| NOVEMBER 6, 2020
Everything worth knowing in tech today, November 6, 2020. It's National Nachos Day and it'd be cheesy not to let you know about it.  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 413 articles, 9 podcasts, 8 press releases, 452 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. PS5 Launch Will Only Be Online Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sony has decided to make all its launch day orders online-only. You won't be able to line up at your local retailer for days to get a good spot, so if that's your thing, we're sorry. 2. WhatsApp Introduces Disappearing Messages Now you can chat on WhatsApp the same way you do on Snapchat, with disappearing messages. Don't want your missives to stick around on someone else's phone? Grab the update when it rolls out sometime this week. 3. Samsung Ups the Storage for the Galaxy S20 Fan Edition This solid phone just got a version with a much bigger storage capacity, letting users keep more photos, videos, and (probably) downloaded Netflix shows for the end of the world. The new 256GB option starts at $770. 🦑 Go Deeper A new law in California bumps gig-workers like Uber drivers back down to contractors, not employees (upending gains made via earlier laws). Will this new company-sponsored legislation become the standard across the country? Allison Matyus has the story. 🎱 By the Numbers It's all Facebook  Data: Recode No matter where you chat, chances are you're using a Facebook product. Fans of iMessage and Signal get to opt out of the business model, but most other users do not.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
Shave almost $1,503 off the popular (and deservedly so) ThinkPad T490S, taking it all the way down to $1,836 before tax. 🤓 Nerd Out "What an achievement." -Tim Fisher, General Manager A middle schooler just achieved nuclear fusion... in the family play room. Take THAT, scientists, with all your funding, education, and fancy science-y backgrounds. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Lookit that cute li'l remote!  Image: Lifewire/Rob LeFebvre The new Tivo Stream 4K is like a Chromecast and Apple TV all in one, with a gorgeous high-rez image and a nostalgic, peanut-shaped (and Google Assistant-powered) remote. If you're looking for one box to rule them all, you won't go wrong with one of these babies. 🎥 Behind the Scenes You got it/You You/You got it The future of animated features may be playing out on TikTok right now. Apparently, there's a massive animation scene happening on the short viral video platform that we all should probably pay attention to. 🗞 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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