Summary: <ul> <li> When will Google kill Hangouts? Definitely not until after it kills Allo, but (probably) before it kills Android Messages.</li> <li> Pixel Slate pros and cons.</li> <li> Pixel 3 XL review after a month of use: still buggy.</li> <li> Flutter 1.0 will bridge the Android / iOS divide.</li> <li> Is Microsoft switching to Chrome?</li> <li> Google's censored search Engine for China: employees may strike, many have quit already</li> <li> Contractors at Google demand equal treatment.</li> <li> Facebook email trove leaked by UK government.</li> <li> Qualcomm's newest chipset features 5G and in-screen fingerprint reader.</li> <li> Waymo One launches self-driving taxi service.</li> </ul><p>Picks of the Week</p><ul> <li> Kevin's stuff: e Foundation</li> <li> Stacey's Thing: Onelink Safe & Sound Smart Smoke + Carbon Monoxide Alarm</li> <li> Jeff's Number: Bose's $199 AR audio sunglasses</li> <li> Jason's Tip: say "Pretty Please" to Google Assistant</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/stacey-higginbotham">Stacey Higginbotham</a>, and <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jason-howell">Jason Howell</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> <a href="https://twitter.com/KevinCTofel" target="_blank">Kevin Tofel</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><strong>Sponsors:</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="http://expressvpn.com/twig">expressvpn.com/twig</a></li> <li><a href="http://RocketMortgage.com/Twig">RocketMortgage.com/Twig</a></li> <li><a href="http://do.co/twit"> do.co/twit</a></li> </ul>
