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How a teen punk led a movement for disabled people online
A group of young disabled people used Tumblr, TikTok and other platforms to decide how to represent themselves, giving rise to a new movement they called “cripplepunk”
Halo Infinite’s first multiplayer beta begins on July 29th
The first beta of Halo Infinite will begin this weekend. It’s the first of many opportunities to test the multiplayer aspects of Halo Infinite.
ZTE’s newest under-display selfie camera looks slightly improved
ZTE has launched the Axon 30 — an updated version of last years Axon 20 with an under-display front-facing camera. The tech seems to be a step up from last year with better picture quality and smoother display integration, but it’s not clear how much improvement has been made.
Jungle Cruise Review: desperately wants to be The Mummy
Jungle Cruise is a big adventure film in the vein The Mummy, and Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson bring plenty of charm.
Krispy Kreme is selling Xbox doughnuts
Krispy Kreme has created an Xbox doughnut. It will go on sale across the UK and Ireland next month, as part of a marketing campaign with Microsoft.
How to turn yourself into a cartoon for your next Zoom call
You can turn yourself into a cartoon for your next Zoom meeting by using Snapchat’s cartoon filter on the Snap Camera desktop app on Mac and PC. Here’s how to do it.
Blizzard is encouraging its own employees to attend Wednesday’s walkout with PTO
Blizzard leadership emailed studio employees to let them know they won’t face repercussions for attending the sexual harassments protest walkout on Wednesday — and in fact, that they can have paid time off for the duration.
CDC reinstitutes mask recommendations for some vaccinated people
The CDC says people who are vaccinated should wear masks in some situations as COVID-19 cases surge across the country, driven by the Delta variant.
Spotify’s paid subscribers hit 165M as podcast listening ‘improved modestly’
Spotify has announced its Q2 2021 earnings, and with it updated figures for its premium subscribers and monthly active users. In this quarter, Spotify has continued to acquire exclusive rights to shows like Call Her Daddy.
Nintendo is shutting down its Dr. Mario mobile game
Nintendo’s Dr. Mario World is ending service on November 1st. It launched just over two years ago, but is the first of Nintendo’s smartphone games to be shut down.