AAA 614: Nord to Nothing - Google layoffs, Twitter API fallout, Stadia controller, TicWatch Pro 5, Pixel Tracker

• 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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