TWiG 660: Welcome to Poundtown - Netflix slows down, Libs of TikTok, Insteon fizzles, future of Twitter

• Netflix slowdown a sea change for streaming.
• Netflix Says 100 Million+ Non-Paying Households Use Shared Passwords.
• @KarlBode: I always enjoy watching one-time innovators, now huge and successful, pivot to turf protection.
• Elon Musk Wants to Buy Out Twitter (TWTR) in Final $43 Billion Unsolicited Bid.
• Back to the Future of Twitter.
• Musk or Not, Twitter CEO Needs To Go.
• Twitter Founder Jack Dorsey Unleashes Ahead of Board Exit.
• Meet the woman behind Libs of TikTok, secretly fueling the right's outrage machine.
• Google Docs Starts Nudging Some Users To Write Less Dumbly.
• Google's AI-Powered 'Inclusive Warnings' Feature Is Very Broken.
• Marquis Who's Who.
• Insteon is down and may not be coming back.
• Google playing with puffs of air, little taps as signals.
• Rolling Stone pivots to creators.
• Scoop: CNN+ looks doomed.
• Joe Kahn Is Named Executive Editor of The New York Times.
• Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid.
• Google Search on desktop tests redesign that puts Images, Video, and more to the left.
• Google's AirDrop competitor, Nearby Share, is reportedly getting a big upgrade.
• Google issues third emergency fix for Chrome this year.
• Google rolls out new badges for Chrome extensions.
• Google One 2TB+ subscribers can get a free Titan Security Key — Here's how to redeem.
• Google rolling out conversion migration tool for Google Analytics 4.
• The Wisconsin Mom Who Made the Viral 'Welcome to POUNDTOWN' Sign Shares Her Inspiration.
• This company makes vodka out of thin air to save the planet.
• Center Cam is a tiny middle-screen webcam that delivers a better human connection through our eye-to-eye HD camera technology.

Picks:

• Stacey - With Insteon down, possibly for good, what options do you have for your devices?
• Jeff - Digital Advertising Soared 35% to $189 Billion in 2021 According to the IAB Internet Advertising Revenue Report
• Jeff - Taking Stock With Teens: Piper Sandler completes 43rd semi-annual Generation Z survey of 7,100 U.S. teens
• Jeff - New suicide hotline number is unknown to most Americans
• Ant - Davinci Resolve 18 Beta Is Available
• Ant - Adobe Max Announced for IN PERSON
• Ant - Dawn Staley

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