Proper Viewing Order

Facebook has introduced new filters that let users change how their news feeds are ordered.

April 1, 2021 It's April 1, 2021. It's April Fools' Day! We promise everything after this sentence is true and not a big, elaborate, very good joke.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 401 articles, 4 podcasts, 10 press releases, 401 tweets, and 41 YouTube videos 1. Facebook Makes It Easier to See News Feed in Chronological Order  Facebook has introduced a new feed filter menu that lets you control how your feeds are ordered. The "Most Recent" filter will show posts from friends and other sources in the order in which they came in, meaning no more algorithms assuming what you want to see first. Finally. 2. Microsoft Sunsets the Cortana App on Android & iOS Microsoft has shutdown the Cortana app after announcing plans to do so last year. Cortana isn't completely gone, though, as it'll still be part of Windows 10, but don't expect to use it on Android or iOS anymore. Or maybe you weren't already. Either way, so long, Cortana. 3. Apple May Announce a Mixed Reality Headset This Year A new report claims Apple wants to announce its mixed reality headset "in the next several months," but it wants to do so in person, among employees, reporters, and developers. Is it true? A smart idea? Will the headset be expensive? (Probably.) Guess we'll find out in a couple of months. 🦑 Go Deeper HBO Max recently added thousands of hours of audio descriptive content for the visually impaired, but it can't end there. Joshua Hawkins has the deep dive on why digital accessibility needs to be a key part of development, rather than an add-on.     🎱 By the Numbers Too many faces Data: Hootsuite, Edison Research What's more worrying? That 12-year-olds use Facebook or that over 60% of the US does? Either way, it's a pretty significant amount, but it's not the most people to have used it. In fact, Facebook's highest usage percentage was in 2017, when 67% of Americans were giving it attention. Wonder what changed.     🔥 Today's Hot Deal The Roomba i3 Robot Vacuum is $350 on Best Buy right now, down $50 from its normal price. Grab one now and never vacuum again. Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Gotta use every part of the instrument." —Kyree Leary, Associate News Editor Halo Infinite developer, 343 Industries, recently showed how they smashed a piano to produce audio for the game. If anything, it goes to show there's more than one way to make music using an instrument. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Juuusst right Image: BedJet If you're either too hot or too cold in bed, or frequently wake up with night sweats, you may want to look into the BedJet 3 Climate Comfort System. For $369, you can set this up to control both the temperature and the humidity of your bed, hopefully helping you sleep better, and sleep throughout the night.  🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Development hiccups COVID-19 changed a lot, but it definitely changed the gaming industry. Fanbyte's Imran Khan spoke with various developers to discuss good and bad adjustments to the situation, and what's changed permanently. Give it a read.     🗞 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]