This is part of some A/B testing we’re doing. I suspect the feature is not likely to stick or at minimum, not likely to be the default. You can disable this right now by going to Settings > New Tab Page > Opening screen:
This is part of some A/B testing we’re doing. I suspect the feature is not likely to stick or at minimum, not likely to be the default. You can disable this right now by going to Settings > New Tab Page > Opening screen: