225 movies will initially join the service, including big hits like The Hunger Games and John Wick, with around 100 more being added this year and early next, Deadline reports.
[Deadline]
Links from sites that utilize the standard.site schema — which, at a high level, lets users people blog posts on the AT Protocol — will include things like the publication’s name, an estimated reading time, and a call to action in Bluesky posts. Bluesky itself is built on the AT Protocol, so this is a cool integration of initiatives.
As spotted by Android Authority, the Pixel Buds app is getting updated with a new icon in the same style as the recently-updated Google Workspace icons. Google is also tweaking the app’s landing page, which will now show all the Pixel Buds headphones paired with your phone on one screen.
The US Justice Department wants names, addresses, and banking information of at least two anonymous users, and is subpoenaing Reddit and X as part of criminal investigations, according to Bloomberg. The users have hired lawyers to push back.
Gaming and a renewed interest in physical media like VHS tapes (mixed with good ol’ nostalgia) continue to drive the niche CRT market, which had a boom during the pandemic after some restoration struggles. From Minnesota parking lot deals to global capers, the lure of scan lines holds strong.
The $65 billion Series H round gives Anthropic an eye-watering $900 billion valuation. That gives the company a higher valuation than OpenAI’s last valuation of $730 billion, according to The New York Times.
Anthropic says the funds will go toward advancing safety research, expanding compute, and scaling its products.
As Nikkei Asia reports, Toyota is discontinuing development of the mass-production version of the LF-ZC concept EV it announced in 2023, focusing instead on developing SUVs. The electric Lexus was originally supposed to launch in 2026, but got delayed until 2027 and may now be shelved indefinitely.
[Nikkei Asia]
After an initial rollout earlier this year, Spotify officially announced on Thursday that the feature is available for “all users globally.” Spotify also says that, for Premium users, downloads for offline listening will also keep going even when the app is closed.
Read about these updates and a couple more in Spotify’s blog post.
