This Week in Google (Audio)

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to TikTok ban U.S. Weighs Ban on Chinese-Made Router in Millions of American Homes Personal Data of Rhode Island Residents Breached in Large Cyberattack YouTube TV increases price by $10 a month starting in January YouTube's year of the livingroom WordPress CEO Rage Quits Community Slack After Court Injunction Teens, Social Media and Technology 2024 NotebookLM gets a new look, audio interactivity and a premium version 1-800-ChatGPT Roose celebritizes Claude The weirdest job in AI Nvidia's $249 Jetson Nano supercomputer The Trouble With Searching Google for 'the Best' Joanna Stern book all about her Feeling at home? New app lets US homebuyers see neighbors' politics Masnick: Katie Couric Is Wrong: Repealing Section 230 Won't Stop Online Misinformation LFGSS and Microcosm shutting down 16th March 2025 (the day before the Online Safety Act is enforced) Seat patterns from public transports all around the world A compendium of transit tickets. Top uses of Claude (by country) Always Go To The Funeral Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: cachefly.com/twit

Google introduces its new generative AI video model, Veo. TikTok is fighting back, seeking to pause the US ban pending a review from the Supreme Court. A judge is currently blocking the sale of Infowars to The Onion. And Leo and Jeff help Pars decide on the best gifts for a white elephant party. Google's new generative AI video model is now available. Google introduces A.I. agent that aces 15-day weather forecasts. Meet Willow, our state-of-the-art quantum chip. Google is suing a federal regulator over supervision of its payment division. Hawk Tuah memecoin dumps 90% amid backlash over controversial launch. TikTok seeks to pause US ban pending Supreme Court review. Frank McCourt's Project Liberty advances bid for TikTok. The Supreme Court must intervene in the TikTok case. Bluesky teases paid subscription, Bluesky+, in new mockup. Are those drones over New Jersey? Sightings mount, and still no answers. Introducing Reddit answers. Cloudflare 2024 Year in Review. Instagram rolls out 'trial reels' that aren't shown to a creator's followers. Infowars sale to The Onion rejected by Federal bankruptcy judge. Debanking (and Debunking?) YouTube's new auto-dubbing feature is now available for knowledge-focused content. The AI We Deserve. New KOSA, same as old KOSA, but now with Elon's ignorant endorsement. 404 Media objects to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's subpoena to access our reporting. Casey Newton: The phony comforts of AI skepticism. WordPress parent company must stop blocking WP Engine, judge rules. Bluesky stats! Advertising is stupid. AI is stupid. The singularity is never. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: INFO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT - code TWIT100

Amazon is being sued over slow deliveries to lower-incomer areas. What is the Oxford University's 2024 word of the year? Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google over alleged anti-competitive conduct in advertising. And Leo tries not to spend too long on the Google Changelog items. 'Hawk tuah' girl Haliey Welch launches crypto memecoin—but insists it's not a cash grab. Amazon sued over slow deliveries to low-income areas. Bluesky COO rejects idea upstart social app is 'left-leaning'. Australia bans social media for everyone under 16. What is Brain rot, the Oxford University 2024 word of the year? Intel stock wavers on CEO Pat Gelsinger's departure. FTC opens Microsoft antitrust investigation that Trump administration must carry on or drop. Canada's antitrust watchdog sues Google alleging anti-competitive conduct in advertising. FTC changes its telemarketing rules to cover growing 'tech support scam' calls. Meta plans to build a $10B subsea cable spanning the world, sources say. U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack that exposed live phone calls. No one is talking about ChatGPT anymore. Romans and cultural leaders criticize Airbnb's planned two-night Colosseum experience for up to 32 guests in May 2025, saying it will demean a cultural treasure. Google Chat rolling out audio 'Huddles' powered by Meet. Google Maps app showing incident reports from Waze. Gemini app rolling out 'Make calls and send message without unlocking'. Google Wallet for Wear OS adding corporate badges, campus IDs, and more. Pixel 6-9 now lets you check device temperature after 'Troubleshooting' update. Google's video generator comes to more customers. Google's beefing up Android app security, but not everyone's going to be happy. Google Photos rolling out 'Undo device backup' setting. Mikah's TATOFY for Magic Mouse 2 Grip Can the "Bookazine" save Magazines? Calculator Soup. Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau Guest: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Paris' stuffing recipe. Source: Google has canceled the Pixel Tablet 2, not the Tab 3. Meta gains steam in its push to make Apple, Google verify users' ages. A complex new age of face tech. Musk unleashes online army on federal workers. 'A tough way to find out she's losing her job.' Elon Musk admits X is making it harder for people to read news. Elon Musk's Twitter backers gain windfall from xAI deal. Google's new chess game lets you customize pieces with AI. Google's Black Friday sale features record low prices on Pixel, Nest, and more. Here's the full list of Gemini extensions and what they can do. Google's iOS app now injects links on third-party websites that go back to Search. Google Maps now does a better job of highlighting stairs. Holding Space for Defying Gravity. What Leo, Paris, and Jeff are thankful for with the Internet. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit uscloud.com cachefly.com/twit

DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome to break search Monopoly. Trump's pick for FCC chair has vowed crackdown on big tech 'censorship'. Musk joined call between Trump, Google CEO. CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash. What Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC pick, wrote in 'Project 2025' chapter. Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads. Google's Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app. Live Scam Detection in calls rolling out to Pixel 6-9 Phone app. Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad. Instagram will let you 'reset' your recommendations. Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices. Meta's reward for providing free global communications? FTC lawsuit. Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC. Google fixes Chrome issue that broke text highlighting on some sites. Mobile browser Arc Search is now generally available on Android. Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world. Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad. Exclusive: Google Pixel laptop in development! Can we talk about ALF hog? YouTuber Rosanna Pansino smokes cannabis grown from her father's ashes. Mike Masnick: One Billion Users, the Social Media card game. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: INFO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT - code TWIT100 uscloud.com

Mark Zuckerberg just released his own NSFW version of 'Get Low' in a tribute to his wife Mattel Mistakenly Lists Porn Site on Packaging for 'Wicked' Dolls The Crypto Industry's Spending on the Election Pays Off Canada orders shutdown of TikTok's Canadian business, app access to continue Bluesky adds 700,000 new members as users flee X after the US election Matter 1.4 tries to set the smart home standard back on track Google's learning OpenAI Shifts Strategy as Rate of 'GPT' AI Improvements Slows Microsoft, A16Z AI manifesto: AI for startups Claude AI to process secret government data through new Palantir deal Randy Travis's beautiful baritone was lost. AI helped him sing again. Particle launches an AI news app to help publishers, instead of just stealing their work YouTube is testing music remixes made by AI I Spoke Only to Chatbots for 24 Hours. Who Needs Human Friends? Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb Chris Wallace Quits CNN to Pivot to Streaming, Podcasting Nicholas Carlson, the former top editor of Business Insider, is starting a new company that will focus on video. Lena Dunham to write Sam Bankman-Fried movie for Apple Banjo Toss, the game After years of trying, Just Eat Takeaway is selling Grubhub to Wonder for $650M Research suggests people are getting more bored Times New Dumbass font Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to This Week in Google at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com bitwarden.com/twit

Tech in the new Admin TikTok Sees Trump Victory As App's Best Hope Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump for 'extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory' Elon Musk says Trump win is just the start of his political ambitions Silicon Valley is officially grieving over Trump but quietly gleeful over a possible tech deal resurgence The Crypto Industry's Spending on the Election Pays Off Mozilla Foundation lays off 30% staff, drops advocacy division NYTimes Games for the strike Florida Access Network WebCheck Hosts: Leo Laporte and Paris Martineau Guests: Emily Forlini and Mike Elgan Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com 1password.com/twig

Google Preps AI That Takes Over Computers Researchers say an AI-powered transcription tool used in hospitals invents things no one ever said Jeff: Why Are Liberals Infuriated with the Media? Apples Have Never Tasted So Delicious. Here's Why Instagram saves the best video quality for the most popular content Video game preservationists have lost a legal fight to study games remotely Internet Archive: Vanishing Culture: A Report on Our Fragile Cultural Record Alphabet posts big revenue and profit growth More than a quarter of new code at Google is generated by AI Open-source AI must reveal its training data, per new OSI definition McDonald's Finds an Unlikely Savior to Finally Fix Its McFlurry Machines RIP Foursquare Craig gives CR $5 million for cybersecurity WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg says a fork would be 'fantastic' LeCun blasts Musk as the biggest threat to democracy today Workers Say They Were Tricked and Threatened as Part of Elon Musk's Get-Out-the-Vote Effort Trump's Truth Social valued at more than Musk's X after extraordinary rally Masnick on Elon Musk Events TikTok founder becomes China's richest man The Age of Cage Russian court fines Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 McKinsey's 18 next big arenas of competition Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: veeam.com uscloud.com INFO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT - code TWIT100 cachefly.com/twit

