1. LG Might Stop Making Phones

Apparently, LG is losing money with its smartphone division. LG Electronics CEO Kwon Bong-Seok sent a memo out to employees that it was making major changes, including possibly quitting the business altogether. If you use LG phones, this could be the last one you own.

2. Netflix To Debut Shuffle Play This Year

The streaming video company confirmed that its shuffle feature, in testing last year, will make its way to everyone's screens sometime soon. Similar to Google's "I'm Feeling Lucky" button, this will choose something for you to watch based on your preferences and history.

3. @POTUS Twitter Account Reset for New President

Twitter is in the process of transferring use and ownership of governmental accounts like @POTUS, @WhiteHouse, @FLOTUS, and @VP to their new recipients. Unfortunately, the user counts are also reset, so the new administration will need to build those up on their own.

🦑 Go Deeper

There just aren't enough doctors to go around, and our own Sascha Brodsky takes a deeper look at what rural hospitals are doing with technology to compensate.

Apple lost a few percentage points in Q3 2020, while Samsung gained a few. LG added one percentage point to its previous quarter's market share, but it's apparently not quite enough to keep its CEO happy.

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🤓 Nerd Out

"Reduce, reuse, recycle." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor

SpaceX's rocket launched yesterday morning carrying 60 Starlink satellites for deployment. This marks the eighth flight of the craft itself, showing us all how well a re-usable rocket ship works. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

Hue are the best

Image: Phillips

Currently, most smartlights controlled by a wall switch need to be left in an on position. You know how annoying it is when someone in your house absentmindedly flips the switch, right? These new wall switch replacements from Phillips could help avoid that annoying, first-world problem.

🚀 Facing the Future

Agent 47 is behind you

Hitman 3 is coming out for next generation consoles, and it's got a cool new feature: You can import all the levels from the previous games, Hitman and Hitman 2, to your PS5 (or PS4) and assassinate with aplomb.

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