TWiG 676: The CB of the 80's - Amazon buys iRobot, Musk sells Tesla shares, Samsung Unpacked

08/10/22 • 152 min

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 4 lets you do more while it's closed.
Wear OS is getting a revamped Play Store and offline Google Maps later this year.
Political Chips by Ben Thompson.
Biden signs $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act.
Yes, the Inflation Reduction Act Is a Big Effing Deal.
Bill Gates: A Clean Energy Future is in the Hands of Congress.
Amazon announces deal to buy Roomba maker for $1.7 billion.
Maps, mops and Matter: Why Amazon wants iRobot.
What Amazon's Roomba and One Medical Deals Have in Common.
The smart home doesn't need a robot — it should be a robot.
The Radical Scope of Tesla's Data Hoard Logs and records of its customers' journeys fill out petabytes—and court case dockets.
Barney McCallum - Pickleball Hall of Fame.
More with Barney McCallum.
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion.
Google Set to Face DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Over Ad Market Monopoly.
Android amps up campaign to push Apple into adopting RCS.
Google Sues Sonos Over Voice Control Technology.
Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to a 'public debate' about bots.
Elon Musk sells nearly $7 billion in Tesla shares.
Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules.
NASA is sending an iPad to the moon.
If you're having problems with Google search, you're not alone.
Meta's AI Chatbot Has Election-Denying, Antisemitic Bugs to Work Out.
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes.
Google launches new website for kids learning to read.
Google Fiber Blog: What's next for Google Fiber.
Google Meet live sharing brings shared YouTube watching, Spotify listening, and games.
Google rolling out GPS fix for Pixel 6/Pro and 6a, August update coming.
@PessimistsArc: 1983 debate about home PC, with comparisons to hula hoop fad.

Picks:

Stacey - Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller.
Stacey - B-Hyve Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller.
Jeff - Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022.
Ant - Vegas Pro 20 Launched.
Ant - Send Me Your Photography "Ooops" Moments for Hands-On Photography.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 4 lets you do more while it's closed.
Wear OS is getting a revamped Play Store and offline Google Maps later this year.
Political Chips by Ben Thompson.
Biden signs $280 billion CHIPS and Science Act.
Yes, the Inflation Reduction Act Is a Big Effing Deal.
Bill Gates: A Clean Energy Future is in the Hands of Congress.
Amazon announces deal to buy Roomba maker for $1.7 billion.
Maps, mops and Matter: Why Amazon wants iRobot.
What Amazon's Roomba and One Medical Deals Have in Common.
The smart home doesn't need a robot — it should be a robot.
The Radical Scope of Tesla's Data Hoard Logs and records of its customers' journeys fill out petabytes—and court case dockets.
Barney McCallum - Pickleball Hall of Fame.
More with Barney McCallum.
Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment.
This Is the Data Facebook Gave Police to Prosecute a Teenager for Abortion.
Google Set to Face DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit Over Ad Market Monopoly.
Android amps up campaign to push Apple into adopting RCS.
Google Sues Sonos Over Voice Control Technology.
Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to a 'public debate' about bots.
Elon Musk sells nearly $7 billion in Tesla shares.
Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules.
NASA is sending an iPad to the moon.
If you're having problems with Google search, you're not alone.
Meta's AI Chatbot Has Election-Denying, Antisemitic Bugs to Work Out.
Will Europe Force a Facebook Blackout?
Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes.
Google launches new website for kids learning to read.
Google Fiber Blog: What's next for Google Fiber.
Google Meet live sharing brings shared YouTube watching, Spotify listening, and games.
Google rolling out GPS fix for Pixel 6/Pro and 6a, August update coming.
@PessimistsArc: 1983 debate about home PC, with comparisons to hula hoop fad.

