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This Week in Google (Audio)

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  • It's not just Google. This Week in Google hosts, Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau, cover all of Big Tech every Wednesday. Listeners tune in for thought-provoking and entertaining conversations about AI, Internet memes, the future of media, and the latest emerging tech. You won't want to miss a minute. Records live every Wednesday at 5:00pm Eastern / 2:00pm Pacific / 21:00 UTC.
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Episodes
  • TWiG 770: Giggle Pants and Chortle Skorts - Google AI Answers, ICQ, Private Jet Tracking
    May 30 2024
    • Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search
    • Ex-OpenAI Director Says Board Learned of ChatGPT Launch on Twitter
    • OpenAI researcher who resigned over safety concerns joins Anthropic
    • UN statement on risks from generative AI
    • We'll Miss You: Pioneering instant messaging program ICQ is finally shutting down after nearly 30 years
    • Congress Just Made It Basically Impossible to Track Taylor Swift's Private Jet
    • Everything Google announced at its big Chromebook showcase
    • Google adds AI-powered features to Chromebook
    • Here's the Google Home app 'Favorites' widget
    • Google Ads Now Being Mixed In With Organic Results
    • YouTube's free games catalog 'Playables' rolls out to all users
    • How Shein and Temu Snuck Up on Amazon
    • BuzzFeed Clashes With Vivek Ramaswamy, Its New Activist Investor
    • Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under DDoS cyber-attack
    • HUGE Google Search document leak reveals inner workings of ranking algorithm
    • TikTok offered an extraordinary deal. The U.S. government took a pass
    • Parents Dance Like It's the '80s on TikTok, and Bring Down the House
    • Meta's white, male advisory group
    • My weekend plans: Ren Faire on HBO
    • Canva meets Hamilton
    • Top 50 podcasts

    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
    • YahooFinance.com
    • cachefly.com/twit
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    2 hrs and 32 mins
  • TWiG 769: Keeping Up With the Kevorkians - ScarJo vs. OpenAI, Google Classic
    May 23 2024
    • Scarlett Johansson was 'shocked, angered' by ChatGPT voice that sounded like her
    • It's Time to Believe the AI Hype
    • Steven Levy's Extremely Stupid AI Piece
    • Utah Locals Are Getting Cheap 10 Gbps Fiber Thanks To Local Governments
    • Congress Shouldn't End the Internet's Sunrise With a Section 230 "Sunset" Repeal
    • Buy This Legislation or We'll Kill the Internet
    • Taiwan, on China's Doorstep, Is Dealing With TikTok Its Own Way
    • French TikTok block in overseas territory sets 'dangerous precedent,' critics warn
    • 2023 Was the Worst Year for Internet Shutdowns, Report Finds
    • Microsoft unveils 'Copilot + PC' initiative in new bid to revitalize Windows with AI
    • jacking Wendy's ai
    • Google is bringing back classic search, with no AI – and I couldn't be happier about that
    • Does One Line Fix Google?
    • Google's AI Overviews are getting ads soon
    • Google rolls out immersive, AI-powered Shopping Ads
    • Google's new 'Add to Chromebook' badge makes web apps easier to find and install
    • After beating Sonos case, Google brings back group speaker controls
    • Magic Editor for older Pixel phones starts rolling out
    • Google Pay will show your card benefits, Autofill with PIN/face unlock over security code
    • YouTube seems to once again be rolling out its widely hated new web redesign
    • New: OpenAI, Wall Street Journal Owner News Corp Strike Content Deal
    • Truecaller partners with Microsoft to let its AI respond to calls in your own voice
    • C. Gordon Bell, Creator of a Personal Computer Prototype, Dies at 89
    • Let Bions Be Bygones
    • United flight because of passengers stuck laptop

    Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau

    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:

    • YahooFinance.com
    • joindeleteme.com/twit promo code TWIT
    • kolide.com/twig
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    2 hrs and 53 mins
  • TWiG 768: Google A/I - Google I/O 2024
    May 14 2024

    Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Alex Kantrowitz react live to the Google I/O presentation.

    • Gemini
    • Search with Gemini
    • Agents
    • Deepmind
    • Gemini Flash
    • Project Astra
    • Imajen 3
    • Veo
    • Trillium
    • Search
    • Ask with Video
    • Gemini for Workspace
    • Virtual Teammate
    • Gemini App
    • Android
    • Google AI Studio
    • Gemma
    • SynthID
    • LearnLM

    Hosts: Leo Laporte and Jeff Jarvis

    Guest: Alex Kantrowitz

    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:

    • fastmail.com/twit
    • eufy.com
    • YahooFinance.com
    • Melissa.com/twit
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    2 hrs and 28 mins

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