As the last week of January rolls in, so do the Internet themes and memes — including TikTok’s flirtation with sea shanties and the cold-weather fashion of Senator Bernie Sanders. El Kaiser and J.D. ponder the latest Web whimsy, as well as Google and Apple’s fight against the ongoing problems of the world, other tech news and fun things to do with your smartphone’s camera. Hear it all on PTJ 349!

• Sea Shanty TikTok (TikTok)
• The Music Theory of Tik Tok Sea Shanties (YouTube)
• Everyone’s Singing Sea Shanties (or Are They Whaling Songs?) (The New York Times)
• ‘It’s just Bernie being Bernie’ — How a photo of Sanders wearing mittens at Inauguration Day went viral (CNBC)
• Bernie Sanders / Sea Shanty Meme Mashup
• “Star Trek: Discovery”
• “Star Trek: Picard”
• How we’re helping get vaccines to more people (Google blog)
• Apple launches major new Racial Equity and Justice Initiative projects to challenge systemic racism, advance racial equity nationwide (Apple)
• Propel Center Global HBCU Campus for Innovation
• NBCUniversal is bringing its live events to Twitter users globally (CNBC)
• Introducing Birdwatch, a community-based approach to misinformation (Twitter blog)
• Increasing Transparency Around US 2020 Elections Ads (Facebook blog)
• The Internet Is a Crime Scene, And After the Capitol Riots We Need Better Information Governance Rules for Treating It Like One. (Foreign Policy)
• What the Biden administration means for Amazon (CNBC)
• Google workers across the globe announce international union alliance to hold Alphabet accountable (The Verge)
• Apple Elaborates on Potential for iPhone 12 and MagSafe Accessories to Interfere With Implantable Medical Devices (MacRumors)
• Microsoft backtracks on Xbox Live Gold price hike (The Verge)
• Clubhouse announces plans for creator payments and raises new funding led by Andreessen Horowitz (TechCrunch)
• 4 Ways to Do More With Your Smartphone Camera (The New York Times)