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Google and Ford sign six-year tie-up Alphabet revenue up 23%; YouTube up 47%; cloud lost $5.6b Google Stadia Shuts Down Internal Studios, Changing Business Focus New Jarvis post on scissors editors and the Australian news legislation Microsoft backs Australia's proposed laws that would force Google, Facebook to pay local media for content Huawei's HarmonyOS: "Fake it till you make it" meets OS development Chromebook demand has grown by over 4x during the COVID-19 pandemic Pixel Slate removed from Google Store Google to stop using Apple tool to track iPhone users, avoiding new pop-up warning Google to pay $3.8m to settle discrimination lawsuits How do Google and Apple stack up against each other in racial justice? Facebook's 'Oversight Board' overturns 4 cases in first rulings Facebook develops bad-news-avoidance tool for advertisers Bezos stepping down/up at CEO -> executive chair The Relentless Jeff Bezos Seed Investments in Insurrection Parler CEO John Matze says he's been terminated by board: 'I did not participate in this decision' Sinofsky speaks! Former Microsoft exec to publish memoirs online February security patch rolling out to Google Pixel, factory images & OTAs live Google Meet adds a green room so you can primp Google Search links getting 'About this result' panel with website information YouTube will have a new 'BHM' logo every week for Black History Month Google Play allowing Android gambling and betting apps in more countries, including US Android TV homescreen gets another revamp, this time w/ some Google TV goodness Android 'Phone Hub' begins arriving in Chrome OS for a select few Uber buying Drizly for $1.1b Clubhouse's moment arrives Picks: Stacey: Alternatives to Wink hub Jeff: Ben Evans' annual slideshow extravaganza Ant: VERY HAPPY and PROUD Moment #hardhead Hosts: Leo Laporte, Jeff Jarvis, Stacey Higginbotham, and Ant Pruitt Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google. Sponsors: Melissa.com/twit nureva.com/twit twit.cachefly.com