E3 Is Back. Kinda.

The Electronic Entertainment Expo will return this year as a digital-only event from June 12-15

April 7, 2021 It's April 7, 2021. It's National Walking Day! If you're fortunate enough to have nice weather, take advantage of it and enjoy the outside.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 275 articles, 9 podcasts, 10 press releases, 337 tweets, and 10 YouTube videos 1. All-Virtual E3 2021 Event Set for June  E3 will return this year as a "reimagined, all-virtual" event, with Nintendo, Xbox, Capcom, Ubisoft, and more set to make appearances. If you miss the physical, in-person event, don't worry, because there are also plans for a more tangible E3 in 2022. But who can even think that far ahead right now? 2. Yahoo Answers Will Shut Down in May Yahoo Answers, home to thousands of questions and answers of all kinds, will shut down May 4. A notice posted at the top of its homepage also revealed Yahoo Answers will go into read-only mode on April 20, so get your Q&As in while you can. 3. TikTok Adds Automatic Captions Automatic captioning has come to TikTok, as the social video-sharing network makes moves to be more inclusive and accessible. Only English and Japanese are supported right now, but expect additional language support "in the coming months." Nice start, TikTok. 🦑 Go Deeper Accessible fiber internet would help a lot of people, but AT&T thinks it's unnecessary. Joshua Hawkins has the deep dive on the importance of fiber internet, and how it may be the most future-proof option we have right now.     🎱 By the Numbers That's a lot of TikToks Data: Business of Apps A lot of people have downloaded TikTok over the last couple of years, but the video sharing app saw the most number of downloads in the first half of 2020, when it was download over 300 million times across Android and iOS. Maybe the potential ban inspired people to get in on the action?     🔥 Today's Hot Deal The Apple Watch Series 6 Product Red Edition (GPS) is down to $320 right now on Amazon (discounted price in cart). Fan of watches and the color red? This is perfect for you! Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Look, up in the sky!" —Bob Schulties, Senior Editor Hyundai-owned carmaker, Genesis, broke a Guinness World Record last month for flying the most drones (3,281) at one time. The reason? To display their logo in celebration of their launch in China. Talk about coordination. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Pump up the volume Image: Sonos Sonos' Arc soundbar can "bring all your entertainment to life" through realistic, perfectly tuned audio, keeping you more immersed in your media than ever before. That's quite a feat. Now, it's $800, but if you have the means and want/need better sound on movie night, we think you'll do okay with this. 🚀 Facing the Future If you say so, Microsoft The future of improving server performance may be submerging them in a special liquid. Microsoft has taken to doing just that, and is now cooling server racks in "a specially designed non-conductive fluid." Makes sense to us!     🗞 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]