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It's Thursday. Welcome to the final Talking Tech of 2022. It's Brett Molina here with a look back. |
Hard to believe, but we're not too far from 2023. Let's take a quick look back at a couple of the big stories of this year. |
Wordle. Who would've thought a simple word game would turn out to become such as massive phenomenon. The concept is simple: Guess the correct five-letter word in under six attempts. Ultimately, it was acquired by The New York Times, and it spawned countless spinoffs. |
Big changes in streaming. Our budgets for streaming services got stretched. Netflix, Disney+ and Hulu were among the streamers who raised prices. We also got more ads. Even Netflix , which long pushed back against advertising, finally caved into including commercials. Remind me again why we cut the cord? |
Twitter: The Elon Musk era. It was only eight months ago when the saga formally started, with the billionaire making a $44 billion offer to acquire the social media platform. Since then, chaos has ensued. I can't imagine what Twitter will look like a year from now. |
What else happened in tech |
Tbh you should know this. But in case you don't here's what "tbh" means. |
Fortnite's maker settles with the FTC. And you might be due a refund. |
More on Musk. Billionaire says he will step down as Twitter chief. Eventually. |
Thursday tech tip |
Ever get the feeling our tech might be eavesdropping? If you do fear Apple, Google, Facebook or other tech entity is listening, adjust these settings. |
One more thing |
Are you still out there holiday shopping? No shame here. However, you might want to get that wrapped up (see what I did there?). Here are some great ideas for last-minute gifts. |
Programming note: Talking Tech will be off next week for the holidays. See you in 2023! |
Follow Brett Molina on Twitter: @brettmolina23. |
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