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Why didn't IoT predict COVID-19 and how it can help in the future Zoom vs StreamYard vs HopIn.to vs Whereby vs ZoomCast Google bans Podcast Addict for hosting COVID podcasts - back nowSuper Spreaders and Covid-19 Spotify buys Joe Rogan podcast for $100 MillionNew York Times builds its own ad network Apple and Google release coronavirus contact tracing APIGoogle is making a new Nest Hub Max interface for Senior Centers Facebook launches Shops to compete with Amazon and Rooms to compete with Zoom Amazon gives T-shirts to all the employees whose pay they are cutting Walmart kills Jet.com after buying it for $3.4 billion Rumor: Amazon will buy JCPenney First species discovered on Twitter eats millipede genitals Twitter tests a way to limit who can reply to your tweetsGoogle tests touch-sensitive headphone wires Google Buds vs Galaxy Buds vs Surface Buds Google fights back against accusations that it has cut diversity programs IFA will be live this year - 5,000 attendees onlyUSA vs Huawei vs Apple B8ta launches Shopsafely.co to rate retailer safety Protocol is the new GigaOm The new work-from-home calculus - when will big tech workers go back?Microsoft Build news: RTOS, Fluid Framework, and Azure supercomputersPicks of the Week Leo's Tool: Hugo Leo's Tool 2: SpaceX ISS Docking Simulator Stacey's Thing: Level Lock Stacey's Thing 2: Machine Learning at the Edge Virtual Conference Jeff's Number: WeWork value falls from $47b to $3b Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, and Stacey Higginbotham Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsor: expressvpn.com/twig