Everything worth knowing in tech today, September 28, 2020. Bring your neighbor a beer and celebrate both National Drink Beer Day and National Good Neighbor Day! We believe in you.

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

332 articles, 11 podcasts, 18 press releases, 413 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos

1. Twitter Rolls Out Reminders to Read Before Sharing

Twitter wants to make sure you read articles before sharing them. It's a way to slow the spread of fake news... and may keep you from looking dumb, too. Only on Android to start, but we're hoping for iOS here, soon.

2. Facebook Pushes Apple to Allow Messenger as Default

Now that iOS 14 lets you to set your choice of default email and web browsing apps, Facebook is pushing Apple to allow its Messenger app to become a default messaging app, which, come to think of it, makes a lot of sense.

3. Google Starts to Crack Down on In-App Purchases in Play Store

It's not just Apple that takes a cut of every in-app purchase in the App Store. Google followed suit with the Play Store, and will be clarifying its rules in a new update to make sure developers don't try to avoid paying 30%.

🦑 Go Deeper

Remote education is hard enough for kids, parents, and teachers, but it's even harder when there's socio-economic issues getting in the way. Sascha Brodsky takes a deeper look at how tech-delivered education fails disadvantaged kids.

The ease of text messaging (and its asynchronous nature) has led to a fairly robust set of platforms available for us all to connect with each other without using the phone. Please, don't call; just text (or WhatsApp, or whatever).

🤓 Nerd Out

"In my day, selfies were analog" - Molly McLaughlin, Content Strategist

Was the first selfie taken by Paul Rudd and Reese Witherspoon way back in 1996? Maybe, but mostly it's amazing how little these two have aged. What kind of magic do they share? (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

iPad, therefore iAm

Image: Apple

Not only is this new 8th generation iPad a powerful entry into the series, with an A12 Bionic chip and Apple's AI-friendly Neural Engine, but it's super affordable, as well. When are you getting yours?

🎧 Listen Up

The Bethesda chronicles continue

Each week, Devindra Hardawar and Cherlynn Low take a look at the latest tech news. This week? They dive into Microsoft’s surprising purchase of Bethesda (and Zenimax), plus Cherlynn talks about her hands-on time with the new Apple Watch SE.

🗞 Extra! Extra!

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