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Google has rolled out its Emoji Kitchen feature on the web, allowing users to create unique emoji combinations directly from Google Search. This feature, previously available only on Android's Gboard, is now accessible to a wider audience.

Among the new additions are different variations of head shaking, both vertically and horizontally. Additionally, the update introduces characters with gender-neutral depictions of families.

Doom now runs on a Christmas tree toy in the form of an IBM PC. The device has an LCD display of about 1 inch, and the controls are a Bluetooth keyboard paired with a wireless mouse or a game controller.

Nicobo is a small ball-shaped cat-like robot about 20 cm in diameter that cannot do much, but it can turn around, wag its tail, blink its eyes, and change its facial expressions in response to human actions.

Microsoft will donate all proceeds from sweater sales to the College Success Foundation, an organization that helps students from low socioeconomic backgrounds successfully earn a college degree.

The most frequently used emoji of 2021 was the Tears of Joy emoticon. It accounts for over 5% of all emoji used. The second-ranked emoji is a red heart, followed by a laughing emoji. The top 100 emoji accounted for about 82% of the emoticons used.

This week’s stories feature Ross Hall from Auckland, who designs custom-made colorful coffins in the form of Lego or chocolate, and a new feature of Google Earth that shows how the world has changed from 1984 to 2020.