Is It Rainy, or Just Froggy?

Google brings its weather mascot to smart displays

FEBRUARY 2, 2021 It's February 2, 2021. It's National Groundhog Day, sure, but it's also National Tater Tot Day, and to be honest, we're more fans of the potatoes than the rodent.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 334 articles, 8 podcasts, 19 press releases, 426 tweets, and 7 YouTube videos 1. Google's Weather Frog Seen on Smart Displays If you use a Nest Hub or other Google-powered smart display, you may see a new amphibious friend reppin' the local weather. Google mascot Froggy has been spotted on various weather-reporting screens, so keep an eye out.  2. Apple Makes Chrome Extension for iCloud Passwords Now you can access all your iCloud passwords on Windows or Macs via a new Chrome extension made by Apple itself. If nothing else, it should make authentication much easier when you are forced to use a Windows machine.  3. Sony's MLB: The Show Will Show up on Xbox for the First Time  Sony's kept its major league baseball gaming franchise, MLB: The Show, exclusive to the PlayStation since the original title released in 2006 for the PS2. Now it's coming to Microsoft's Xbox for the first time ever. Home run! 🦑 Go Deeper AI is everywhere these days, from our social media to our refrigerators. So why not artificially intelligent pets? Sascha Brodsky takes a deeper look at KODA, a $45,000 robot pet that uses AI to sense your emotions.     🎱 By the Numbers Two kinds of footie top the list Data: 888Sport MLB: The Show may not be on the list of the top 10 franchises in sports video games, but it's still great to see on more than just Sony consoles. It's interesting how the top three titles are all football, or, well, futbol.      🔥 Today's Hot Deal This Insignia NS-50DF710NA21 50-inch Smart 4K TV has Amazon's Fire TV system built in and it comes in at an amazingly low $300. Get it now! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "It's more than just pretty colors." -Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor Scientists just performed the highest resolution supercomputer analysis of the clouds of gas that form stars, taking another step forward in understanding our universe, which is both nerdy AND cool. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Listening... with style Image: Amazon Surely you're up for a bright, high-resolution projector for your home movie nights. But you also know that most of the speakers they come with are kind of the worst. This sound-forward projector on Amazon has us intrigued for now and when we go back outside again.  🙈 Wait, What? That's pretty random Adding numbers and special characters to your password can help, but not as much as you might think. Brute-force password crackers can cycle through the most common (123, !, @ for A, etc.) SUPER quickly. Best to use a totally random password and a solid password manager.     🗞 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]