Stimulus checks and pandemic savings helped Americans deal with inflation for more than a year. Now that safety net is broken and it could trigger a recession.

Wells Fargo customers use ATMs outside of a Wells Fargo bank on July 14, 2021 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Stimulus and boosted savings protected Americans from inflation. But the shield is breaking. Households’ real income fell below pre-pandemic levels in June, and Americans are saving less, too. It’s “a race against the…

Facebook faces suspension in Kenya over ethnic-based hate speech

Kenya’s National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), a government agency that aims to eradicate ethnic or racial discrimination among the country’s 45 tribes, has given Facebook seven days to tackle hate speech related to next month’s election on its platform. If the social media fails to do so, it faces suspension in the country. The…

Assassin’s Creed is coming to PUBG Battlegrounds next month

Assassin’s Creed will be stopping by for a visit in PUBG: Battlegrounds later this summer (or Q3, for those of you in the southern hemisphere). The crossover event will bring Assassin’s Creed-themed cosmetics, events, and “world elements” from 17th August until 22nd September. There’ll be costumes, bag skins, parachute skin, emote, gun charm and spray…

Summer camp simulator Camp Canyonwood releases in early access next week

Summer camp simulator Camp Canyonwood will release next week as an early access title. From 4th August, you can step into the shoes of the newest counsellor at Camp Canyonwood, where you’ll manage campers, teach them new skills, earn badges, and work to restore the camp by “building and modifying the campground”. “Build and manage…