Requiem for Raghavan Electric Motors Are About to Get a Major Upgrade Thanks to Benjamin Franklin Epic judge lets Google keep its Android app store closed to competitors — for now Google will block election ads after polls close LinkedIn is News Publishers' New Best Friend People are flocking to Bluesky as X makes more unwanted changes Elon Musk's X is changing its privacy policy to allow third parties to train AI on your posts Musk's X seeks to steer lawsuits to conservative court in Texas Sam Altman's identity and cryptocurrency venture Worldcoin has a rebrand Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen's Suicide On-device AI could make apps obsolete Former OpenAI Researcher Says the Company Broke Copyright Law Controversy after Polish radio station replaces human presenters with AI Sotheby's to auction its first artwork made by a humanoid robot Elvis Found Alive Thank you, Steve Ballmer, for a concert app that made me want to scream Content Warning: The following story discusses the sensitive topic of suicide involving a minor. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide or self-harm, please contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - call or text 988 or chat online at chat.988lifeline.org. If you are located outside the United States, please visit findahelpline.com to find a helpline in your country. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Guest: Nathan Freitas Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: INFO.ACILEARNING.COM/TWIT - code TWIT100 bitwarden.com/twit uscloud.com

YouTube takes a baby step toward labeling authentic video Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with technology in break with tradition Citizen pruners The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained Internet Archive hacked, data breach impacts 31 million users LLMs don't do formal reasoning - and that is a HUGE problem Google adds new features for Pixel along with Android 15 rollout October Pixel Drop: Helpful enhancements for your devices Google Shopping is getting an AI upgrade as Alphabet looks to monetize investments Google Shopping's getting a big transformation The latest Gboard beta lets you switch between Roboto and Google Sans fonts Google's Chrome Browser Starts Disabling uBlock Origin Google Messages gets a new feature that makes it easier to keep private TikTok executives know about app's effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege The Poozeum: Fossilized bug farts, T. rex poop, and more ancient coprolites Joe Trippi starts a social network: sezus Short-selling company goes after Roblox to profit Trump Signals Skepticism of Google Breakup, Citing Competition With China Defector: Year 4 in review Doritos to open first restaurant AI - generated restaurant via Taylor Lorenz Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit uscloud.com

More than a dozen states sue TikTok, alleging it harms kids and is designed to addict them Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto unmasked: Will HBO reveal who really made the cryptocurrency? How a UK treaty could spell the end of the .io domain OpenAI pursues public benefit structure to fend off hostile takeovers Geoffrey Hinton, Godfather of AI Who Expressed Alarm Over the Technology, Shares Nobel Prize in Physics Paris Megalopolis review The Wordpress saga Justice Department weighs fixes for Google search monopoly Google's response U.S. judge orders sweeping changes to Google's Android app store Why Caroline Calloway Is Staying Put in Sarasota for Hurricane Milton When Cell Service Is Down, You Can Send iPhone Texts via Satellite A Google Doc of 2024 Events Beer can artwork accidentally thrown in bin by staff member at Dutch museum First a statue. Now Zuck designs a minivan for his wife. Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: uscloud.com 1password.com/twig veeam.com

OpenAI Is A Bad Business Are We Now Living in a Parasite Culture? Taylor Lorenz, Chronicler of Digital Culture, Will Start Own Newsletter Twitter's value in freefall: Fidelity cuts estimate by whopping 79% Masnick: Gavin Newsom Vetoes Terrible AI Bill 1047, But Brace For Something Worse Google showcases bizarre double-sided Japanese keyboard, which it won't sell — the keyboard uses a Möbius strip as its foundation Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Emily Forlini Guest: Ed Zitron Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: e-e.com/twit bitwarden.com/twit

