| SEPTEMBER 15, 2020
Everything worth knowing in tech today, September 15, 2020. It's National IT Professionals Day. We're grateful for all you do!  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 433 articles, 9 podcasts, 23 press releases, 540 tweets, and 18 YouTube videos 1. Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok Microsoft lost its bid to purchase the Chinese-owned TikTok. Oracle, however, has now become a 'trusted tech partner' and will likely operate TikTok's cloud operations in the US. We're still not sure if that will assuage the Trump ban. 2. Microsoft's Game Streaming Launches Microsoft's highly-anticipated game streaming service, previously known as Project xCloud, launches today to let you play more than 150 console games on your Android phone or tablet. Sorry, iPhone users, no iOS app yet. 3. Watch Together With Facebook Messenger If you're a fan of Facebook Watch and its video content, you can now bring your friends along via Watch Together. You can see your friends' reactions in Messenger video calls and Messenger Rooms while you check out the latest viral videos. 🦑 Go Deeper Brandon Sams takes a deeper look at Facebook communities and their complaints about a lack of moderation, which leads to continued hate speech and behavior on the social network. 🎱 By the Numbers India has it going on  Data: FudZilla, Game Daily It's easy to forget just how big the world actually is, especially in the brave new world of viral video apps. These numbers are from before TikTok was banned in India, of course.  In partnership with Straight Talk Wireless New School Year. New Phones. No Fees. Want to stay connected with family and friends without paying a deposit and committing to a long-term contract? The No Fees Phone Payment Plan from Straight Talk Wireless is the no-brainer option. 🤓 Nerd Out "I guess bigger really is better sometimes." -Kyree Leary, Associate Editor Records are cool, for sure, with way better art to look at than a CD or streaming audio image. It makes sense, then, that vinyl has outsold the CD for the first time since the 1980s. Retro-tastic! (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It What can I say, except you're welcome  Image: Microsoft Looking to get your voice out there on a podcast? Looks like the RØDE Procaster is the microphone to beat, and it shows up on a ton of professionals' wishlists. Let everyone hear your dulcet tones with this sweet mic. 🙈 Wait, What? Don't pay $2k for a cable, ok? You might think you need to pay more for a high-end HDMI cable with all sorts of fancy words on the box (high-density triple shielding, anyone?), but it turns out it's just hype. A basic HDMI cable will usually do just fine. 🗞 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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