This Week in Google (MP3)

Today is the Net Neutrality Day of Action. Go to BattleForTheNet.com and write your congressperson. Also, The Pixel XL 2 may feature a squeezable frame. Allo is coming to the desktop in "a few weeks." Android 7.1 has "Panic Detection" mode. Facebook will sell ads in Messenger. Amazon Prime Day sales up 60% over last year's record-setting haul - with Echo Dot as the top-selling item. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 may explode onto the scene on August 23rd. Make Nokia great again. China teleports matter to space.

• Jeff's Numbers: Google spends $800,000 on newsbots that write 30,000 articles a month in the UK. Google doesn't owe France 1.1bn euros in back taxes.
• Danny's Stuff: Silk Vault Slim Wallet Case, The Big Sick
• Stacey's Thing: Fibaro HomeKit Sensors

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Danny Sullivan

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Harassment and discrimination in Silicon Valley. Amazon Dash Wand First look. Health data privacy pros and cons. Facebook tracking its users. Bixby still can't speak English. US partially lifts laptop ban. All-girl Afghanistan robotics team denied US visas.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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EU fines Google €2.42 billion, Canada demands global de-listing. Google News' redesign causes Jeff concern. YouTube Party. Amazon Show unboxing. Facebook hits 2 billion users. Petya ransomware may be retaliation for Russian cyberwarfare on Ukraine. Jeff's report from Vidcon.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Amazon's purchase of Whole Foods and how it could change grocery stores. The transition from an economy of goods to one of experiences. Uber and Lyft get their way in Texas after refusing to comply with an ordinance requiring fingerprint background checks for drivers. Uber CEO Travis Kalanick resigns and whether or not the corporate culture of Uber was necessary for its success.

• Stacey's Thing: Radical Technologies - The Design of Every Day Life by Adam Greenfield
• Mike's Number: 18, the number of Girl Scout badges introduced for cybersecurity education
• Leo's Tool: Search for "Spinner" on Google

Hosts: Leo Laporte and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Mike Elgan

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Leo, Jeff, and Stacey are all off this week, so Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Kevin Marks are in charge. The Essential phone will be a Sprint exclusive, but that doesn't mean you can't buy one and use it with whatever service you want. Google's successor to the Pixel XL may be getting even bigger, and might get made by LG this time around. The current Pixel XL will self-destruct on October of 2018. Google's cute little self-driving cars are self-driving off into the sunset. Google Drive wants to back up your whole computer. Softbank is buying Boston Dynamics. Google's Project Sunroof lets you know which neighbors have solar power. Facebook expands safety check in a possibly stressful way.

• Kevin's Pick: IndieWeb and IndieWeb Summit
• Ron's Pick: Astro
• Jason's Pick: pix2pix fotogenerator

Host: Jason Howell

Guests: Ron Richards and Kevin Marks

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Google will add a feature to Chrome that will block "bad ads." Meanwhile, Funding Choices will let you pay sites for an ad-free experience. Google helps kids "Be Internet Awesome." Amazon announces a way to get Prime on the cheap, and an inexpensive "Ice" phone. HomePod vs Google Home vs Amazon Echo.... FIGHT!

• Jason's Pick: Kotlin for Beginners (Udacity)
• Stacey's Thing: Snooz
• Danny's Stuff: Personal Search Tab

Hosts: Stacey Higginbotham and Jason Howell

Guest: Danny Sullivan

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Government's role in online privacy. Mary Meeker's 2017 Internet trends report. Android creator Andy Rubin's new Essential phone. The true meaning of "covfefe." Does Netflix care about Net Neutrality? Chipotle hacked. Google's expensive gender pay gap.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

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Google releases the Jamboard, their smart whiteboard. How Google's ATAP has changed. Google can now track your offline credit card purchases. Why is it so hard to get Android apps on Chromebooks? What is Fuschia? Android Automotive will take over your car's dashboard. Java creator James Gosling is going to AWS. 1Password introduces Travel Mode to protect you at the border. Chaos Computer Club demonstrates how to hack Samsung's Iris Detection with just a camera and a contact lens. The FCC really wants to kill net neutrality, and they will beat you up if you ask them polite questions. Ford's new CEO is all about self-driving cars, but Waymo has a huge lead over everyone else. Uber angers customers, drivers, and pretty much the entire city of Pittsburgh.

• Jeff's Number: Google Street view is 10 years old, and artists love it.
• Stacey's Thing: WeMo Dimmer Switch
• Ron Amadeo's Stuff: Elegato Stream Deck

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham

Guest: Ron Amadeo

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Leo Laporte, Jason Howell, and Jeff Jarvis report live from Google I/O to discuss today's keynote. Stacey Higginbotham joins them from Austin, TX.

Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jason Howell

Guest: Chris DiBona

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Amazon announces the Echo Show, an Echo with a touch screen and video calling functionality. Google I/O is next week - what will we see? Guest host Jason Howell demonstrates the Dex, Samsung's phone dock that turns your Galaxy S8 into a desktop computer. What is Fuchsia, Google's new OS? Use Google Home API and a Raspberry Pi to create a smart candy dispenser. Google plans their own city. Hackers break SMS two factor authentication. America bans laptops on flights from Europe.

• Jason's Tool: Google search highlights events near you
• Jeff's Numbers: Snap and Yelp earnings
• Stacey's Thing: Notifi Smart Doorbell
• Stacey's dog Sophie's Tricks: twirl, sit, touch, walk

Hosts: Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Jason Howell

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