Spotify's Blend tool adds more artists

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Spotify updated its Blend playlist feature to add more artists. The streaming service updated this tool to let you combine your music tastes with another Spotify user. In this case, it's used to "blend" with one of your favourite artists and get a personalized playlist that updates daily based on your listening habits. It launched with artists like BTS, Charli XCX, Lauv, Megan Thee Stallion, and more. The new update adds Lizzo, Post Malone, and The Chainsmokers.

It also allows you to buy merch from one of these artists. After you get your taste match score with an artist you "blended" with, you'll be encouraged to purchase featured merch via their Spotify Shopify page. According to Spotify, the artists selected all the merch on that page.

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OnePlus 10T to launch on August 3

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OnePlus is bringing back its T-series with its first in-person event since 2019. The company will launch the OnePlus 10T on August 3 at Gotham Hall in New York's Midtown district. OnePlus also confirmed this new handset would run on the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, surpassing the chipset running on the flagship OnePlus 10 Pro.

The previous 3D renders of the phone hint at the handset getting a similar design to the OnePlus 10 Pro with a large wraparound camera. But it'll reportedly get a flat 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED display with an FHD+ resolution. Rumour has it the Snapdragon chipset will be paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It'll also supposedly run on OxygenOS 13.

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Atari 2600 console gets recreated as Lego for its 50th anniversary

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Lego honours the 50th anniversary of the Atari 2600 with this new set. Instead of the 1977 console, it brings to life the 1980 revision through a new Lego set with 2,352 pieces. It'll be available on August 1 for US$239.99 (around CA$310). This model includes a controller with a movable joystick and three game cartridges that fit into the Lego console. Those classic games are Asteroid, Adventure, and Centipede. Three external dioramas show off blocky recreations of the games. And if you open up the console, there's even a diorama of a 1980s living room. If you want to bring that nostalgia into your life, you might want to get your hands on one of these.

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Plastic version of Microsoft Surface Duo leaked on eBay

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Microsoft was reportedly working on a more affordable plastic version of the Surface Duo 2. A leaked image was spotted on a now-deleted eBay listing. Microsoft mysteriously cancelled the Surface Duo 2 in 2021 after it was initially supposed to come out later this year. 

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