Twitter Slides Into Your DMs

The micro-blogging social network is here to improve your direct message experience.

AUGUST 23, 2021 It's August 23, 2021. Oh boy it's National Cuban Sandwich Day and we are very much here for it. Yum.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 365 articles, 8 podcasts, 11 press releases, 491 tweets, and 10 YouTube videos 1. Twitter Slides Some New Features Into Your DMs Everyone's favorite micro-blogging service and social network has plans to update direct messages with new features like sharing a tweet with up to 20 separate DM convos. I mean, we'd rather have an Edit button, but ok.  2. Apple Wants to Improve Siri with a New Hidden App Apple's looking to improve its Siri voice assistant via a new invite-only app called, cleverly enough, Siri Speech Study. It will let selected users share their voice requests (or any other Siri feedback) with the company. Hey Siri, why not just let everyone do it? 3. Intel Releases More Details About Upcoming Arc GPUs Chipmaker Intel revealed some new details about its new Arc line of gaming graphics cards as it gears up to compete with Nvidia and AMD in the area. With code names like Alchemist and Battlemage, how could they lose? 🦑 Go Deeper Sadly, data breaches have become the norm in the digital age, so why aren't we more prepared for them? Allison Matyus has a deeper look at how and why big data companies could do better to protect our data.     🎱 By the Numbers The tides are turning Data: Passmark Software Intel's marketshare is sliding while AMD's is on an upward trend. Whether it continues into the near future is anyone's guess, though Intel's new gaming graphics cards are likely one of the many responses planned by Intel's management to stop and reverse the slide.      🔥 Today's Hot Deal Looking for an affordable 10-inch tablet for your media consumption? Amazon is offering its own Fire HD 10 for a lovely $50 off right now (a discount of 33% for you math nerds). Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Water is pretty cool, let's be honest." —Rob LeFebvre, Senior News Editor The Leidenfrost effect is a property of water that makes droplets move faster on oiled surfaces. New MIT research into the effect could have application to future tech like micro-robots and self-cleaning surfaces. How cool, err, hot is that? (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Nostalgia and incredible sound Image: naim Missing CDs but still want to take advantage of all the streaming services you use? You'll definitely want to check out Naim's Uniti Star CD player that doubles as a streaming audio player (including Spotify, Apple Music, and TIDAL), a TV sound support, and a CD ripper. We know that we want one, for sure.  🎧 Listen Up Non Fungible Tokens, what? Still trying to wrap your mind around the digital ephemera known as NFTs? Get Wired, a podcast by, well, Wired, has an entire episode devoted to this weird cross between art, finance, and digital currency. Check it out now and feel smarter already.      🗞 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 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]