Stanley Is Releasing Collectible Tumblers Every Day This Week to Honor Different Decades of Barbie EssilorLuxottica extends smart glasses partnership with Meta Sam Altman catapults past founder mode into 'god mode' with latest AI post AI conversation about Jeff's book The Paris show Exclusive: Meta's AI chatbot to start speaking in the voices of Judi Dench, John Cena, others, source says Google TV adds several more free channels including The Bob Ross Channel YouTube confirms your pause screen is now fair game for ads Google's passkey syncing makes it easier to move on from passwords New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free Google Photos is getting a redesigned video editor Google's Gemini AI might soon appear in your corporate Workspace Google Earth AI eliminates clouds Ahead of Gemini coming to Google Buds, Hey Google & Voice Match Settings Change on Headphones Quote Origin: I Had Exactly Four Seconds To Hot Up the Disintegrator, and Google Had Told Me It Wasn't Enough Project Analyzing Human Language Usage Shuts Down Because 'Generative AI Has Polluted the Data' Comedian John Mulaney brutally roasts SF techies at Dreamforce Marques Brownlee says 'I hear you' after fans criticize his new wallpaper app Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk's SpaceX for trespassing McDonald's touchscreen kiosks were feared as job killers. Instead, something surprising happened Mullenweg calls WP Engine a 'cancer to WordPress' and urges community to switch providers Introducing HP Print AI, Industry's First Intelligent Print Experiences The 90s Executive Yes Man More Americans – especially young adults – are regularly getting news on TikTok Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Google Wins Fight to Scrap $1.7 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Ads Exclusive: Google offered to sell part of ad tech business, not enough for EU publishers, sources say Instagram, Facing Pressure Over Child Safety Online, Unveils Sweeping Changes Age verification AI for teen users...? House panel advances Kids Online Safety Act despite pushback The Battle to Ban Screens From School Now Includes Chromebooks and Tablets Trump Rolls Out His New Cryptocurrency Business How crypto bros wrested Flappy Bird from its creator Ex-MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud Conspiracy After Taking Plea Deal Inside Elon Musk's Mushrooming Security Apparatus Elizabeth McCafferty was offered £6,000 for images of her bare feet after they appeared on a fetish website without her consent. The 'feral 25-year-olds' making Kamala Harris go viral on TikTok Apple's new iOS 18 upgrade doesn't fix the 'green bubble' problems Discord launches end-to-end encrypted voice and video chats Why OpenAI is Hiding its Reasoning Model's 'Thoughts' Calif. Gov. Newsom Says He's Worried About AI Bill Ellison declares Oracle all-in on AI mass surveillance, says it'll keep everyone in line Can AI Really Replace Salesforce and Workday? Mr. Beast's playbook Google Photos now lets you flip your photos and videos horizontally Google Chrome getting one-tap notification unsubscribe, starting on Pixel YouTube Shorts to integrate Veo, Google's AI video model Google Photos is getting a new 'Ultra HDR' editing option Finally!! Google Slides adds multi-monitor support for presentations Chromebook acting weird? Try Google's new ChromeOS 'Sanitize' tool – a lighter, friendlier fix than the full-wipe 'Powerwash' feature The Office in Oz Ig Nobels The Pentium as a Navajo weaving Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV Hosts: Jeff Jarvis and Paris Martineau Guest: Molly White Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: veeam.com bitwarden.com/twit betterhelp.com/TWIG

"Right to Repair for Your Body": The Rise of DIY, Pirated Medicine The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending Google will now link to The Internet Archive to add more context to Search results AI and transportation WayMo safety data What Kermit the Frog Showed Me About AI Kermit post There's a fix for AI-generated essays. Why aren't we using it? Stacey asked the FTC to help with bricked IoT devices Android Digital Wellness NotebookLM's new "Audio Overview" turns your notes into a mini podcast Mapping ships sunk in WW2 Leviton Humidity Sensor Switch Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Mikah Sargent, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: 1password.com/twig

The Internet Archive just lost its appeal over ebook lending Brazil Blocks X After Musk Ignores Court Orders Telegram Founder Pavel Durov's Indictment Thrusts Encryption Into the Spotlight Elon Musk, Tesla (TSLA) Beat Suit Over Promoting Dogecoin 'Pyramid Scheme' America Must Free Itself from the Tyranny of the Penny Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be coming for your Tesla — and they might tow it NaNoWriMo is in disarray after organizers defend AI writing tools Ask Claude: Amazon turns to Anthropic's AI for Alexa revamp AI's impact on elections is being overblown AI may not steal many jobs after all. It may just make workers more efficient Anil Dash: How Oprah will screw up the AI story The winners of Michigan's 2024 "I voted" sticker contest Diggnation 2.0 Android Has Five New Features Out Today Google Removing Poor-Quality Android Apps From Play Store to Boost Engagement Google Clock rolling out new Timer Starter widget Google renames TensorFlow Lite to LiteRT, TensorFlow brand remains YouTube debuts new parental controls aimed at teens The Secret Inside One Million Checkboxes Carbonara in a can? Chefs get shirty but Heinz is unrepentant Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: veeam.com e-e.com/twit

