[The Morning After]( It's Friday, August 25, 2023. More than two years after former President Donald Trump was banned from Twitter (now X) in the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol riot, heâs [returned to tweet]( (sorry, post) his county jail mugshot. Itâs not a great image for horizontal placement, but at least itâs [linkable]( X, then known as Twitter, banned Trump in early 2021 after he broke the companyâs rules against inciting violence. The initial suspension saw Trump lose access to his account for 12 hours, but the company made the decision permanent. Following his de-platforming from Twitter, Facebook and other social media websites, Trump went on to help create [Truth Social.]( â Mat Smith ââYou can get these reports delivered daily direct to your inbox. [Subscribe right here!]( The biggest stories you might have missed [Ford F-150 Lightning Platinum Black first look]( [Scientists strengthen concrete by 30 percent with used coffee grounds]( [âNo Manâs Skyâ update brings sentient robots and freighter-to-freighter combat]( [Blink's Outdoor 4 security camera offers sharper video day and night]( [Amazon's Fallout series will arrive on Prime Video in 2024]( â[Baldur's Gate IIIâ is coming to Xbox this year after a Series S compromise]( [The best MacBook accessories for 2023]( [CVS Health will begin manufacturing cheaper 'biosimilar' drugs]( [NASA reveals pollution maps gathered by the TEMPO space instrument]( [PlayStation is buying premium headphone brand Audeze]( Audeze will continue to make audio products for multiple platforms. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Sony's PlayStation division, has struck a deal to buy premium headphone maker Audeze to help it "continue innovating when it comes to the audio experience of PlayStation games." Audeze will apparently continue to operate independently and develop products for multiple platforms. Audeze's headphones are best known for using [planar magnetic drivers](. Sony revealed more details about new earbuds and a headset for the PlayStation 5 and the PlayStation Portal handheld, both of which have custom planar magnetic drivers. [Continue reading.]( [The web version of Threads is finally here]( If you've been impatiently refreshing, it's time to check again. The long-awaited web version of Threads has finally arrived. After announcing its Twitter competitor would be accessible from browsers earlier this week, Metaâs rollout is finally underway. Instagram head Adam Mosseri confirmed Thursday the update is now live for all users. The app has seen a significant drop-off in engagement following its initial launch â many have viewed the lack of a web version as a significant barrier to the app. Which of the many âmissingâ features will Threads get next? Users have also complained about the lack of content search â right now, people can only search for users, not for specific posts â and hashtags. Fortunately, X/Twitter continues to curtail existing features, ensuring Threads appears a tempting alternative. [Continue reading.]( [Tomb Raider joins Call of Duty's war effort]( Finally, Lara Croft can team-up with Nicki Minaj.
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Activision The Call of Duty franchise continues its Fortnite-inspired character roster by announcing the latest playable character will be Tomb Raider star Lara Croft. Sheâll appear in Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare II, joining recent real-life playable characters, like Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, Kevin Durant and various characters from the Prime Video show The Boys. If youâre waiting on a new Tomb Raider game, developer Crystal Dynamics, along with Amazon, announced in December a new game is on the way and it'll be a âsingle-player, narrative-driven adventureâ built using Unreal Engine 5. [Continue reading.]( The Morning After is a daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't [subscribe](. Craving even more? [Like us on Facebook]( or [follow us on Twitter](. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? [Send us a note.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Youtube]( [Instagram]( You are receiving this email because you opted in at [engadget.com](. Not interested anymore? [Unsubscribe from this newsletter.]( Copyright © 2023 Yahoo. All rights reserved.