| October 6, 2021
It's October 6, 2021. On this day in 1942, Chester Carlson patented a process called electrophotography, now known as photocopying. It was later licensed by The Haloid Company, which you may now recognize by the name "Xerox."  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 475 articles, 6 podcasts, 9 press releases, 312 tweets, and 10 YouTube videos 1. Windows 11 Is Now Available for Some Users Microsoft began rolling out Windows 11 on Tuesday, starting with Windows 10 PCs and those that launched with a preloaded version of Windows. Users will be notified of their eligibility over the coming months, with Microsoft aiming to complete the rollout sometime in mid-2022. Who's excited for a new OS?! 2. Facebook Says Massive Outage Caused by Backend Changes Facebook released an official apology concerning Monday's extended outage. The bad news? It was seemingly caused by changes made to the router system Facebook uses for network data. The good news? There's no evidence user data was compromised. Guess we get to use Facebook again? Yay. 3. Google to Make 2FA Default for Millions of Users Google has announced plans to enroll 150 million of its users into its two-factor authentication system by the end of 2021. For those who can't use 2FA, though, alternatives are in the works that will offer a similar secure process. The end goal is to reduce our use of passwords, and we're all for it. 🦑 Go Deeper Digital car keys stored on your phone sound really cool, but Sascha Brodsky is here to break down how the neat convenience could also make our vehicles more vulnerable than ever. 🎱 By the Numbers Being a fake can't be worth it, right?  Data: Facebook There are a ridiculous number of fake accounts on Facebook, but we can't say the social media platform isn't aware of them. Over the last year, Facebook has consistently removed over a billion fake (potentially scam) accounts every few months. We don't think any of them were our friends. Probably.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
Western Digital's 1TB My Passport External SSD is $60 off on Amazon right now, making it a very tempting $139.99. Pick this one up now so you'll have all the storage you need, when you need it. 🤓 Nerd Out "Why can't my Roomba be that good?" —Jerri Ledford, News Editor Ever wanted to see a robot compete in Curling? Of course you have, and now you can! Unsurprisingly, it's pretty good at it, even beating world-class competitors. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It "Give me six cups of water at 66 degrees F."  Image: Moen The U By Moen Smart Faucet removes the need to touch the faucet and gives you the power to control it with your voice or smart device. Want a specific amount of water? Water at a certain temperature? It can do that. You can even create presets to fit your daily routines. Who wants this? We sure do. 🚀 Facing the Future Do we really have to think about the Internet? The Internet will likely be around for decades to come, but what will it look like in the future? Nonprofit library, the Internet Archive, wondered this very thing, and created the Wayforward Machine to present how they think the web will look in 2046. Talk about "forward" thinking. 🗞 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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