| January 6, 2021
It's January 6, 2021. It was 20 years ago today that Apple introduced the first iteration of Unix-based OS X, ushering in a whole new era of Mac compatibility.  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don’t have to): 611 articles, 10 podcasts, 12 press releases, 398 tweets, and 6 YouTube videos 1. Instagram's Testing a Better Stories Layout on Desktop Browsing Instagram on your computer might get a little better with a new layout that puts Stories into a carousel-like layout on the web. If nothing else, you can spin through the interesting stuff while you're on a laptop instead of your phone. 2. Microsoft Making Web-Powered Cross Platform Version of Outlook Outlook users may have a much more unified experience on Mac and Windows soon, as Microsoft is apparently working on a version of its email app that will work the same on either platform, thanks to web technologies. 3. Samsung to Offer Custom Refrigerators at CES Ever wanted a pink fridge? Samsung will take to CES this year to show off a new line of bespoke fridges where you can customize the color, material, and finish of each of four refrigerator doors. Rainbow fridge, here we come. 🦑 Go Deeper Just how do third-party case makers come out with accessories for your Apple products so quickly? Charlie Sorrel has a deeper look at the process behind protecting your favorite gadgets. 🎱 By the Numbers So much influence  Data: eMarketer Instagram's been on an upward trend for a while now, and if it continues, the social photo sharing service could find itself at a fairly healthy 125.6 million users by 2022, according to research firm eMarketer.  🔥 Today's Hot Deal
It's tough to go wrong with just about any version of the Nvidia 1660 Super. The MSRP for this compact GPU rests just above $200 and offers an impressive amount of power in a relatively small frame. 🤓 Nerd Out "Oh yeah!" -Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Gaming nerds remember them, but these days, Steam gaming PCs are tough to find. Even Valve itself has removed them from its own front page. Why? In an age of (relatively) cheap and powerful consoles, no one really wanted to buy them. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Nightstand upgrade!  Image: Belkin Got an Apple Watch, new iPhone 12, and some wirelessly charging AirPods or AirPods Pro? This triple threat of a MagSafe charging stand from Belkin might be just the thing to keep all your Apple gear full of juice for when you need it. 🚀 Facing the Future Would you date an AI? The future might look a lot more like Spike Jonze's Her, in which Joaquin Phoenix's character falls in love with an AI. Microsoft has spun up Xiaoice, an AI originally created in partnership with a pan-Asian group of researchers that has 600 million boyfriends. Wow. 🗞 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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