This Week in Google 626: Clowns, Mimes, and Robots - a podcast by TWiT

• Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March.


• Zeynep Tufekci Joins The New York Times as an Opinion Columnist.


• OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a 'home for all creators'.


• Richard J. Meislin, Times Editor and Web Journalism Pioneer, Dies at 68.


• NYT crossword puzzle no longer works in third-party apps, crosses puzzle solvers.


• Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards.


• Bear Makes Off With Amazon Package From Bristol Porch.


• Don't overthink it: Elon Musk's Tesla Bot is a joke.


• The First Step Toward Protecting Everyone Else From Teslas.


• Fitbit's New Charge 5 Has a Rounded Design and a Color Screen.


• Court: CA's Prop. 22 on Uber, Lyft drivers unconstitutional.


• The official Waymo blog: Welcoming our first riders in San Francisco.


• Google is shutting down Android Auto phone app.


• Google Meet now warns you when you're causing an echo.


• Android 12 Beta 4.1 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes, including for VPN & notifications.


• Google Chrome will let you save Tab Groups so you don't have to keep recreating them


• Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G officially discontinued in lead-up to the Pixel 6 launch.


• YouTube says its Partner Program now has 2 million members.


• Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands.

Picks:

• Stacey - Nest Cam with battery and Nest Doorbell with battery


• Jeff - Startups spend more on Airbnb than in office rent


• Leo - The end to 7-digit phone dialing is coming this October

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