TWiG 629: Tastes Like Pikachu - Amazon's big raise, Instagram's impact on teens, update Chrome now!

Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show.
Facebook sent flawed data to misinformation researchers.
Instagram's Met Gala 2021 Table Took the Best Class Photo With Meg Thee Stallion, Saweetie & More.
Announcing the 2021 Ig Nobel Prize winners.
Intuit is buying Mailchimp for $12 billion to focus on small businesses.
Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell posted their own take on TikTok's a cappella 'Grace Kelly' challenge.
How to watch the Inspiration4 launch, SpaceX's first fully private mission to space.
Amazon boosts hourly pay to over $18, to hire 125,000 workers.
Amazon to pay full college tuition for front-line employees.
Amazon Launches Its First TVs: Fire TV Omni Series with 4K Ultra HD.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says it's 'hard to argue' its retail business is a monopoly.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: 'It's still early days for us in media'.
The next Big Tech battle: Amazon's bet on healthcare begins to take shape.
Amazon gives Kindle e-readers a rare user interface overhaul.
Update Google Chrome Immediately.
South Korea Fines Google for Abusing Smartphone Dominance.
Otherworldly 'time crystal' made inside Google quantum computer could change physics forever.
Google's voice assistant in new EU antitrust investigation, MLex reports.
Germany's 'sovereign cloud' is coming—and it's provided by Google.
Google finishes laying a giant undersea internet cable stretching 3,300 miles from New York to the UK and Spain.
Google hypes the Pixel 6 in Japan with bag of 'Google Original [Potato] Chips'.
Google hosting 'Search On' 2021 keynote later this month.
Hands-on with Google Assistant Driving Mode's long-awaited home screen UI.
Google Photos will now ship individual prints directly to your door.
Google search is finally officially getting dark mode on desktop.
Area 120's 'Museletter' turns your Google Docs, Sheets, & Slides into paid newsletters.
Google now lets you ask to join 'Pixel Superfans' with a simple sign-up form.
Google One quietly adds 5TB storage plan for $24.99/month following Photos changes.

Picks:

Stacey - Luci for making power wheelchairs smart
Jeff - 12 billion doses in arms are required to get the majority of adults vaccinated. We stand at about 5.5 billion & have been averaging 1 billion/month
Jeff - Pixel Buds Series A
Jeff - Back to the office
Ant - Wanderers Photo Workshop Moved
Ant - Dry Bar is Underrated and also Greg Morton

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