Check out Episode 258 from May 4, 2022! Here are all the links we discussed in this week’s show:
Google Docs’ updated tables are designed for project management (The Verge; 3 May 2022)
YouTube fully rolls out Super Thanks, here’s how to enable it for your channel (9 to 5 Google; 26 April 2022)
Google Docs is reorganizing and shrinking toolbar menus on the web (9 to 5 Google; 26 April 2022)
Google previews I/O 2022 schedule, ‘What’s new’ keynotes, and sessions (9 to 5 Google; 28 April 2022)
Google fires another AI researcher who reportedly challenged findings (updated) (Engadget, 2 May 2022)
Windows 11 is getting a big security upgrade — may require OS reinstall (Tom’s Guide; 7 April 2022)
Could Windows 12 become Microsoft’s first cloud-based operating system? (Tech Radar; 11 April 2022)
T-Mobile 5G Home Internet promises $50/month lifetime rate, $20 off for phone subscribers, covering fees for switchers (9 to 5 Mac; 4 May 2022)
Mental health apps have terrible privacy protections, report finds (The Verge; 2 May 2022)
What Your Period Tracker App Knows About You (Consumer Reports, 28 Jan 2020)
Data Broker Is Selling Location Data of People Who Visit Abortion Clinics (Motherboard, 3 May 2022)
Why You Should Buy the Dumbest TV You Can Find (LifeHacker; 8 April 2022)
Facebook is shutting down its podcast platform after less than a year (The Verge; 3 May 2022)
Buying Wordle brought ‘tens of millions of new users’ to The New York Times (The Verge; 4 May 2022)
Jason’s Geek of the Week: How to view your internal Chrome OS engagement metrics (About Chromebooks)
Wes’ Geeks of the Week: Podcast – Teaching About Conspiracy Theories And Media Literacy and Google’s Teachable Machine
Here are the links which made our show notes Google Doc, but we didn’t have time to discuss:
I converted my iPad into a Mac, and now I love it (Digital Trends; 9 April 2022)
Apple iOS privacy clampdown 'did little' to reduce tracking (The Register; 8 April 2022)
Rumored new MacBook Air design could be a doubly clever move by Apple (9 to 5 Mac; 13 April 2022)
Self-driving car pulled over in San Francisco, confounding police. 'Ain't nobody in it.' (USA Today; 13 April 2022)
Leaked Facebook document shows the company has no idea how to manage user data (9 to 5 Mac; 26 April 2022)
Students 'catfish' high school teacher to get inappropriate photos, deputies say (NBC Montana; 4 May 2022)
Elon Musk, Twitter’s next owner, provides his definition of “free speech” (ArsTechnica, 28 Apr 2022)
Talking Tech says goodbye (for now): Talking Tech podcast (Brett Molina, Talking Tech Podcast from USA Today, 3 April 2022)
LEGO Is Headed To The Metaverse With Epic Games (SlashGear, 7 April 2022)
TurboTax forced to stop misleading “free, free, free” ads and pay back $141M (ArsTechnica, 4 May 2022)
Spiritual hustlers are all over social media. Don't let them scam you. (Mashable, 21 April 2022)
Lawsuits against Alex Jones are a new strategy in curbing conspiracy theories (Grid News, 23 April 2022)
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