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| SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
Everything worth knowing in tech today, September 1, 2020. Never mind flying cars, how about that free Netflix? ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 205 articles, 6 podcasts, 9 press releases, 200 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos 1. SkyDrive Demonstrates Its First Piloted Flying Car Yeah, it's just a proof of concept kind of thing, but we've been waiting for flying cars since forever ago. This one has legs (get it!?), though, as it's backed by Toyota, who showed off its first piloted flying car in public. 2. iOS 14 brings back the iPod's Music Quiz game Apple's upcoming iOS 14 has a fun little feature included: The iPod's Music Quiz is back in the form of a Shortcut. The original version had you guessing the tune being played from your library, and the new one looks to be similar. Retro-tastic! 3. Amazon Prime Air Gets FAA Clearance Talk about delivering! We're one step closer to an Amazon drone future, as the FAA just classified Amazon as an Air Carrier. That paves the way for Bezos' company to start sending you packages via the sky. Utopia or dystopia? You decide. 🦑 Go Deeper It may just be a rumor, but Apple's possible plans to build a private Search Engine could have a significant impact on us all. Here's Lifewire's David Fierro with a deeper look. 🎱 By the Numbers Toyota is the one with the flying car Data: GoodCarBadCar These sales numbers are way down from last year at the same point, showing us the effect the pandemic is having on one of the biggest manufacturing businesses in the country. We still want our flying cars, though. 🤓 Nerd Out "Consoles in disguise." - Kyree Leary, Assistant News Editor Playing games on a Game Boy Color was the height of awesome back when it came out back in 1998. Now, though, playing Wii games on the same size and style of portable hardware is way cooler. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It More is, in this case, actually more. Image: Zagg When you have that extra-long day and all that's keeping you going is marathoning Doctor Who from your phone, this convertible home/on-the-go wireless battery power station stand might just be your 8,000 mAh powerhouse of choice. 🙈 Wait, What? You're not as safe as you hope you are If your aim is to keep your spouse from seeing what you're doing, Incognito Mode can be useful. If you want to go undetected by the internet, you'll need to do something else, as you're still stuck with all the tracking that goes on at modern websites. Don't rely on this mode, ok? 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you’d like us to write about? We’re always open for suggestions.
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