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Facebook abandons Australia, pictures from Mars, Salesforce, and work from home. Changes to Sharing and Viewing News on Facebook in Australia. "Mark Changed The Rules": How Facebook Went Easy On Alex Jones And Other Right-Wing Figures. The Bizarre Reaction To Facebook's Decision To Get Out Of The News Business In Australia. Perseverance's Pictures From Mars show NASA Rover's new home Comcast reluctantly drops data-cap enforcement in 12 states for the rest of 2021. Salesforce says 'the 9-to-5 workday is dead' and will provide 3 new ways for employees to work. Microsoft approached Pinterest about a takeover. Bitcoin Scales $58K for First Time; YTD Gain Over 98%. Microsoft's Big Win in Quantum Computing Was an 'Error' After All. IBM is reportedly considering a sale of its Watson Health business. Some Texans got electric bills up to $17,000 after the storm. How does that happen? Winter storms in Texas have caused Samsung, NXP, and other chipmakers based there to shut down some factories, potentially worsening ongoing chip shortages. Nvidia Limits RTX 3060 Hash Rate, Unveils New 'Cryptocurrency Mining Processor' Line of GPUs. Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index. Amazon's Cloud King: Inside the World of Andy Jassy. Amazon's Great Labor Awakening. New York Sues Amazon, Saying It Inadequately Protected Workers From Covid-19. Metallica's BlizzCon Performance Ruined By Twitch. Host: Leo Laporte Guests: Brianna Wu, Paris Martineau, and Lindsey Turrentine Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/this-week-in-tech Sponsors: WWT.COM/TWIT www.stamps.com - promo code: TWIT newtek.com/tricaster Amazon.com/TWITRX