<ul><li>Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March.</li> <li>Zeynep Tufekci Joins The New York Times as an Opinion Columnist.</li> <li>OnlyFans no longer plans to ban porn, saying in abrupt U-turn that it wants to be a 'home for all creators'.</li> <li>Richard J. Meislin, Times Editor and Web Journalism Pioneer, Dies at 68.</li> <li>NYT crossword puzzle no longer works in third-party apps, crosses puzzle solvers.</li> <li>Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards.</li> <li>Bear Makes Off With Amazon Package From Bristol Porch.</li> <li>Don't overthink it: Elon Musk's Tesla Bot is a joke.</li> <li>The First Step Toward Protecting Everyone Else From Teslas.</li> <li>Fitbit's New Charge 5 Has a Rounded Design and a Color Screen.</li> <li>Court: CA's Prop. 22 on Uber, Lyft drivers unconstitutional.</li> <li>The official Waymo blog: Welcoming our first riders in San Francisco.</li> <li>Google is shutting down Android Auto phone app.</li> <li>Google Meet now warns you when you're causing an echo.</li> <li>Android 12 Beta 4.1 rolling out with Pixel bug fixes, including for VPN & notifications.</li> <li>Google Chrome will let you save Tab Groups so you don't have to keep recreating them</li> <li>Google Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G officially discontinued in lead-up to the Pixel 6 launch.</li> <li>YouTube says its Partner Program now has 2 million members.</li> <li>Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands.</li> </ul><p>Picks: </p> <ul><li>Stacey - Nest Cam with battery and Nest Doorbell with battery</li> <li>Jeff - Startups spend more on Airbnb than in office rent</li> <li>Leo - The end to 7-digit phone dialing is coming this October</li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosts:</strong> <a href="https://twit.tv/people/leo-laporte">Leo Laporte</a>, <a href="https://twit.tv/people/jeff-jarvis">Jeff Jarvis</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/gigastacey" target="_blank">Stacey Higginbotham</a> </p> <p>Download or subscribe to this show at <a href="https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google">https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-google</a>. </p> <p>Get episodes ad-free with Club TWiT at <a href="https://twit.tv/clubtwit" rel="payment">https://twit.tv/clubtwit</a></p> <p><strong>Sponsors:</strong><ul> <li><a href="http://CrowdStrike.com/twit">CrowdStrike.com/twit</a></li> <li><a href="https://link.chtbl.com/compiler?sid=podcast.twig">Compiler - TWIG</a></li> </ul></p>
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Published: 2021-08-25 18:58:38