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We Are Never (Ever, Ever) Going Back to the Office

JULY 29, 2020

Everything worth knowing in tech today, July 29, 2020. You're just a few minutes away from being the smartest one in the room Zoom conference tomorrow.

⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds

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

63 Articles, 4 Podcasts, 22 Press Releases, 562 Tweets, & 2 YouTube videos

1. Google Plans to Keep Employees at Home through 2021

Google is one of the companies that sets the tone for the rest of the industry. Now that they're publicly deciding to keep their employees safe and at home through summer 2021, smaller firms can justifiably do the same. Now everyone can continue to wear pajamas to their Zoom meetings.

2. Amazon Streamlines the Alexa App

Finally, your Alexa app will get more personalized. There's a new home screen with streamlined navigation for Amazon's skills, with the third-party stuff moved. If you're new to Alexa, you'll get more tips and help on using the darn thing, and you can even use the app hands-free, like a mini Echo device.

3.CES Bites the Bullet and Goes Virtual for 2021

It seems like a weird dream, but CES took place in person just this past January. Now, though, with a storming pandemic going on, the organizers have announced that the annual consumer gadget frenzy of a conference will take place virtually at the beginning of 2021. Stay home, stay safe, learn about gadgets.

🎱 By the Numbers

Getting together is so last year, sadly

Data: Statista

CES is the number two tech conference in the world, coming in at only 70,000 fewer attendees than a similar European event. Now that CES is virtual, it will be interesting to see how the numbers fluctuate across the whole list of events. Where will you be in 2021?

🤓 Nerd Out

"And you thought satellites were only for the Internet." -Jerri Ledford, Content Analyst

The ancient "lost" city of Tanis (made popular in the first Indiana Jones movie) was uncovered in 2011 by the work of archaeologist Sarah Parcak. Her innovation was using high-resolution satellites from NASA to uncover surface abnormalities that are hard to see while on the ground. The Mummy's got nothing on Dr. Parcak. (Share on Twitter)

💎 You Know You Want It

Get your Tetris (back) on

Image: Analogue

Surely you're as excited as we are to see this slick new Game Boy hardware emulator, right? What if we told you it's not from Nintendo, either, and may eventually support other consoles like Game Gear and Atari Lynx? You'd probably head right to the preorder page like we did, yeah? Sadly, that won't happen until August 8, but it's still something we want.

🚀 Facing the Future

'I'll see you in my dreams' could get very real

Imagine a future where you can not only record your dreams for others to see, but also influence them in a direction you like? Want to fly like Superman? Visit with your favorite historical figure? You might be able to someday thanks to MIT researchers' new "Targeted Dream Incubation" technology that combines an app and a wearable. Hello, Ghandi!