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Spotify expands audiobook access to family plan members with two new plans, including Audiobooks+ that offers more listening hours, in the UK and 10+ countries (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Techmeme

Apple launches new emoji word game to take on Wordle and the NYT

The Verge - All Posts

Q&A with Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas on the browser as AI's killer app, AI talent wars, why users may eventually pay thousands for a single prompt, and more (Alex Heath/The Verge)

Techmeme

Apex Legends’ narrative breadcrumbs make me miss its golden age of lore

Polygon - All

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is selling out IMAX theaters a year in advance

Polygon - All

Substack raised a $100M Series C from Chernin Group, a16z, and others, sources say at a $1.1B valuation, as it builds its social network and warms up to ads (New York Times)

Techmeme

Something Powerful Emerged After Black NYC Woman Was Jumped, Beaten Over a Parking Space

The Root

Have You Heard of The Tragic Story of Phyllis Hyman, a Beautiful, Soulful Singer Derailed By Her Own Demons?

The Root

The warped grimdark Pac-Man game still hinges on its arcade roots

Polygon - All

A gritty Pac-Man reboot makes for surprisingly solid Metroid-style action

The Verge - All Posts

Perplexity’s CEO on why the browser is AI’s killer app

The Verge - All Posts

Ghost Of Yōtei Directors Share Philosophy On Balancing Freedom With Story

Game Informer

UPDATE: Off The Grid, The Cyberpunk Battle Royale From District 9 Director Neill Blomkamp, Now Available On Steam

Game Informer

Meta shareholders suing Mark Zuckerberg and Meta leaders over Facebook's Cambridge Analytica privacy violations reach a settlement deal, ending an $8B trial (Tom Hals/Reuters)

Techmeme

Sony is still stubborn about the size of its cameras

The Verge - All Posts

Video of CEO Allegedly Cheating on His Wife With a Colleague at a Coldplay Concert Goes Viral, and Black Twitter Can’t Get Enough

The Root

Black Congressman Releases Song Demanding Release of the Epstein Files and…Sheesh

The Root

The crimes Trump doesn’t care about

Vox - All

The stapled Nintendo Switch 2 saga has come to a $250,000 end

Polygon - All

Rising Cost Of Living Forcing More Buddhists To Continue Working Years Into Reincarnation

The Onion