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Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 02/08/2022

Adam G
4 min readAug 2, 2022

Quote of the day:

Good things come to those who believe. Better things come to those who are patient. The best things come to those who never give up. Anonymous

Jokes of the day:

What do Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common? Same middle name.

“Knock, knock.” “Who’s there?” [very long pause] “Java.”

Top 10 news of the day:

Android 13 likely getting a September launch

Google today published the “Android 13 Security Release Notes” and it suggests that the next major OS version will launch in September…

Alongside the August 2022 Security Bulletin, Google today published the “Android 13 Security Release Notes,” and it suggests that the next major version of the mobile OS will launch in September. These release notes detail “vulnerabilities affecting … [1452 chars]

Battlefield 2042’s 1.2 update brings first map improvements, character redesigns

DICE has detailed its imminent 1.2 update for the beleaguered Battlefield 2042, which will, among other things, herald …

DICE has detailed its imminent 1.2 update for the beleaguered Battlefield 2042, which will, among other things, herald its first batch of planned map improvements based on the player feedback it requested earlier this year. This initial round of impr… [1168 chars]

Random: People Are Getting Pretty Worried About Splatoon 3

Is “more of the same” going to be enough? — Splatoon 3 is just a handful of weeks away from launch, with the sequel headin…

Splatoon 3 is just a handful of weeks away from launch, with the sequel heading to the Switch on September 9th. Despite the fact that Nintendo has been drip-feeding bits of news here and there on Twitter, including new songs, gear reveals, and new mu… [2481 chars]

Gotham Knights’ PS5 Opening Will Be Familiar to Batman Arkham Fans

Go girl — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjFFzgT8YOA While you can play it entirely in single player, Gotham Knights is m…

Subscribe to Push Square on While you can play it entirely in single player, Gotham Knights is more of a co-op, online game. However, its opening mission will feel much more familiar to fans of the Batman Arkham titles. In this IGN First video, we se… [455 chars]

Gotham Knights: The First 16 Minutes of Gameplay — IGN First

Our IGN First for August is the long-awaited Gotham Knights, and we’re kicking off by sharing the first 16 minutes of gameplay, starring Batgirl.

Our IGN First for August is WB Montreal’s long-awaited Gotham Knights — the open world action-RPG set in a brand new Batman video game universe… in which Batman has died. To kick off a month of new footage, interviews, and news, we’re beginning, appr… [2721 chars]

MultiVersus Is The Most Popular Free-To-Play Game On Xbox Right Now

In the UK and the US at least

Look, this writer right here didn’t expect to see it, but MultiVersus is kind of blowing up. The Smash Bros-like always looked as though it could provide a solid alternative to the Nintendo series on Xbox, but I never expected it to be this popular r… [1177 chars]

Alert for BILLIONS of WhatsApp users — eight huge changes coming soon

WHATSAPP is working on eight big changes to the app — including a major tweak to voice notes.If you’re a regular WhatsApp user, you’ll want to know

WHATSAPP is working on eight big changes to the app — including a major tweak to voice notes. If you’re a regular WhatsApp user, you’ll want to know about all of the latest updates. 1 One change will allow group admins to delete messages for everyone… [1534 chars]

Someone has made a gaming PC from a toilet

The internet is quite the place. You can find everything on here, from how to boil an egg to, checks notes, make a toil…

The internet is quite the place. You can find everything on here, from how to boil an egg to, checks notes, make a toilet into a gaming PC. Huh. But yes, it is actually a thing. Watch on YouTube Eurogamer Newscast: What do Rockstar’s changes really m… [1091 chars]

Pokémon Presents: Broadcast to Reveal Scarlet and Violet Information This Week

Pokémon Presents will return this week, and the Nintendo Direct-like broadcast will include “updates on Pokémon apps and video games, including Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.”

Pokémon Presents will return this week, and the Nintendo Direct-like broadcast will include “updates on Pokémon apps and video games, including Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.” The show will air on Wednesday, August 3 at 6am Pacific / 9am Eastern / 2pm U… [1004 chars]

Innersloth almost put Among Us to rest in 2019

Innersloth almost cancelled Among Us in 2019.

A new interview with Innersloth co-founder Marcus Bromander reveals just how close the team came to moving on from Among Us. Bromander guested on the podcast Visionaries to discuss Among Us’ rise in popularity, the impact it had on Innersloth, and wh… [2071 chars]

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Adam G

Tech enthusiast, currently entrepreneuring — regularly sharing content on startup stories. Founder of www.businessideas.directory and qmapper.co