TWiG 795: Alf's Hog is Skeeting - Google Chrome, Bluesky, Coca-Cola


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Nov 20 2024 151 mins   236

  • DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome to break search Monopoly.

  • Trump's pick for FCC chair has vowed crackdown on big tech 'censorship'.

  • Musk joined call between Trump, Google CEO.

  • CFPB looks to place Google under federal supervision, setting up clash.

  • What Brendan Carr, Trump's FCC pick, wrote in 'Project 2025' chapter.

  • Bluesky tops 20M users, narrowing gap with Instagram Threads.

  • Google's Gemini AI now has its own iPhone app.

  • Live Scam Detection in calls rolling out to Pixel 6-9 Phone app.

  • Coca-Cola causes controversy with AI-generated ad.

  • Instagram will let you 'reset' your recommendations.

  • Meta fined nearly €800mn for breaking EU law over classified ads practices.

  • Meta's reward for providing free global communications? FTC lawsuit.

  • Comcast to Spin Off Cable Networks, Including MSNBC and CNBC.

  • Google fixes Chrome issue that broke text highlighting on some sites.

  • Mobile browser Arc Search is now generally available on Android.

  • Google Lens can now check prices and inventory when shopping in the real world.

  • Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad.

  • Exclusive: Google Pixel laptop in development!

  • Can we talk about ALF hog?

  • YouTuber Rosanna Pansino smokes cannabis grown from her father's ashes.

  • Mike Masnick: One Billion Users, the Social Media card game.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Paris Martineau


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