# 5-29-26 Rocket tests and quirky games dominate tech news

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**Created:** [May 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-29-26-rocket-tests-and-quirky-games-dominate-tech-news/681802 "2026-05-29T07:00:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\
**Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-29-26-rocket-tests-and-quirky-games-dominate-tech-news/681802/1 "2026-05-29T07:00:23Z")

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5/29/26

Blue Origin’s New Glenn exploded during testing, while Nintendo, Meta, and CSS developers pushed quirky new ideas.

1. Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in

> **[Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket explodes during testing in Florida | TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-explodes-during-testing-in-florida/)**
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> The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.

The explosion is likely a major setback for Jeff Bezos’ spaceflight company, and its attempt to compete with SpaceX.

1. Nintendo’s newest WarioWare is a weirdo smartphone app

> **[Nintendo’s newest WarioWare is a weirdo smartphone app](https://www.theverge.com/games/939283/pictonico-nintendo-mobile-game)**
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> Despite moving away from mobile games, Nintendo just launched a new title called Pictonico.

A decade ago, Nintendo made a big splash into the world of mobile gaming with a new Super Mario platformer directed by none other than Shigeru Miyamoto.

1. The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened

> **[The most spectacular rocket explosion since N1 just happened in Florida](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/05/blue-origins-new-glenn-rocket-just-exploded-during-a-static-fire-test/)**
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> New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA's Artemis Program.

New Glenn was due to play a starring role in NASA’s Artemis Program.

1. Meta Quest Promo Codes and Coupons for June 2026

> **[Top Meta Quest Promo Codes and Coupons for June 2026](https://www.wired.com/story/meta-quest-promo-code/)**
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> Experience cutting-edge VR and save up to 20% with coupons for the latest games, Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban AI glasses, and more deals.

Experience cutting-edge VR and save up to 20% with coupons for the latest games, Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban AI glasses, and more deals.

1. Algorithmic Theming Engines: Building Self-Correcting Color

> **[Algorithmic Theming Engines: Building Self-Correcting Color Systems With...](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2026/05/building-self-correcting-color-systems-contrast-color/)**
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> Seventy percent of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025. After years of design system tooling, accessibility linters, and JavaScript libraries, nothing moved the needle. We didn’t need better libraries. We needed better CSS....

Seventy percent of websites still fail basic WCAG contrast checks in 2025.

1. Revealing Text With CSS letter-spacing

[https://css-tricks.com/revealing-text-with-css-letter-spacing/](https://css-tricks.com/revealing-text-with-css-letter-spacing/)

Until we get something like ::nth-letter, there are still some really cool text effects we can make from existing CSS features, like letter-spacing, ::first-word and ::first-line.

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**Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/5-29-26-rocket-tests-and-quirky-games-dominate-tech-news/681802/2 "2026-05-30T07:40:29Z")

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