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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.

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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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