Apps >

• Google now alerts you when search results suck
• Google Duo majorly improves low-bandwidth video quality with new codec
• Google Meet challenges Zoom with AI noise and lighting enhancements
• Zoom's 5.0 update helps stop zoombombing and improves encryption
• General Motors shutters its Maven ride-sharing division 4 years after launch

Gear >

• Review: The Levy electric scooter packs swappable batteries and thoughtful design for $499
• Intel is destined to fail if Apple's foray into computer chips succeds
• Motorola's Edge+ shows there's still a place for a headphone jack on a flagship phone
• India wants to build an ultra-instrusive 'wristband' to track coronavirus patients' every move
• Google finally lets you adjust 'Okay Google' sensitivity.

Tech >

• Want to find a misinformed public? Facebook's already done it
• These 4 types of website visitors will get you higher conversion rates
• Boston Dynamics is open-sourcing its robot tech to help hospitals fight coronavirus
• Pardon the Instrusion #16: Phishing in the time of COVID-19
• Google introduces improved AI to address gender bias in translate

Creative >

• Why we are hardwired to focus on the wrong parts of our product
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons player masterfully recreates ‘Hyrule’ from The Legend of Zelda
• Life imitating art: Quarantined people remix famous paintings with household items
• A Cats butthole cut ‘trailer’ is out — an analysis of its alternative reality
• This tool erases web page text to reveal hidden poetry

Podium >

• Coronavirus didn't kill our privacy — it just exposed the corpse
• An entrepreneur’s guide to long-term marketing strategies amid COVID-19
• US doesn't need state privacy laws, it needs a federal one
• 5 messaging tips to help brand marketers navigate the pitfalls of coronavirus
• 6 common misconceptions about UX/UI designers

Insights >

• Report: Most important data on digital audiences during coronavirus
• Americans don’t 'get' electric vehicles or self-driving tech — but it’s not theirfault
• Innovative leaders must practice ‘radical empathy’ — especially in times of isolation
• Connect with your remote team: A simple heart emoji goes a long way
• Elon Musk's 420th Starlink satellite is more than just a weed joke

Launch >

• TNW announces Neural: A blog for human-centric AI news and analysis
• PSA: Amazon Fresh grocery deliveries are now free for US Prime members
• Alexis Ohanian and Serj Tankian team up to help build a social network for Armenia
• Google Assistant gets its own phone number in India
• Pam and Angela from The Office are re-watching the show for their new podcast

Distract >

• This neural network was fed 10,000 dicks to learn how to draw one
• Nintendo tries to outsmart the bell barons of Animal Crossing
• Millions of passwords for hit kid's game Webkinz leaked online
• New Yorkers can now get married over Zoom and... yeah, sure, why not?
• Jeff Lowe says 'Tiger King' Joe Exotic made sex tapes with zoo animals