Check out Episode 252 from March 16, 2022! Here are all the links we discussed in this week’s show:
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 desktop watermark for unsupported hardware (The Verge; 22 February 2022)
Clipchamp is Microsoft’s new video editing app for Windows 11 (The Verge; 9 March 2022)
Facebook removes ‘deepfake’ of Ukrainian President Zelenskyy (Verge, 16 March 2022) – s/o @Durff
Google shuts down YouTube Vanced, a popular ad-blocking Android app (ArsTechnica, 14 March 2022)
Google Docs update lets you draft emails and send them to Gmail with a click (The Verge; 16 March 2022)
Chrome for Mac achieves highest Speedometer score to date, beating Safari [U: More details] (9 to 5 Google; 15 March 2022)
New Google Classroom features include some advanced “Google magic” (Chrome Unboxed; 16 March 2022)
TikTok temporarily bans new video creation in Russia (Verge, 6 March 2022)
Harvard internet whiz, 19, creates website connecting Ukrainian refugees with hosts (The Times of Israel, 4 March 2022)
Russia’s disinformation machinery breaks down in wake of Ukraine invasion (Wired / ArsTechnica, 12 March 2022)
Ukraine: Spam website set up to reach millions of Russians (BBC, 12 March 2022)
The White House is briefing TikTok stars about the war in Ukraine (Washington Post, 11 March 2022)
The average person doesn’t have a chance with the smart home (Tech Crunch; 18 February 2022)
Jason’s Geek of the Week: Canva for Education
Wes’ Geek of the Week: Russia-Ukraine Monitor Map by @Cen4infoRes
Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss:
Russian propaganda on Ukraine's non-existent 'biolabs' boosted by U.S. far right (NBC News, 14 Mar 2022)
Activists are reaching Russians behind Putin’s propaganda wall (ArsTechnica, 13 March 2022)
A pro-Russia propaganda campaign is using over 180 TikTok influencers to promote the invasion of Ukraine (Media Matters, 13 March 2022)
Anonymous releases 364,000 files about Russia's censorship of invasion (UPI, 11 March 2022)
SpaceX taunts Russia at launch: 'Let the American broomstick fly' (Business Insider, 10 March 2022)
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