| January 13, 2021
It's January 13, 2021. It's the third day of CES: Check out all of our stories about the big event right here. What's your favorite announcement so far?  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 321 articles, 11 podcasts, 23 press releases, 673 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos 1. Facebook Offers More Control Over Your Info The social network just upgraded its Access Your Information tool on iOS and Android, claiming that it gives you more control over what data Facebook is storing about you. The new coat of paint aims to make it easier to use and look at. If only their advertising policies were as easy to figure out. 2. Apple Teases Big Announcement for Later Today The tech company is so big that its news when it announces an announcement. CEO Tim Cook took to CBS This Morning yesterday to promise some big news coming out later today. Predictions, anyone? 3. Bethesda Reveals New Indiana Jones Game The newly Microsoft-acquired publisher Bethesda (Fallout, The Elder Scrolls) dropped a teaser video on Twitter that promises an Indiana Jones game for next-gen consoles. “Jock! Start the engines!” 🦑 Go Deeper Carmaker GM is set on an all-electric future, and the company took to CES to show off all the latest concepts. Lifewire's very own Allison Matyus was there (virtually), and reported on all the details right here. 🎱 By the Numbers “It belongs in a museum!”  Data: The Numbers Sure, only the first Indiana Jones movie rates above 65% on Metacritic, but the last two outings found a ton of treasure at the box office. That's why we'll likely see another one soon, and why the property is still hot enough for the current video game market.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
The 65-inch Sony X750H series is a 4K Android TV that comes at a $120 price cut, bringing it down to $629. At this lower cost, you get a huge TV full of Sony's famous high-end technology. 🤓 Nerd Out "I can dig it." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor The field of archaeology is apparently in the midst of a sea change with the use of large-scale data sets and new analytical tools to help get a broader view of ongoing research in the area. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Free games are good, mmmkay?  Image: Microsoft Microsoft is giving away four free games this January, including the delightful puzzle-platformer you see above, Little Nightmares. It's all part of Games with Gold, and will net you around $80 in games for both Xbox One and Xbox 360. 🙈 Wait, What? Don't rely on your memory so much Sure, deepfakes are the latest scary use of technology, creating full-motion video of people and places that never took place. There's hope, though, in the form of AI from Microsoft that can help detect these kinds of forgeries. The future, then, is safer than it might seem. 🗞 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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