Hasta La Gadget!

Consoles don’t ever really come back from the dead, they just usually become niche. But the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s redheaded portable stepchild, is currently having its Lazarus moment more than a year after release; a solid second chance at relevance. It’s a resurrection owed entirely to the indie community, a fact Sony’s more than happy to acknowledge — just look at the company’s recent marketing and Gamescom presser for proof. But before we talk Vita 2.0 and the promising future ahead, let’s rewind a bit to examine the missteps that almost pushed Sony’s powerhouse portable off a cliff.

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Hey fine folks of the Rainbow Hub, how is your summer going? Good? Eh? Want to spice things up this summer? Well check out these new queer artists who are taking the rap scene by storm. Their raps are unique, diverse, catchy, and all round awesome. Be sure to also support their music by spreading the word, fanning them on Facebook or Twitter, and going to their live shows. (Warning: I overuse the word “dope” in this article, pardon me.) Alright, now the moment you’ve all been waiting for, the list of queer rappers you should get into in no particular order.

1. Azealia Banks

Azealia Banks is a fun and energetic bisexual rapper from Harlem, New York. She raps on anything from house, to hip hop to indie music, and her lines are unique and genius. Although most of her media exposure has been laced with manufactured controversies, she is a very talented artist who takes her work and fan base very seriously. She is not afraid to stand up for herself or speak her mind, and neither is she afraid to try different types of music, and different types of styles. You can find her on Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud. And also check out this dope interview of hers. (Editor Note: While Azealia Banks is talented and making waves in the music industry, we do not condone her comments that contain homophobia or transphobia. Furthermore, we add our voice to the growing crowd asking for Banks to use her influence in a more positive direction for EVERYONE in the LGBTQ+ community.)

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Box announced today that it now has 20,000,000 or 20 million users around the globe. The cloud storage service serves more than 180,000 businesses, including 97 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Five months ago, the service had 18 million users, served 150,000 businesses including 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies. Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie announced two new updates in a blog post today. They’ve doubled the free storage in the Personal plan from 5GB to 10GB. A new Starter edition has been unveiled to make it easy and affordable for small businesses to move onto Box. The new Starter edition will cost $5 per user, per month.

Levie says that they’ve been contemplating this move for a long time and that this is the biggest change they’ve made to their offerings since 2010. Small businesses or teams that contain 1-10 users can sign up for the Starter edition. It offers 100GB of storage for the aforementioned cost. Box has also made a small change to its Business plan. Companies can now add one integration with an enterprise platform. Levie writes that they’ll be making a number of announcements in September which will be focused “elegant experiences” for users across the web and mobile. He hasn’t provided an exact date on which the announcements will be made.

Box Free Storage Doubles To 10GB, New Starter Edition Launched original content from Ubergizmo.

Delta is America’s least respected brand, according to a new ranking of 100 of the most well-known companies.

Brand consulting firm CoreBrand surveyed more than 10,000 “business decision-makers” and asked them about how they perceived brands in terms of overall reputation, management and investment potential. Coming in on top were PepsiCo and Coca-Cola, which tied for first place.

The chart below shows how the top 10 most respected brands stack up in terms of familiarity and favorability:

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If lawmakers were to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour, it would “absolutely” kill jobs, former McDonald’s CEO Ed Rensi told Fox News host Neil Cavuto Tuesday.

Rensi, who was head of McDonald’s in the mid-1990s and now runs a burger chain of his own, argued Tuesday that a $15 minimum wage would put 15 to 20 percent of small businesses out of business.

Fast food workers across the country took to the streets earlier this summer, with some demanding $15 per hour. Many fast food workers have said they’re struggling to survive on their near-minimum wage paychecks and that their employers could afford to pay them more, citing the billions of dollars in profits some chains take in.

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