This Week in Google 626

• 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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Links

• Facebook says post that cast doubt on covid-19 vaccine was most popular on the platform from January through March - The Washing
• 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 - The New York Times
• NYT crossword puzzle no longer works in third-party apps, crosses puzzle solvers
• Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards
• Mastercard to end magnetic strip on cards
• Bear makes off with Amazon package
• Don’t overthink it: Elon Musk’s Tesla Bot is a joke - The Verge
• FITBIT’S NEW CHARGE 5 HAS A ROUNDED DESIGN AND A COLOR SCREEN
• Court: CA’s Prop. 22 on Uber, Lyft drivers unconstitutional | The Sacramento Bee
• Waypoint - 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
• Google Meet now warns when your device is 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 | TechCrunch
• Nest Cam
• Nest Doorbell with battery
• Startups spend more on Airbnb than in office rent