| NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Everything worth knowing in tech today, November 11, 2020. Please join us in honoring Veterans Day for all who have served and their families.  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 463 articles, 12 podcasts, 9 press releases, 589 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Apple's M1 Chip Powers Three New Macs This new bit of Apple-created silicon looks to be super fast and responsive, not to mention ridiculously powerful. Announced yesterday at (yet another) virtual Apple Event, the new M1 chip is slated to debut in a new MacBook Air, Mac mini, and MacBook Pro. 2. Sony Turns Your PS4 Into a PS5 Remote Play Device Wondering what to do with your old PS4 once you have your shiny new PS5 under the TV? Sony's just released an app that will let you sling your PS5 games to a different TV via the older console. Pretty slick, huh? 3. YouTube Music Adds My Mix Playlists Looking for a new way to hear tracks you might dig on YouTube Music? The service now has a Spotify-like personalized playlist feature called My Mix that will create several lists of tracks you might like, right in the app. Dance on! 🦑 Go Deeper Like Uber for bodyguards, the new Bond app will send one your way at a moment's notice. Our very own Sascha Brodsky took a deep dive into the app and how it works for your reading pleasure. Too bad we don't get 007, though. 🎱 By the Numbers Macs getting some love  Data: Hootsuite Mac computers may be in fourth place for revenue generation, but they're still an important source of revenue and mind share for Apple, which is why the company continues to keep them competitive.  The Best Deals for Black Friday The best Black Friday deals kick off earlier and earlier every year. Here are all the hottest sales from Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, and more. 🤓 Nerd Out "Surely they could have come up with a better name." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor McDonald's just bent to the will of the people, introducing a new plant-based initiative called McPlant (ew). New animal-free burgers and chicken could follow. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Stay connected on the go  Image: Lifewire / Rob LeFebvre This adorably compact, yet surprisingly powerful and useful, USB-C travel dock from OWC will keep your USB-C devices connected and powered up, all while saving you a ton of space in your travel bag. (AirPods Pro for scale.) 🚀 Facing the Future Print me a laptop, ok? Our high-tech future might be all about paper. A new printing process brings bluetooth-capable interactive paper to the realm of possibility, making one of the oldest human technologies into one of the newest. Imagine the future "notebook computer." 🗞 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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