins rolling out its new look for Docs and other Workspace apps
- Google One brings VPN to $1.99/month plan, adding dark web info monitoring
- Pixel Buds Pro spatial audio with head tracking update rolling out
- Android 15’s dessert is apparently ‘Vanilla Ice Cream’
- Google launches new Google Trends portal
- Ben Evans' annual slides
- This Backpack Saved My Gear From SIDEWAYS RAIN
- FINALLY coming to "TV". Silo series based on books from Hugh Howey