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Credit to Author: Alex Baker-Whitcomb| Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 22:27:26 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n Alex Baker-Whitcomb<\/span><\/a><\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less.<\/p>\n Chrome is protecting and Sonos is disconnecting, but first: a cartoon about the new big screen<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here's the news you need to know, in two minutes or less.<\/p>\n Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n Don't ignore Chrome's new password checkup feature<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n If you've logged in to any accounts on Google Chrome recently, you've probably noticed a new pop-up nagging you about your password security. This is one you shouldn't ignore: The new feature will suggest stronger passwords for your accounts, and it will even run a checkup on your current passwords<\/a> so you can be better protected in the next big breach.<\/p>\n Sonos will soon end software support<\/a> for its older speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n Sonos has long boasted that its speakers are "built to last," but four of Sonos\u2019s oldest products will lose software support<\/a> starting this May. (To be fair, these products were launched between 2006 and 2007 and have technically been supported for the 10-plus-year timeframe that Sonos claims its audio products will last.) Sonos will offer a trade-in program and recycling options for the obsolete goods, plus 30 percent off any new speaker that will serve as a replacement for one of the legacy products.<\/p>\n That's how hot the surface of Heliogen's automated solar array<\/a> gets. That's hot enough to manufacture cement and other industrial products\u2014processes that typically require burning fossil fuels\u2014and that could potentially cut up to 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n It's time to upgrade your bag game. Whether you need something lean and light for long days or a trendy pack to keep your laptop dry in the rain, let one of these one-strap wonders<\/a> shoulder some of the burden.<\/p>\n Upgrade your business trip with these in-flight essentials<\/a>.<\/p>\n This daily roundup is available as a newsletter. You can sign up right here<\/a> to make sure you get the news delivered fresh to your inbox every weekday!<\/em><\/p>\n