| November 15, 2021
It's November 15, 2021, and National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day! Look, we know it's not the best task to kick off the week, but you gotta do it. Your fridge can only handle so much old food, and the sooner you do it, the better.  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 245 articles, 3 podcasts, 6 press releases, 193 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Sony Drastically Cuts PlayStation 5 Production Estimate Sony has reportedly cut its PlayStation 5 production estimates by more than one million units due to global chip shortages and shipping delays. It had estimated 16 million consoles manufactured by March, but that number has been reduced to ~15 million. Oh, PS5, PS5, wherefore art thou, PS5? 2. Scratch Your Itch for Twitch on the Switch If you own a Switch and like to watch Twitch streams, you're in luck, because now you can do the latter on the former. The Twitch app is available right now as a free download on the Switch eShop and sports a 31MB file size. That's it. Short, simple, to-the-point. Have at it! 3. Instagram Adds Text to Speech and Voice Effects Features to Reels Instagram has added Text to Speech and Voice Effect features to Reels as the rivalry with TikTok continues. Text to Speech adds an auto generated voice to read text aloud, while Voice Effect allow you to modify audio or your voice with a filter. We're into it. And we can't wait to see how people use these. 🦑 Go Deeper Electric vehicles are a great idea and all, but you know what isn't? Those rear charging ports. Roberto Baldwin isn't a fan of them these days, nor their desire to have fancy sliding covers. Seriously, please stop! 🎱 By the Numbers Kinda down  Data: TwitchTracker The average number of concurrent Twitch channels has slowly declined throughout the year. Could it be that Twitch has been cracking down on harmful channels? Did some people give up on their streaming career? Who knows, but we doubt we're seeing the beginning of the end for the platform.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
Nothing screams "deal!" like a $200 discount, which is exactly what Samsung's Galaxy Watch3 (41mm, Bluetooth) is going through right now. The smartwatch is currently $179.99 at Best Buy, so you should probably grab one now while you can. 🤓 Nerd Out "Tell me your secrets, Jupiter." —Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor Thanks to a NASA spacecraft launched a decade ago, scientists can finally get a good look at Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Imagine what we can learn while inside this 200-year-old storm. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Modern retro  Image: Evercade Looking for a new console to revisit the past? The Evercade VS may be the hardware you're looking for. 260 compatible games, multiplayer with up to four people, and that spot-on retro look? Even if you don't play it much, it would make a heck of a decoration next to the rest of your gaming collection. 🎧 Listen Up Unchecked access On episode 103 of Darknet Diaries, listen as incident reporter and online threat analyst Fabio Viggiani recounts the time one of his clients was hacked, and understand how the system admin is sometimes the most powerful person in a workplace. 🗞 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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