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Letterboxd, the popular hybrid movie tracking and social media app, is exploring a sale. A new report this week from Matt Belloni at Puck outlines the many companies that have shown interest in acquiring the service, including Netflix, Sony Pictures, and more. Belloni reports that “meet-and-greets” have kicked off as part of the sales process

Spotify announced today a series of updates to Release Radar, giving listeners more control over the music recommendations they receive every Friday. Here are the details. Spotify announced today that several improvements are coming to Release Radar, its weekly discovery playlist that combines new releases from artists users already follow with singles selected to match

Speaking of AI-powered browser capabilities on the Mac, Anthropic is highlighting Claude Code’s in-app browser on the desktop today. “Claude Code on desktop now has an in-app browser,” per the ClaudeDevs account on X. “Claude can pull up docs, designs, or any other site. It can read, click through, and interact the same way it

My top feature for a smart lock for any Apple smart home person is Apple Home Key support. The ability to tap your iPhone or Apple Watch against your front door and walk right inside is incredibly convenient. The problem is that most locks that support this feature are expensive, often costing $ 200 or

Apple is among eight U.S. companies now able to bring covered advanced-computing chips, servers, and other controlled technology into the UAE without applying for individual export licenses. Here’s what that means. As spotted by Reuters, the U.S. Department of Commerce is relaxing export restrictions for the United Arab Emirates, giving approved companies easier access to

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Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI today, accusing the company of trade secret theft. Specifically, Apple alleges that its former employees have stolen trade secrets “for the benefit of OpenAI.” “This case is about Apple’s former employees stealing Apple’s trade secrets for the benefit of OpenAI. Apple brings this suit to put a stop

Meta AI joined the image generation space this week. However, it did so with a controversial default setting that users found upsetting. Meta’s tool allowed anyone to use public Instagram posts as a starting point for creating AI-generated images. Instagram users needed to proactively turn off permission to avoid having their content easily tagged and