• Introducing Craig Newmark!
• Craig Newmark Philanthropies Supports Palomacy!
• Capitol riot: Jan. 6 committee demands records from Facebook, Twitter, Google.
• House Committee Investigating January 6th Capitol Invasion Goes On Social Media Fishing Expedition; Companies Should Resist.
• Reddit bans Covid misinformation forum after 'go dark' protest.
• Three hours a week: Play time's over for China's young video gamers.
• Google doodle: "Get vaccinated. Wear a mask. Save lives."
• Google, Apple Hit by First Law Threatening Dominance Over App-Store Payments.
• Google's new Pixel 5A ad spoofs Apple with humorous ode to the headphone jack.
• Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro Launching October 28th.
• Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3.
• Google's New AI Photo Upscaling Tech is Jaw-Dropping.
• Australian powers to spy on cybercrime suspects given green light.
• Five Big Problems with Canada's Proposed Regulatory Framework for "Harmful Online Content"
• Amazon quietly building live audio business.
• Telegram uncaps live stream viewers as part of big version 8.0 update.
• Amazon now running 164 flights a day to deliver stock in the US.
• Amazon's answer to driver shortage: Hire pot smokers.
• Google Calendar will break down how much of your work is spent in meetings.
• Automate your whole day with the Assistant's new Daylong Routines.
• Google Assistant rolling out a new trigger that starts routines when dismissing an alarm.
• Here's how Google Assistant's upcoming 'Quick phrases' will let you skip 'Hey Google'.
• Google adds shipping and return labels to product listings in search and shopping tool.
• Google rolling out first Pixel Buds A-Series firmware update to fix volume bug.
• German publisher Axel Springer to acquire U.S. news website Politico for over $1 billion.
• 'I guess I'm having a go at killing it': Salman Rushdie to bypass print and publish next book on Substack.
• Happy birthday, Linux: From a bedroom project to billions of devices in 30 years.
• Google developing its own CPUs for Chromebook laptops.

Picks:

• Leo - Google Colaboratory
• Stacey - Donate blood if you can!
• Jeff - First full image of 'new Vermeer' with uncovered Cupid released by Dresden museum
• Ant - I sold two NFTs!

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Craig Newmark

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