| November 18, 2021
It's November 18, 2021. On this day in 1963, Bell Telephone began offering the first electronic, push-button telephones to Pennsylvania residents. The ability to call people from your own home? Sounds like too much power, if you ask us.  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 396 articles, 9 podcasts, 11 press releases, 419 tweets, and 13 YouTube videos 1. Apple Announces Self Service Repair for iPhone 12 and 13 Apple announced a new at-home repair program, set to begin next year. Initially available for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 13, it will focus on common repairs, like replacing the screen. The catch is you have to order the parts and needed tools directly from Apple. Sounds promising; let's see how it goes. 2. Pixel 6 Update Improves Fingerprint Scanner Google released a surprise update for the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on Wednesday, which should improve the performance of the under-display fingerprint sensor. Are you a Pixel 6 owner who is disappointed by the sensor so far? Maybe get this installed as soon as you can. 3. Tidal Adds New Music Streaming Subscription Plans Tidal is introducing its first free plan (exclusive to the US), and two new high fidelity plans: HiFi ($9.99/month) and HiFi Plus ($19.99/month). The latter, as you might have guessed, offers a higher-quality audio experience and access to features like expert-curated playlists. Anyone here actually use Tidal? 🦑 Go Deeper There are some creative ways to attack our computers, but have you ever considered your own RAM being the vulnerability? If not, let Matthew S. Smith tell you all about the Blacksmith attack. 🎱 By the Numbers Music is more relevant than ever  Data: Billboard, MRC Data Music never goes out of style, and based on the data above, people engage with it more than TV, movies, and video games. We bet those three can feed into how often people listen to music (Shazam anyone?), but regardless, music is still pretty popular these days. As it should be.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
You can never have enough monitors, and right now you can get a Sceptre 25-inch gaming monitor with HDMI and built-in speakers for $179.97 on Amazon. Tempted? Of course you are. Go pick one up. 🤓 Nerd Out "Like being back in 2001." —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Sometimes, you remaster a game and remove the bugs and glitches. Other times, the glitches stick around, as shown by this 20-year-old giant car glitch players can still use in the recent GTA Trilogy collection. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It 8-in-1?! Nice  Image: Anker Can a charging station do too many things? Nah! Which is why we're here recommending Anker's 637 Magnetic Charging Station. It supports your shiny, new iPhone 13, and has 2 USB-C ports (with high-speed charging), 2 USB-A ports, and 3 AC outlets. Seriously, what more could you want from it? 🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Fighting for a better, safer industry Allegations about Activision Blizzard's culture of "constant sexual harassment" is a sign the gaming industry still isn't as safe as it should be. And while employees can make change, the biggest changes must come from the top. Or, as Polygon puts it, "Bobby Kotick must resign." Give it a read. 🗞 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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