21 Nov 2024 04:00
TWiG 795: Alf's Hog is Skeeting - Google Chrome, Bluesky, Coca-Cola
- 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.
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