Telegram messaging app CEO Durov arrested in France TikTok must face lawsuit over 10-year-old girl's death, US court rules Chick-Fil-A Hatches Plans For Streaming Service Also: New York's Largest Hospital System Is Setting Its Sights on the Entertainment Business RE Fast Co new town story" The For-Profit City That Might Come Crashing Down How activists derailed Big Tech billionaire's dream city in California Thoma Bravo's Realpage Sued by US in Rental Collusion Case Google Keep rolling out AI-powered 'Help me create a list' on Android Pixel 9 demo Google Wallet now works for California driver's licenses Google TV has added a few more new free channels Google Chat adds support for IFTTT integrations Google finally lets you record phone call audio in the US, but only on the Pixel 9 Google Pixel 9 launches 'Adaptive Touch,' improves screen sensitivity while wet, etc 'Megalopolis' Cuts Ties With Marketing Consultant Behind Trailer Debacle; Fabricated Critic Quotes Were Generated By AI OpenAI Shows 'Strawberry' AI to the Feds and Uses It to Develop 'Orion' Printful for hats wyze birdfeeder The Unbearable Slowness of Being Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: bitwarden.com/twit cachefly.com/twit

Epic judge says he'll 'tear the barriers down' on Google's app store monopoly Google's AI Search Gives Sites Dire Choice: Share Data or Die OpenAI signs multi-year content partnership with Condé Nast Deal in california xAI's new Grok image generator floods X with controversial AI fakes Google threatened tech influencers unless they 'preferred' the Pixel The FTC finalizes its rules clamping down on fake online reviews Palantir's Alex Karp Talks About War, AI and America's Future Roblox is Already the Biggest Game In The World. Why Can't It Make a Profit (And How Can It)? Looks and Gaming: Who and Why? 2024 Winners | The Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster Google went public 20 years ago—what your $1000 investment would be worth today Mayoral candidate vows to let VIC, an AI bot, run Wyoming's capital city More than 30 tech companies have pitched A.I. tools to political campaigns for November's election. The campaigns have been wary. Russia's AI tactics for US election interference are failing, Meta says Gmail can turn 'rough notes' into a full draft with Gemini 'Polish' Google's Stunning New Android AI Feature Instantly Locks Phone Thieves Out I tried Google's Pixel Screenshots and it's everything I'd want an AI feature to be Early hands-on with Google Pixel 9's AI Call Notes reveals disappointing restrictions Google Play will no longer pay to discover vulnerabilities in popular Android apps Trap Where have all the Burners gone? Shops catering to Burning Man brace for slow season Inside the opulent world of six-figure kids birthday parties in Silicon Valley TikTok Parrot is 'attention hog' and smart as human toddler, owners say Paris 'n' pals need this Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: betterhelp.com/TWIG

What Google rivals want after DOJ's antitrust trial win DOJ Considers Seeking Google (GOOG) Breakup After Major Antitrust Win Gemini Live is the best AI feature I've seen so far from Google 9 things to know about Pixel 9 cameras Jeff thread against incumbent media Google's Gemini Live AI Sounds So Human, I Almost Forgot It Was a Bot Scoop: X files antitrust lawsuit against ad industry group GARM Texas judge steps aside in Elon Musk's X case against advertisers An incredible life and career AI is a bad word to consumers Weekend Welcomes Two New Reporters: Josh Koehn and Paris Martineau Schmidt blames remote work for company's struggles 'Ultimate wife guy' or 'yikes'? Mark Zuckerberg reveals 7ft statue of wife How Spotify started — and killed — Latin America's podcast boom Hello, goodbye: the rise and decline of the celebrity video-greeting app Cameo MSCHF: Our Cow Angus WCBS is no more Cable TV biz crumbles Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: 1password.com/twig

Google (GOOGL) Loses DOJ Antitrust Suit Over Search Engine on Phone Browsers Will Google's historic monopoly lawsuit be the death knell for Mozilla and Firefox? Scoop: X files antitrust lawsuit against ad industry group GARM Don Lemon Sues Elon Musk Over Canceled X Deal - The New York Times Disney, Fox and Warner Sports Streamer Venu to Launch at $42.99/ Month Why I'm Joining The Bluesky Board To Support A Vision Of A More Open, Decentralized Internet Bloomberg's Risky, Embargo-Breaking Evan Gershkovich Scoop Canadian news engagement down significantly one year after Meta's ban: study Google pulls Olympics AI ad "Dear Sydney" X officially kills its San Francisco HQ, will relocate to South Bay Google is set to supercharge Google Home with Gemini intelligence "The Godmother of AI" says California's well-intended AI bill will harm the U.S. ecosystem AI dentist performs first procedure on human patient Without Zuckerberg money, limited private funding available for elections Neil Gorsuch Highlights Aaron Swartz As An Example Of Overreach In Criminal Law Amazon Pushes Fast Delivery Into Rural Areas in Challenge to Post Office tulip.computer Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Fr. Robert Ballecer, SJ Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsor: e-e.com/twit