| DECEMBER 14, 2020
It's December 14, 2020. It's National Monkey Day! Do what you will with that information. Maybe engage in a little monkey business.  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 591 articles, 12 podcasts, 25 press releases, 607 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos 1. Nintendo Switch Sells Better than PS5/Xbox Series X Nintendo's hybrid gaming device outsold both next generation consoles again in November for an unbroken 24-month run. Maybe it's because Sony and Microsoft have had a hard time getting newer consoles to gamers, but it's still a grand achievement. 2. Apple Music Gets Animated Album Art You might even see moving pictures in your album art this week as Apple rolls out iOS 14.3 and macOS 11.1 to users. It follows closely on the heels of animated playlist artwork, and will show up on "select" single albums. Rockin'! 3. Disney+ Has Plans for 10 Marvel and 10 Star Wars Shows What a time to be alive! Disney set the stage for a massive outpouring of Marvel and Star Wars content over the next few years, announcing a slew of new shows, including Ahsoka, Rogue Squadron, Loki, and Ms. Marvel. 🦑 Go Deeper YouTube's game streaming content is doing really well during the pandemic, but experts warn that it may not be quite ready to take on the massive success of Twitch. Joshua Hawkins has a deeper look at the story. 🎱 By the Numbers Cut the cord, already.  Data: Reelgood The old adage "you get what you pay for" might be true, but even if you subscribe monthly to all of these services, you're only paying $61 per month. Take THAT, cable TV.  In partnership with Microsoft Surface The Best Computers and Tablets for Holiday Gifts Our new holiday gift guide has all the things you need to make it a very merry end of year present-giving event. We've got the best laptops, desktops, tablets, and MUCH MORE, all chosen by our crack editorial team. 🤓 Nerd Out "Hello, Saturn, my old friend." -SE Slack, Strategy Director The last time Jupiter and Saturn lined up super close to each other? 1623, the time of Galileo. They're doing so again on December 21st, which some astronomers are calling the 'Christmas star.' (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Everybody's going surfing/Surfing with a jet.  Image: YuJet It might be a little cold to go surfing just now, but maybe you want to get set up for next year with one of these fully electric jet-powered surfboards from YuJet. Maybe we'll be able to go outside again by next summer, even. 🎧 Listen Up It's a junkyard up there This episode of the always good Ologies podcast is all about space archaeology, also known as the study of space junk. Dr. Alice Gorman talks about the debris that's in orbit, how it got there, and what to do with it now. 🗞 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, too.
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