Amazon Drones Fly to Texas

Amazon is expanding its Prime Air drone delivery service to College Station, Texas later this year. Who's ready?!

July 18, 2022   It's July 18, 2022—World Listening Day! We know Mondays can be a little rough, so do as we do today and spend some time listening to the world around you. We hear the birds are lovely this time of year. ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 209 articles, 7 podcasts, 8 press releases, 170 tweets, and 2 YouTube videos 1. Amazon's Drone Delivery Service Expands to Texas The next lucky winner in the "robots flying through the sky to deliver boxes" lottery is College Station, Texas. That's right, Prime Air is coming to Texas A&M University and its surrounding areas. There isn't a set launch date, though, other than it'll be available later this year. Better get those porches swept. 2. Get Your Live Music Fix With Apple Music Sessions Apple Music is expanding its repertoire with a new series called Apple Music Sessions, offering an expanding collection of live performance recordings that all work with spatial audio. And just to ensure more people give it a chance, it comes at no extra charge to Apple Music subscribers. Smart move. 3. ESPN+ Streaming Subscription Increasing to $10 a Month As if we didn't have enough to manage when it comes to streaming services, ESPN+ is raising its prices. How does an increase from $6.99 to $9.99/month and from $69.99 to $99.99/year sound? That said, the Disney Bundle, which has ESPN+, Disney+, and Hulu, isn't changing, so maybe switch to that. 🦑 Go Deeper We never thought CDs stood a chance of returning, but turns out, they might be better for the environment than both vinyl and streaming. Let Charlie Sorrel fill you in on the details. 🎱 By the Numbers Streaming reigns supreme Data: RIAA  When it comes to how people listen to music, streaming has an overwhelming lead over other options. At 83% of the total music revenue in 2021, it didn't leave much for Physical, Digital, or other forms of music like radio. Still, we can't say we don't get it. Apple Music, Spotify, and the rest have everything. 🔥 Today's Hot Deal Forget internal storage, take your files on the road with the Crucial X6 1TB Portable SSD, which is down to $79.99 at Amazon right now. All the speed of an SSD in a case that's ready to travel around the world. Heck, pick up two! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "I could pretend to clean my room." —Evan Killham, Editor Watch and be amazed (and a little jealous) of Shopify's new AR demo that can remove all the objects in a room to make it look untouched. It's an internal demo, sure, but one we'd definitely like to use one day. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Comfortable and protective Image: WaterField Designs That shiny new M2 MacBook Air? Best to protect it. Which is why we're happy to tell you about WaterField Design's latest travel bags, the Vitesse Musette Plus. Like their previous products, this is a stylish, effective way to take your M2 MacBook on the go, and turn heads while you do it. 🎧 Listen Up Decisions, decisions When should you build a new PC? Is PC gaming busted right now? All these questions and more are answered on this week's episode of PCWorld's The Full Nerd. Give it a watch. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Apple News and 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. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]