| OCTOBER 13, 2020
Everything worth knowing in tech today, October 13, 2020. It's National Train Your Brain Day—you can start with our smart-inducing stories right here!  ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 534 articles, 12 podcasts, 8 press releases, 645 tweets, and 4 YouTube videos 1. Facebook Starts Removing Holocaust Denial Content The social network, as part of its anti-hate speech initiatives, has begun removing Holocaust denial (or distortion) content. History is tricky enough without complete revisionist, anti-Semitic posts staying online, right? 2. Google's New Nest Smart Thermostat Is Now Available One of the first smart gadgets to arrive on the scene, the updated Google Nest thermostat has a bunch of great new features, like radar to know when you're nearby. It's also sleeker, smaller, and comes in attractive colors! Yay! 3. The PS5 Plays 99 Percent of PS4 Games Natively While most outlets focus on the tiny list of (rather mid- to low-tier) PS4 games that the PS5 won't be able to handle, it's still amazing how many actually WILL work on Sony's upcoming console. That's darn impressive, tbh. 🦑 Go Deeper Need to make the most out of Prime Day? It's more important than ever as we all deal with the pandemic. Sascha Brodsky spoke to several experts to help you strategize the retail extravaganza without messing up your budget. 🎱 By the Numbers Amazon's continued rise to the top  Data: Business Insider Lots of folks are taking advantage of Amazon's (delayed) Prime Day this year, starting today. You need to be a member, though, and it seems as if more and more people are signing up for free shipping, fast delivery, and great deals on stuff they may not actually need.  Amazon Prime Day's Best Deals Prime Day is a go! Bop on over to our best Amazon Prime Day deals roundup for the hottest price cuts, including $100 off a 43-inch 4K Toshiba Smart TV, and $250 off Acer's slick ConceptD convertible laptop. 🤓 Nerd Out "In your FACE." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor Capturing facial expressions for CGI films and video games just got a lot easier, thanks to a new headphone system created by Cornell researchers. It even works with a mask. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It Audiophiles, assemble!  Image: Bang and Olufsen How about a restored classic turntable from audiophile manufacturer Bang & Olufsen? There are only 95 Beogram 4000c Recreated Limited Edition record players in the wild, which makes them a bit pricey ($11,000), but true audiophiles know what's up. What do you say? 🙈 Wait, What? Your interference is disappointing You might think that only Wi-Fi devices can interfere with other Wi-Fi gadgets, right? Well, sorry. Many electronic devices (usually in the 2.4GHz range) can make your Wi-Fi sluggish and slow. Time to get rid of that old landline headset? Probably. 🗞 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.
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