289: And There, Ambitions End

The first episode of 2021 is all about doing out with the old and in with the new. Flo starts us off with why she's putting the Chromecast with Google TV on all the screens. Then, we'll discuss Google and YouTube's responses to this week's attempted insurrection at Capitol Hill and get into the details of the Alphabet Workers Union. Plus, one mad genius's successful attempt at running all major operating systems on a Pixelbook, and we take a look at the Google Home's new scheduling features.

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Links and Show Notes:

• Reddit: Chromecast w/ Google TV USB C hub support

• Google Docs: Chromecast with Google TV - Compatible Hardware List

• Business Insider: Google CEO Sundar Pichai calls Capitol Hill violence the 'antithesis of democracy' in memo to employees

• The Verge: YouTube removes Trump video addressing Capitol attack

• The Verge: YouTube says it will punish Trump and other channels that continue to spread election lies

• TechCrunch: Michelle Obama calls on Silicon Valley to permanently ban Trump and prevent platform abuse by future leaders

• NYTimes: Hundreds of Google Employees Unionize, Culminating Years of Activism

• NYTimes: Opinion | We're Google Workers. And We're Forming a Union.

• Reddit: Pixelbook triple boot: MacOS, Win10, Linux Mint. : PixelBook

• Google Developers: Google Home now has Google Assistant scheduling features

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