TWiG 642: A Clattering of Smart Phones - Log4Shell, Assange extradition, person of the year, Meta naming rights

This Week in Google (Video)

12/15/21 • 137 min

Hackers Backed by China Seen Exploiting Security Flaw in Internet Software.
US wins appeal over extradition of WikiLeaks founder.
Elon Musk: Person of the Year 2021.
Elon Musk named Financial Times 'person of the year' .
Ant Pruitt named TWiT of the Year.
Monkey NFT Typo Causes Seller To Lose Out On $297,000.
Pixel Launcher, 'At a Glance' unintentionally sends out Philippines storm warning globally.
How a bug in Android and Microsoft Teams could have caused this user's 911 call to fail.
Apple Removes All References to Controversial CSAM Scanning Feature From Its Child Safety Webpage.
Better CEO 'Taking Time Off Effective Immediately'.
MGM Resorts Job Seekers Can Try Out Roles in VR Before Starting.
Google is threatening to fire unvaccinated employees.
Deadly Collapse at Amazon Warehouse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
Twitter adds auto captions feature to make videos more accessible.
Why publishers like Vox Media are merging with their biggest rivals.
Internet Association, once a top tech lobby, to fold at end of year.
Google to give additional staff bonus this year.
Woman lost @metaverse Instagram handle days after Facebook name change.
Facebook owner is behind $60 mln deal for Meta name rights.
Instagram quietly hits 2 billion monthly users.
Grand Theft Auto video game ban proposed by Illinois State Rep. Marcus Evans.
December security patch rolling out to Pixel 6 and 6 Pro with 80 bug fixes.
Pixel Stand (2nd gen) starts shipping with first orders arriving this week.
'High-power' 21/23W charging on Pixel 6 & Pro with new Pixel Stand requires December update.
YouTube TV could lose Disney, ABC, & ESPN channels this week, price drop if deal not reached.
Google releases a new Wear OS 3 preview, offering a better look at the design outside of Samsung.
Correcting the history of IoT.
@Nicky_Dover: The Internet of Things boldly asks "what if everything in your house works like that new printer your mom just got"
Toyota Made Its Key Fob Remote Start Into a Subscription Service.

Picks:

Stacey - Peppermint Brownie Cookies.
Stacey - Flic 2 Starter Kit.
Jeff - New elevator data tells the story of the movement of people in cities globally.
Jeff - 52 things I learned in 2021.
Leo - Minecraft crosses 1 trillion views on YouTube.
Ant - New "Adobe Creative Cloud Express" is super useful.
Ant - Christmas Tuba Extravaganza.

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

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12/15/21 • 137 min

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