Lego kicks off NBA collab with Nike Dunk set

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Ever wanted to get your hands on a basketball made out of Lego? A new multi-year partnership between Nike and Lego is making that dream a reality. Lego is introducing the Lego Nike Dunk, a 1,180-piece set featuring a Nike Dunk, a rotatable brick basketball toy and the iconic Dunk slogan. It's designed for fans aged 10 and up, allowing kids to continue building and rebuilding the set, while adult fans can display it.

The Nike Dunk comes with hidden compartments to store your trinkets and extra laces for custom colour swap-outs. The Lego Nike Dunk set is available for preorder for $129.99 in Canada and is slated to go on sale on July 1. Lego teases more Nike-themed sets expected to launch in September, while Nike also has plans to release apparel, accessories, and shoes.

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Mastercard launches Touch Card feature in Canada

Coinciding with National AccessAbility Week, Mastercard launched its Touch Card feature in Canada, a tactile notch feature designed to empower the sight loss community. Inclusive by design, Touch Card by Mastercard is an accessible system of payment cards that has unique notches that allow the sight loss community to identify their credit, debit and prepaid cards with just a touch.

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WhatsApp tests "Logout" feature that won't delete your data

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WhatsApp is running an internal test in its app that gives you options for how to sign out of your account and whether it will save your data and preferences or not.

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Mozilla pulls the plug on Pocket, Fakespot to focus on 'better browsing'

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Mozilla is discontinuing its popular bookmarking tool, Pocket, and its fake review detector, Fakespot, in a move signalling a strategic shift. The company said this decision allows them to concentrate resources on developing features that align with evolving user browsing habits and online needs.

Pocket, initially launched as "Read It Later" in 2007 and acquired by Mozilla in 2017, will cease operations on July 8. Users will have until October 8, to export their saved content, after which all user data will be permanently deleted. Mozilla will automatically cancel subscriptions and issue prorated refunds for annual plan subscribers starting on the shutdown date.

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