| DECEMBER 4, 2020
It's December 4, 2020. Did you know that it's National Sock Day? Neither did we. Sock it to us, then?  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 631 articles, 12 podcasts, 11 press releases, 311 tweets, and 12 YouTube videos 1. Facebook to Remove Fake Vaccine Information Now that the UK has approved the first Coronavirus vaccine, Facebook is stepping in to “start removing false claims about these vaccines that have been debunked by public health experts.” Let's get everyone safely vaccinated, ok? 2. Amazon in Talks To Purchase Wondery As Spotify finds success in roping off exclusive podcast content (a format that used to be, well, free and open), Amazon is making moves of its own. The tech giant is reportedly in talks to buy Wondery, a massive podcast network. 3. Apple Upgrades its Accessibility Website Yesterday was the UN's International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Apple honored the day by revamping its own Accessibility website, aiming to make it easier for people with vision, hearing, motor, and cognitive disabilities to customize technology for their own needs. 🦑 Go Deeper Apple's new M1 chip, even on its lower-end Macs, is simply smoking the competition, running Windows even faster than Microsoft's own hardware. Charlie Sorrel has a deeper look at how this happened. 🎱 By the Numbers Amazon wants to play  Data: Patently Apple Back in April, it was Apple's name in the Wondery acquisition rumors. Now, it's Amazon talking about purchasing the podcast network, aiming to take a bigger piece of the pie from Spotify and Cupertino.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
These stylish headphones are great for home school and home office. They provide an excellent wireless listening experience and allow you to focus on the task at hand. A 30 hour battery won't hurt either, and they're $30 off now on Amazon. 🤓 Nerd Out "My grandmother was right, I guess." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor The old saw about hot water freezing faster than cold (the Mpemba effect) may have applications to more advanced materials science. Some materials may heat up faster if you cool them down first. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It This is the way  Image: Disney It's getting to be gift-giving season, and what better gift to give than The Child from Disney+'s breakout hit, The Mandalorian. Sure, "Baby Yoda" doesn't say much, but he's very expressive when he wants to be. Get yours now. 🎥 Behind the Scenes Look at me! The future of entertainment is bound to be a lot less tough to make, what with mobile, easily-accessed technologies. A new series of short films captured entirely on Snapchat-enabled Spectacles 3 hardware shows the way to that future right now. 🗞 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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