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episode 593: That's Not Sweet Tea - Google employees unionize, Twitter locks Trump's account, vaccine source code
- Google employees move toward unionizing.
- Facebook and Twitter remove President Trump's speech.
- Google Nest has new security cameras coming in 2021.
- Nest Hub will likely have Soli radar functionality.
- Amazon is prepping a sleep apnea device using millimeter-wave radar.
- Leo is getting the Bose Sleepbuds II.
- Twitter buys social audio app Breaker.
- Ratatouille the Musical earns $1 million.
- Twitter is relaunching its verification system.
- Reverse engineering the COVID vaccine source code.
- 2020 was a good year for publishing.
- Google Docs gets Smart Compose.
- Wear OS will support third-party Tiles.
- Google Podcasts on the web adds subscription feeds.
- January Pixel phone update improves auto-brightness.
- Chrome OS Camera will support QR code scanning.
- Samsung announces its Galaxy S21 event for this month.
- Julian Assange's extradition to the US is blocked.
- Bean Dad and his apology.
- Why is Jack Ma lying low?
- AI is getting really good at drawing things from words.
- Jeff's post-Section 230 dystopia.
Picks of the week:
- Stacey: Aquanta water heater controller
- Jeff: 2020 2as the unhappiest year on Twitter in 12 years.
- Ant: Take a look at this awesome Snowflake photography!
Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt
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