Jun 7th 2023
This Week in Google 719
Bromides and Bluster
Air quality, Apple Vision Pro, YouTube misinformation, US sues Coinbase
Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
- Inside the Meltdown at CNN.
- What is Solutions Journalism?
- The platforms give up on 2020 lies.
- Elon Musk Is All About the Nonstop Grind. And He Can’t Stop Talking About It.
- Perspective: Tackling Misinformation on YouTube.
- Tucker Carlson Posts First Installment of New Show on Twitter.
- Introducing Apple Vision Pro: Apple’s first spatial computer.
- US collects intact UFOs as part of secret program, Air Force veteran claims.
- Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys.
- ‘Minecraft’ for ChromeOS leaves early access, works on more machines.
- Stacey's tips on surviving poor air quality.
- US sues Coinbase as crypto crackdown widens.
- The SEC is wrong about crypto exchanges.
- Amazon is reportedly trying to offer Prime subscribers free cell phone service.
- Health firm wrongly told hundreds of people they might have cancer.
- Excel spreadsheet error leads Austrian party to announce wrong leader.
- Bard gets Google Sheets export, improved logic and reasoning skills.
- Google releases Android TV 14 Beta, ditches Android 13.
- Google Assistant adds two new voices with Lime and Indigo.
- Google starts rolling out image generation in Slides, more Duet AI for Gmail and Docs.
- ‘Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise’ hits pre-order for businesses.
- Google's AI to power virtual travel agent from Priceline.
- Automattic launches an AI writing assistant for WordPress.
- CNET's new guidelines for AI journalism met with union pushback.
- iHeartMedia warns employees not to use ChatGPT.
- A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips.
- AI killing the Internet Archive with love.
- Andreessen: Why AI will save the world.
- OpenAI Sued for Libel After ChatGPT Allegedly Accuses Man of Embezzlement.
- Linda Yaccarino is officially on the job as Twitter CEO.
Picks:
- Stacey - Awair: Air Quality Monitor.
- Stacey - 3M Filtrete.
- Jeff - Kastle: Getting America Back to Work.
- Ant - Floating Road.
- Ant - Queen Charlotte.
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Links
- Briefing: CNN Chief Departs — The Information
- The platforms give up on 2020 lies - by Casey Newton
- Tucker Carlson Posts First Installment of New Show on Twitter
- Google Workspace users can now log in without a password, thanks to passkeys | Ars Technica
- ‘Minecraft’ for ChromeOS leaves early access, works on more machines | Engadget
- US sues Coinbase as crypto crackdown widens - BBC News
- The SEC is wrong about crypto exchanges | Financial Times
- Amazon is reportedly trying to offer Prime subscribers free cell phone service | Engadget
- Health firm wrongly told hundreds of people they might have cancer - CBS News
- Bard gets Google Sheets export, improved logic and reasoning skills
- Google releases Android TV 14 Beta, ditches Android 13
- Google Assistant adds two new voices with Lime and Indigo
- Google starts rolling out image generation in Slides, more Duet AI for Gmail and Docs
- ‘Duet AI for Google Workspace Enterprise’ hits pre-order for businesses
- Google's AI to power virtual travel agent from Priceline | Reuters
- Automattic launches an AI writing assistant for WordPress | TechCrunch
- CNET's new guidelines for AI journalism met with union pushback | Engadget
- iHeartMedia warns employees not to use ChatGPT - The Verge
- A Chatbot Was Designed to Help Prevent Eating Disorders. Then It Gave Dieting Tips. - WSJ
- AI killing the Internet Archive with love
- Andreessen: Why AI will save the world
- OpenAI Sued for Libel After ChatGPT Allegedly Accuses Man of Embezzlement
- Awair: Air Quality Monitor | Know What You Breathe
- 3M Filtrete
- Office occupancy
- Floating Road (5:14mark)
- Just the Queen