Nord to Nothing - Google layoffs, Twitter API fallout, Stadia controller, TicWatch Pro 5, Pixel Tracker
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Android 13 is running on 5.2% of all devices five months after launch
Android 14 Could Prevent You from Installing Ancient Apps
Android's share menu could finally be more consistent in Android 14
Twitter's new developer terms ban third-party clients
Google cuts 12,000 jobs, the largest layoff in the company's history
Area 120, Google's in-house incubator, severely impacted by Alphabet mass layoffs
Google's Fuchsia OS was one of the hardest hit by last week's layoffs
@readDanwrite: Google NYC employees who arrived at the office early this morning stood in a line to test their badges-- if light turned red, it meant you had been laid off. if green, you were safe.
@Za_Raczke: Google is working on a smart tracker similar to Apple's AirTag, codename "grogu".
Mobvoi's next TicWatch Pro looks way sleeker than its last in this leak
Google Stadia is Finally Dead
The controller lives on: Play wirelessly with Bluetooth
@MishaalRahman: Google Messages is starting to roll out support for having up to 100 members in an end-to-end encrypted group chat!
Google Messages E2E encryption for group chats currently limited to 21 people
@MishaalRahman: The Google Clock app now lets you record your own audio to use as an alarm. This is rolling out to users on the existing 7.3 release via a server-side update.
Google Clock's new interface makes it a little too easy to dismiss alarms — but there's a fix
Google Podcasts disappearing from Search results as it goes on life support
JR's tip of the week: Search alternative Swurl
From the Nord to the Nothing phone.
Nothing phone spotted in the wild... in Dubai!
How can I send app ideas to Google?
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Hosts: Jason Howell, Ron Richards, and Huyen Tue Dao
Co-Hosts: Mishaal Rahman and JR Raphael
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