Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to):

352 articles, 6 podcasts, 11 press releases, 612 tweets, and 13 YouTube videos

1. Get your Election News in an iOS 14 Widget

Sure, it was election day yesterday, but chances are the results will continue to come in over the next couple of weeks. You can keep track of it all with a NBC News iOS 14 widget on your iPhone, if you need that sort of stress.

2. iPhone 12 Mini will Charge More Slowly than Other Models

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro both get 15W of power delivered by the new MagSafe charger system Apple just released. If you buy an iPhone 12 Mini (pre-orders open this Friday), you'll only get 12W power via the charging attachment. Will you notice much in the smaller phone? Probably not.

3. Twitch Goes After uBlock Ad Blocker Users

Game streaming video service Twitch has been reportedly interrupting streams for users of popular ad-blocking software uBlock with a popup warning every 20 minutes or so. Way to up the ante, Twitch.

🦑 Go Deeper

Security drones could come to a mall near you, says Lifewire's Sascha Brodsky in a deeper dive on unmanned aerial craft taking over security functions across the country.

Just six weeks after the launch of Apple's iOS 14, almost half of all devices have upgraded to the latest operating system. That's great for all of us, as it allows developers to focus on only one or two iOS versions at a time.

🔥 Today's Hot Deal

Save $40 on a set of Apple AirPods with the wireless charging case (which work with any Qi-enabled charger pad). Hot deal? You know it.

Don't Miss This Deal

🤓 Nerd Out

"Trees! Look for trees!" -Tim Fisher, General Manager

Looking for life on other planets is super cool, and researchers now have a new way to do just that: Look for tree shadows, of course. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

I like Pi

Image: Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi computer on a chip has become the go-to low-cost way to set up some cool DIY projects (and learn about computing in general). Now you can get the latest Pi 400, which is encased in the keyboard itself, for $70.

🚀 Facing the Future

Here Comes the Sun

The future is (extremely cheap) solar energy, according to a new report on the relative costs of solar power versus fossil fuels. Costs for solar power have dropped by a factor of five over the last 10 years, making for a much more cost-effective investment.

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