That'll do, Facebook. That'll do.

Like we haven't had enough political bs lately.

NOVEMBER 2, 2020 Everything worth knowing in tech today, November 2, 2020. Today in 1954, the first transistor radio went on sale, paving the way for all that rock 'n roll music.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 322 articles, 9 podcasts, 7 press releases, 612 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos 1. Facebook Presses Pause on Political Group Recommendations To prepare for tomorrow's election in the US, Facebook has temporarily stopped recommending any groups on the social media platform that focus on political or social issues. Honestly, that seems like a nice break, right? 2. iCloud Capacity Doubles to 4TB If you've got a ton of files on your various devices and backup via iCloud, you'll be happy to know that you can up your storage amount to 4 terabytes, double the previous 2TB capacity, thanks to Apple One's new bundled services.  3. Google Meet Lets You Add Custom Backgrounds Now you can hide all that background clutter with Google Meet, using either an image from Google or your own uploaded image. Want to pretend you're in a spaceship? The office from The Office? Now you can. 🦑 Go Deeper Disinformation starts—and ends—at the local level, experts say. Lifewire's own Allison Matyus has a deep dive on why this is and what we can do about it.      🎱 By the Numbers Zoom fatigue is real, yo Data: TechCrunch After eight months of a pandemic, video calling apps like Meet, Zoom, and Teams are all seeing massive gains in subscribers. This probably isn't news to any of us working from home, but it's still quite an astonishing pattern of growth. 🤓 Nerd Out "Accessibility helps everyone." -Bob Schulties, Senior Editor A new font for the visually impaired, Atkinson Hyperlegible, is available for download now. It will help people with low vision (and all of us) more easily see the difference between similar letters. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  #Ponglyfe Image: Arcade1Up/UNIS This is the video game some of us started with back in the day. Now, Atari's version of the classic video game is available in a much more portable size and shape. You know you want one (as soon as they're available again).  🎧 Listen Up Ain't no box like the Xbox Xbox's evangelist Major Nelson's podcast brings on some heavy hitters from Microsoft to talk about a new Xbox app and the upcoming console's storage capacities. If you're still looking to buy one when it releases, this ep is for you.     🗞 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]