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Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Google Play adds AI features to help you find new games.

A new “Game finder” feature is rolling out to English language users in the US today that explains why a Play Store game is being recommended to you, based on reviews and your gameplay habits. App recommendations are also coming to Gemini Live, and the Ask Play chatbot can now generate side-by-side app comparisons within search results.

An example of the Google Play Game finder recommendations.
Nothing says “personalized by AI” quite like a nonsensical and suspiciously generative-looking image banner.
Image: Google
I tried out Apple’s HomeView smart displayI tried out Apple’s HomeView smart display
Hands-On
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Emma Roth
Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Hulu picks up Ryan Coogler’s take on The X-Files for a full series.

The show will star Danielle Deadwyler and Himesh Patel as the leads, but a source tells Variety they will play new characters, not Dana Scully and Fox Mulder.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
PokéBeats.

A special edition Beats Pill puts Mimikyu and a (visibly worried) Pikachu onto the portable speaker’s grill. It also comes with a lanyard with a Poké Ball charm.

The device launches on Thursday, October 15th for $149.99, and you’ll be able to purchase it from Apple’s website and Target in the US.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Bending Spoons lays off Airtable staff one month after acquiring it.

The Italian software company says the layoffs include a “large part” of the Airtable team. Bending Spoons, which now owns Vimeo, Eventbrite, WeTransfer, AOL, and several other brands, has become known for purchasing companies and then laying off staff.

David Pierce
David Pierce
Vergecast. HomeView. 1:30 ET.

We have a lot of questions about Apple’s new smart-home gadget — and all the updated ones, too. Come hang with Jen Tuohy, Nilay Patel, and me in an hour or so as we talk through all of today’s announcements, get Jen’s first hands-on impressions, and have deep existential debates about Siri. See you soon!

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
Peacock’s “Your Bravoverse” vertical video feed is live now.

The experience includes an AI avatar version of host Andy Cohen. It was originally announced in March with a summer release window, so it’s arriving a bit later than expected.

Hands-on with the Apple Home CollectionHands-on with the Apple Home Collection
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy and Emma Roth
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Our first look at the Apple HomeView.

We’ll have hands-on impressions shortly, but take a look at Apple’s smart display hub on table and wall-mount setups.

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Jay Peters
Jay Peters
CNN’s All Access subscription is coming to the UK and Canada.

The service, which launched last year in the US, is expanding internationally starting October 20th. “Subscribers in the U.K. and Canada will now be able to stream a selection of live channels from CNN’s portfolio of International and US programming, exclusive video-on-demand content, and a library of award-winning CNN Original Series and CNN Films,” according to a press release.

CNN says it’s planning to bring the service to “additional international markets” in the “coming year.”