Picks:

Stacey - Eve Aqua Smart Water Controller.
Stacey - B-Hyve Smart Wi-Fi Irrigation Controller.
Jeff - Teens, Social Media and Technology 2022.
Ant - Vegas Pro 20 Launched.
Ant - Send Me Your Photography "Ooops" Moments for Hands-On Photography.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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TWiG 675: The Quibi Button - Instagram reverts, CHIPS Act, Roku's button problem, Batgirl movie

Instagram walks back TikTok-style changes — Adam Mosseri explains why.
Mark Zuckerberg and Adam Mosseri Need You All to Stop Being Big Babies.
Wrong number' text message scams are surging.
CHIPS Act clears Congress, ensuring $52 billion boost to US foundries.
FBI investigation determined Chinese-made Huawei equipment could disrupt US nuclear arsenal communications.
Twitter is raising the Blue subscription price from $2.99 to $4.99 monthly.
Roku has a problem — its buttons aren't printing enough money.
FTC's Lina Khan Overruled Staff to Sue Meta Over Virtual-Reality Deal (META).
Meta officially cuts funding for U.S. news publishers.
'Days Of Our Lives' Moving From NBC To Peacock.
Peacock's paid subscribers stayed flat at 13 million, losses widen to $467 million.
Lollipops Hustle on Amazon Costs Family Candy Business Millions.
I quit my job to buy and resell used books on Amazon. Now, I use my 6-figure income to travel the world.
Google Meet meets Duo Meet, with Meet in Duo but Duo isn't going into Meet.
Google CEO to employees: Productivity and focus must improve.
Pixel Buds Pro get a demo area in NYC.
TikTok and the Fall of the Social-Media Giants.
A TikTok Music app could challenge Spotify and Apple.
Sandwich guy goes solo.
Gordon Ramsey judges cooking TikToks.
Ali Spagnola doorstop keyboard.
Ali Spagnola chiapet toilet.
Podcast Guests Are Paying Up to $50,000 to Appear on Popular Shows.
Investing in VeeFriends.
Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs.
GPT-3 writes Wikipedia's deletion report in the style of Hunter S. Thompson.
Google Search's built-in timer has disappeared and no one's saying why.
YouTube Music can now show 'Other performances'.
YouTube's new tool lets creators turn their own videos into Shorts.
Google is switching your Gmail interface to this new look.
Google Meet meets Duo Meet, with Meet in Duo but Duo isn't going into Meet.
Google Play Store takes aim at annoying game ads, copycat apps, and misinformation in new rules.
Google Play Store removes version numbers from Android app listings.
Netflix's lawsuit against the 'Bridgerton Musical' could change online fandom.
The Hunt for Shelved $90 Million 'Batgirl' Movie Is On.

Picks:

Jeff - 'Please do not erase': A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children's Hospital has not been touched for 15 years.
Jeff - Werewolf erotica is the latest global gig work trend.
Ant - My Personal Best Has Been Beaten.
Ant - Stolen Gear: Help Rancho Cotate High Track Team.
Ant - Thank You Nichelle Nichols.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

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TWiG 677: Clemson Salmon - Android 13, Amazon's football deal, USB Rubber Ducky

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Google launches Android 13, rolling out now to Pixel phones.
Android 13 changelog: A deep dive by Mishaal Rahman.
Pixel 6 series can't go back to Android 12 after updating to Android 13 due to security vulnerability.
Google Pixel 7 and 7 Pro may have just passed through the FCC, ahead of fall launch.
Biden admin says about 20 models will still qualify for EV tax credits.
Hank Green IRA explainer.
Amazon and Nielsen close 'Thursday Night Football' ratings deal.
Meta Just Happens to Expand Messenger's End-to-End Encryption.
The new USB Rubber Ducky is more dangerous than ever.
A New Jailbreak for John Deere Tractors Rides the Right-to-Repair Wave.
Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin, Cory Doctorow.
The Unintended Consequences of OTC Hearing Aids.
Oracle begins auditing TikTok's algorithms.
Signal says 1,900 users' phone numbers exposed by Twilio breach.
Adam Neumann Gets a New Backer.
Ringtone interpretive dancing.
Kindergarten teacher talks to politicians.
music street.
Google's official Android 13 statue sure looks a bit like a butt.
Google Photos renaming 'Archive' to 'Hidden'.
Google Chrome can now become your default browser on Windows without even opening settings.
How a Third-Party SMS Service Was Used to Take Over Signal Accounts.
Google Meet now shows you how noisy your office is.
"Existing connections will be shut down" — Google is killing off Google Cloud IoT Core.

Picks:

Stacey - Hearing Test - Mimi Health.
Jeff - BOOX is an electronics brand offering innovative E Ink (ePaper) tablets and devices based on Android.
Jeff - Jeff history of media in :45.
Ant - I set a Clemson wallpaper to see what color options would show up in #Android13. Sorry, no true orange.
Ant - Lisa Carney and Photoshop World.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

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