5G is the New G

Faster 5G is coming, courtesy of Qualcomm

FEBRUARY 10, 2021 It's February 10, 2021. Indulge with us—it's National Cream Cheese Brownie Day. Yum.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 368 articles, 12 podcasts, 8 press releases, 482 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Qualcomm Drops Its New 10 Gigabit 5G Smartphone Modem Called the Snapdragon X65, Qualcomm has introduced the very first 10 Gigabit 5G modem for your smartphone, making 5G even more useful to everyone. It's likely we'll see these modems in 2022 iPhones, too. 2. Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Hacked With Ransomware Ok, yes, the developer of a game about hacking has itself been hacked, its stolen data being held ransom. CD Projekt Red issued a statement on Twitter that said, in essence, that it would not pay the ransom. Maybe they can send a rockerboy out to steal the data back? 3. Teenager Codes a New MySpace Clone A german teenager named An has coded an homage to MySpace and people are digging it. Called SpaceHey, the re-booted social media site focuses heavily on personalization and privacy. Will you put us in your Top Eight, though? 🦑 Go Deeper Lifewire reporter Allison Matyus spoke with experts that said our credentials are the way hackers get into our info online. Protecting our logins, they say, is the best way to keep safe on the internet. Basically, keep your friends close and your credentials even closer.     🎱 By the Numbers Ain't no school like the old school Data: Pew Research Clearly, teenagers were using social media more than adults in 2011, but what's fun to note is that MySpace was more in use overall than Twitter. Imagine that!     🔥 Today's Hot Deal This Kids Fire HD tablet with the cute look and cushiony case is down from $140 to $90 at Amazon right now. Get your kids a cool tablet! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Dinosaurs AND drinks? I'm in." -Tim Fisher, General Manager When paleontologist Ryan Carney celebrated his discovery of a black-colored Archaeopteryx feather, he proposed a cocktail to match, ushering in a new field of study: Paleomixology. No it's not actually a thing, but still. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Stylin' stylus Image: Adonit What do you get for that stylish, tech-connected person in your life? Why not this high-end stylus from Adonit? The Prime is beautifully made, elegant as all get out, and has an interchangeable digital cartridge to take advantage of both iPhone and iPad features. You know you want it. 🚀 Facing the Future Monkey see, monkey shoot spaceships The future is coming at us fast, with the potential for brain-computer interfaces happening in the simian realm already. Elon Musk's Neuralink technology has been used to help monkeys play video games with their brains. Sounds like sci-fi, but it's really just the start of things to come.      🗞 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, too. 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]