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Splatoon 3 is coming to the Switch in September Those squid kids finally have a release date. Nintendo has announced that Splatoon 3 will hit the Nintendo Switch on September 9th. The colorful shooter was previously pegged to launch sometime this summer. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037098/splatoon-3-nintendo-switch-release-date

Watching TV from behind the wheel of a self-driving car to be allowed under UK law Drivers in the UK will effectively be allowed to watch TV while behind the wheel of a self-driving car, under new rules announced by the country’s Department for Transport. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/22/23037000/watching-tv-self-driving-cars-uk-law-highway-code

Obama’s plans to fight disinformation are better than most The former president knows we need a system-wide approach. But where to start? Platformer is an independent newsletter from Casey Newton that follows the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy. Subscribe here. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/21/23036525/president-barack-obama-disinformation-ideas

Apple Music now offers DJ mixes in spatial audio Apple Music's spatial audio is now available for those who'd rather spend their nights at the club than the concert hall. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/apple-music-dj-mixes-spatial-audio-150003676.html

Apple’s nudity-blurring Messages feature gets international release Apple’s “communication safety in Messages” feature, which is designed to automatically blur images containing nudity sent to children using the company’s messaging service, is now rolling out to additional countries. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/21/23035183/ios-messages-communication-safety-nudity-sexually-explicit-message-blurring

Ebook service Hoopla brings anti-vax, Holocaust denial, and pro-LGBTQ conversion books to libraries An ebook subscription platform used by thousands of public libraries in the US and elsewhere is offering Holocaust denial, COVID disinformation, LGBTQ conversion therapy, and other conspiracy theory books, according to a report by Motherboard. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2022/4/20/23034169/hoopla-ebooks-public-library-conspiracy-theory

Trump Throws Tantrum After Piers Morgan Asks Him About 2020 Election Lies Piers Morgan has for years been one of Donald Trump’s most vocal advocates in the United Kingdom. Their friendship may now be over. Continue Reading . . . https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/donald-trump-tantrum-interview-piers-morgan-2020-election-1340648/