Yet Another TikTok Headline

Oracle and Walmart get approved for "the deal"

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 Everything worth knowing in tech today, September 22, 2020. It's National Voter Registration Day, so please (PLEASE) register to vote.      ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 245 articles, 8 podcasts, 24 press releases, 461 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos 1. Trump Approves TikTok Deal; Now What? The Trump administration gave its initial approval to a deal where Oracle and Walmart each take a minority stake in a new US-based TikTok company. There's still a ton of details to work out, though, which we guess isn't too surprising.  2. Microsoft Buys ZeniMax Media (Including Bethesda) Microsoft gonna be Microsoft, buttoning up highly-respected game company ZeniMax Media (Elder Scrolls, Doom, Fallout) with a staggering $7.5B deal. Here's hoping they don't make all the games exclusive to Xbox/PC now.  3. Twitter Admits to Racial Bias, Will Do "More Analysis" An independent study of Twitter's algorithm found a racial bias when prioritizing photos. The social media company responded with "we have more work to do," which, yeah, obviously.  🦑 Go Deeper   Finally, Google Maps is back on Apple Watch. Unfortunately, it's not as great an experience as we had hoped. Charlie Sorrel has all the details on the new navigation app on your wrist.      🎱 By the Numbers Mobile games are serious business Data: VGChartz Apple and Google continue to duke it out in the battle for your spending dollar on mobile app stores. Turns out, mobile gaming accounts for the lion's share of the take on both platforms, with iOS still making more revenue overall. 🤓 Nerd Out "My god, it's full of stars water." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor Just because other planets in our solar system are frozen or hotter than Earth doesn't mean they don't have liquid water. You just need to know how to look for it. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  It almost out-Pros the Pro Image: Apple Inc Looking for a super high-powered iPad for a budget-friendly price? The new iPad Air might be just what you're looking for. The chip inside is better than the iPad Pro model, and this one comes in colors! Pre-order yours for October. 🙈 Wait, What? Megahype, am I right? You might be prompted by the advertising hype to think that the more megapixels a smartphone camera has, the better. Not so fast! In fact, there are a host of things that go into making great photos. Make sure you find out what those are before you buy.      🗞 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. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]