TWiG 797: Nil Coin: It's Good For Nothing - Hawk Tuah, Australia's Social Media, Brain Rot

Intelligent Machines (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Artificial Intelligence, Ai, Alphabet, Youtube, Twit, News, Technology, Google, Android, Tech News, Chrome

4.3 • 763 Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2024

⏱️ 155 minutes

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Summary

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.

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Guest: Mikah Sargent

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0:00.0	It's time for Twig this week in Google.
0:02.1	Paris Martino's here.
0:03.1	Jeff Jarvis has the week off.
0:04.4	But hey, good news.
0:05.3	Micah Sargent joins us.
0:07.0	We'll talk about Australia's social media ban.
0:10.5	How is that going to work?
0:12.3	Meta's private internet cable.
0:15.1	And why brain rot is the word of the year?
0:19.1	Strikes me as too.
0:20.2	But hey, we'll talk about that more when Twig comes next.
0:26.6	Podcasts you love.
0:28.3	From people you trust.
0:30.8	This is Twit.
0:36.6	This is Twig. This week in Google episode 797.
0:41.9	Recorded Wednesday, December 4th, 2024.
0:45.5	Nilcoigne, it's good for nothing.
0:48.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
0:53.8	Oh, yeah.
0:54.6	Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular
0:59.7	audiobook titles including romanticcy, autobiographies, true crime, and more.
1:07.3	Suddenly listeners didn't mind sitting in traffic or even missing their flight. Amazon Music
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