Monthly Archives: August 2022

Taking ‘Little Miss’ quizzes going around TikTok? Be warned, they’re collecting your data.

Little Miss and Mr Men memes have taken over the internet in the past few weeks. The caricature-like drawings from British author and illustrator Roger Hargreaves are decades old but have been revived for the twenty-first century. Think: Little Miss Doing The Most, Mr. Struggling Freelance Artist, or Little Miss Trauma Dumps on Close Friends…

Halo Infinite dev admits Master Chief was the ‘least interesting character in Halo’

One of Halo’s key writers and current head of creative at 343 Industries has said he thought series protagonist Master Chief was originally rather bland. The faceless space marine is one of the most recognizable mascots in gaming, and recently starred in last year’s Halo Infinite on Xbox Series X|S. But Joseph Staten, who served…

Russia says it can’t do much to help with Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline repairs after it slashed flows to Europe again

The Nord Stream pipeline feeds more than one-third of Russia’s natural gas exports to Europe. Daniel Reinhardt/Picture Alliance via Getty Images, Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Russia said it is essentially helpless in terms of the repairs it says the Nord Stream gas pipeline needs.  “This situation needs a fix and Russia has a little ability to…

Global stocks drop and Japan’s yen surges as Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit drives US-China tensions

US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Global stocks dropped on Tuesday as Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan sent US-China tensions spiking. Investors sought the safety of assets such as the Japanese yen and US government bonds. China sent fighter jets…