Too Fleet for Its Own Good

Twitter's new story feature already has issues.

NOVEMBER 20, 2020 Everything worth knowing in tech today, November 23, 2020. It's National Espresso Day, so go get your caffeine on! Make ours a double shot.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 579 articles, 11 podcasts, 18 press releases, 742 tweets, and 8 YouTube videos 1. Twitter Slows Down Fleets Rollout Just a day after Twitter launched Fleets, it slowed down the rollout for "performance and stability problems." Which seems odd given they're a high tech company who should probably have their act together. Ah, well.  2. Amazon Brings X-Ray to Music You know that thing you can do in Amazon Prime to see which actors are in a specific scene? It's called X-Ray, and now you can do something similar with Amazon Music, bringing up lyrics that will scroll along with the song.  3. Windows is Now 35 Years Old  Here's something that's bound to make you feel your age: Windows 1.0 came out 35 years ago (this past Friday), making the operating system that Gates made something of an older millennial. 🦑 Go Deeper Why is Lifewire's Michelai Graham playing an old 2018 Harry Potter game? She's got her answer right here in this special report. Expelliarmus!     🎱 By the Numbers Windows to the world Data: Statcounter Windows may be 35 years old, but it's still hanging in there. Even while mobile OS devices become more prevalent, many folks still use desktop systems, with the majority still choosing Microsoft. Not pictured: ChromeOS at .77%.     🎁 Today's Hot Deal Fitbit is the market leader in the fitness tracker space, and the Charge 4 is one of their best, most fully-featured gadgets. It earned the top spot on our roundup of the best fitness trackers for its durability and versatility. It'll track your steps, calculate your distance traveled, monitor your heart rate, and a ton of other stuff, and is currently $50 off in Best Buy's Black Friday deals. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "The end of an astronomical era." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor It's a sad moment for astronomy. The famous radio telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico is scheduled for demolition after recent damage. So long, and thanks for all the fish data.  (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  New guts, much glory. Image: Apple Apple leapfrogged long-time partner Intel with its new bespoke chip, the M1. The company's sweetest little Mac mini gets the new chip to bring super-charged performance to a desktop machine with a tiny footprint. We want it; don't you? 🎧 Listen Up Stay informed This episode of This Week in Virology takes a deeper look at vaccines and their effectiveness as we all head into a new era of potential COVID-vaccines and tons of news/opinion around it. Stay in the know with this smart podcast.      🗞 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]