This Week in Google 730: Phanky Qipek

Total Ant (Audio)

• Heritage Minister says Meta news block endangers lives as Canadians flee wildfires
• Canadian Media Orgs Said That Meta Linking To News Was Anticompetitive; Now They Say NOT Linking To News Is Anticompetitive
• The Bill C-18 Regulation Fake-Out: Setting the Record Straight on When Bill C-18 Takes Effect and the Regulation Making Process
• Elon Musk's Shadow Rule
• How is Spotify doing with its podcast business?
• Spotify will let podcasters customize their show page to bring in new listeners
• YouTube tests a search feature where users hum to identify songs
• A Few Unpopular Opinions about AI
• New York Times' considers legal action against OpenAI as copyright tensions swirl
• AI bots are so good at mimicking the human brain and vision that CAPTCHAs are useless
• Create real estate flythroughs with AI
• The Facebook settlement claim deadline is Friday. Here's how to apply.
• Meta launches web version of flagging Threads app
• YouTube is testing a much smaller 'Skip Ads' button
• YouTube Music to support subscribing to podcasts via RSS
• Google's New Feature Ensures Your Pixel Phone Hasn't Been Hacked. Here's How It Works
• Google Photos Rolls Out New Editing Tools For Web
• New Gmail 'Verify it's you' prompt appears when attempting 'sensitive actions'
• Google TV update brings NFL Sunday Ticket integration, more free TV channels
• Gmail for Android and iOS rolling out translate feature
• Adobe's Co-Founder John Warnock Dies at 82

Picks:

• Mike - Textify
• Mike - Unriddle
• Mike - TextFX
• Jeff - Sorry, But LinkedIn Is Cool Now
• Jeff - TikTok meets Dukes mayo
• Ant - Vegas Pro 21 Update with Boris FX
• Ant - Shout out to Harry Williams: Free Form Living Light
• Leo's AI Flythrough

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Ant Pruitt

Guest: Mike Elgan

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