| January 11, 2023. On this day in 2005, Apple announced the iPod shuffle, a smaller successor to the original iPod that was more affordable. Did you know the original shuffle could only hold 120 songs? Oh, how far we're come. | | | ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds | | | Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): | | 321 articles, 18 podcasts, 13 press releases, 364 tweets, and 16 YouTube videos | | | 1. Time to Upgrade—Microsoft Officially Ends Support for Windows 8.1 | | Microsoft is officially moving on from Windows 8.1, encouraging all users still using the OS to transition to Windows 11. Sure, you can keep using 8.1, but you'd only be vulnerable to more security risks going forward. And if your device can't support Windows 11? Maybe use this as a sign to get a new PC. | | 2. Improved Ad Controls for Teens Coming to Facebook, Instagram | | The way Meta handles advertising to teens on FB and Insta will soon change. Teens on either platform will have more control over what they want to see, while advertisers can only use their age and location to target ads. Sounds good; we'll see how it plays out when the tweaks come in February and March. | | 3. Waze Adds Host Karamo Brown to Its Roster of Celeb Navigators | | Waze is adding another celebrity navigator: TV host Karamo Brown. Best known for Queer Eye and hosting his own daily talk show, Brown is all about positivity and taking time to smell the roses, and his Waze personality is no different. His voice is available to use right now, though only for US residents. | | | Heads-up car displays are going virtual to give you more information and entertainment while driving. Sound like something you want in your life? Let Sascha Brodsky tell you the full story. | | | If you're on Facebook, you're getting ads. And if you're between the ages of 18 and 34, you're definitely getting ads because you're part of two of the platform's biggest advertising audiences. Congrats. Now if only the ads were better or more relevant to our interests... | | | 🔥 Today's Hot Deal | | We think you could use another streaming box in your life, so we're highlighting the all-new 4K Ultra HD Fire TV Cube (w/ Alexa and Wi-Fi 6E). It's down to $124.99 on Amazon for a limited time and can be yours before the end of the week. | | | | | "Give me some space, YouTube." —Evan Killham, Editor | | Nothing is private anymore, including your YouTube videos. That's right, your "private" uploads as still visible and under scrutiny by YouTube, as ZDNet's David Gewirtz recently found out. (Share on Twitter) | | | 💎 You Know You Want It | | The Victrola Stream Onyx is a turntable for the modern era, capable of streaming your vinyls through your Sonos system to vastly improve their audio quality. If you feel vinyl isn't getting the attention it deserves from the people around you, this could be a great way to introduce them to the format. | | | Hold on, gotta print some oak | | Wood. It's everywhere thanks to all the trees, but imagine if you could 3D print your own. Well, wonder no longer, because that's the reality we live in now. Hopefully this becomes more mainstream and accessible to the rest of us. | | |
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