TWiG 465: Cindy and Dindy




This Week in Google (Video HI) show

Summary: <p>The EU his Google with a massive $5 billion fine over Android and demands changes to how Google does business. Mark Zuckerberg sits down for an interview with Recode and explains his views on how Facebook should treat Holocaust deniers, Russian ads, and its users' privacy. Amazon has its biggest Prime Day ever, despite going to the dogs and crashing at the outset. Venmo's privacy settings... could be better. When being polite to Alexa matters, and when it doesn't.</p> <p>Picks of the Week:</p><ul> <li> Stacey's Thing: GE Alexa-enabled microwave</li> <li>Jeff's Number: 65% of iPhone users are inclined to consider a first date with an Android user, while only about half of Android users would say the same about an iPhone user.</li> <li> Leo's Tool: Almond Open Virtual Assistant</li> <li> Mike's Stuff: GeoGuessr, Take Me Back, and Starring the Computer</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="http://buzzmachine.com/" target="_blank">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</a></p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google</a>.</p> <p>Thanks to <a href="https://www.cachefly.com/" target="_blank">CacheFly</a> for the bandwidth for this show.</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://trywinc.com/twig">trywinc.com/twig</a></li> </ul>