This Week in Google

Federal government reaches deal with Google on Online News Act
Google DeepMind researchers use AI tool to find 2mn new materials
Some Pixel 8 Pro displays have bumps under the glass
Reflecting...

From King to Exile to King Again: The Inside Story of Sam Altman's Whiplash Week
OpenAI's Misalignment and Microsoft's Gain – Stratechery by Ben Thompson
Ilya Sutskever on X: "I deeply regret my...

Discussion of upcoming Black Friday sales on Google Pixel phones and tablets
Concerns with the Pixel tablet including laggy performance, inability to use independently from dock, and high pricing...

OpenAI debuts GPTs allowing companies to further optimize GPT-4 for specific domains.
Article 45, an EU regulation, will roll back web security by 12 years by banning website fingerprinting used...

Facebook's demographic targeting and personalized recommendations
Government regulations for controlling AI in the US
The threat of militarization of AI and autonomous weapons
Eco-friendly...

DMV suspends Cruise's robo-taxi permit in San Francisco after pedestrian accident
Debate over regulating approval process for autonomous vehicles between NHTSA and NTSB
Analysis of Google's...

Elon Musk says charging $1 a year to Twitter users could reduce bots
VC Mark Andreessen loses it in controversial tech manifesto
Meta Quest 3 brings back glassholes to the wild
Amazon launches...

Google's "enshittification" memos
A Note From WIRED Leadership
Moonlighting comes to Hulu... starring Jeff Jarvis!
Elon Musk's X Strips Article Headlines on Shared Links
Did Elon Musk Endorse...

Google's Pixel hardware event and new devices
Debate over adding AI to search functions - risks to accuracy?
Laws challenging social media's First Amendment rights
Movies released on TikTok by...

Google's 25th birthday
Google killing off Google Podcasts
Next week's Pixel hardware event
Meta's VR/AR announcements and new Ray-Ban smartglasses with cameras
Antitrust lawsuits against Google...

The group discusses the DOJ's antitrust case against Google's search dominance.
The hosts debate whether AI will help or harm the fight against online disinformation.
Leo and Joan discuss the...

Google pays more than $10 billion per year for these privileged positions
Trademark Genericide And One Big Way The DOJ Admits That Its Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google Is Utter Garbage
YouTube...

Britain Admits Defeat in Controversial Online Safety Bill
When Tech Says "No"
Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans
The FBI secretly launched an encrypted messaging system...

Google announces Pixel 8 launch event for October 4th
Samsung buys popular meal planning app Whisk and rebrands it as Samsung Food
Google discontinues Pixel Pass subscription bundle after just...

Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires
Canadian Media Orgs Said That Meta Linking To News Was Anticompetitive; Now They Say NOT Linking To News Is...

Google's updates to NFL Sunday Ticket, including flexible billing, student plans, live chat, polls, and more
Linear TV viewing falling below 50% for the first time
Streaming gaining more market...

Leo shows off his Galaxy Z Flip 5.
Judge Narrows Scope of Coming Trial Over Google Monopoly Claims.
Musk's X Fined $350,000 in Secret Justice Department Fight Over Trump Records.
Google Changes...

Shift Happens is about to ship!
Meta starts blocking news in Canada over law on paying publishers.
Hollywood's Pain Is YouTube's Advertising Gain.
The buttons on Zenith's original 'clicker'...

Twitter's rebrand to X may actually be happening soon.
Alphabet reports better-than-expected quarterly results driven by growth in cloud.
YouTube Q2 Ad Sales Rise 4.4%, Alphabet Handily Tops...

The White House details its IoT cybersecurity label plan.
Framework Laptop 16 pre-orders are now open.
Pluralistic: Why they're smearing Lina Khan (14 July 2023).
Mark Lucovsky Leaves Google,...