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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The Nintendo Music app has added a sleep timer.

Following updates to the Nintendo Switch App and the Nintendo Today app, the Nintendo Music app has also been updated and now features a new sleep timer for those wanting to drift off to their favorite soundtrack.

A small crescent moon icon appearing in the lower right corner of the app’s interface while playing a track or playlist can be tapped to open a menu with timer options ranging from 5 minutes to 60 minutes.

Two screenshots of the new sleep timer features in the Nintendo Music mobile app.
The new sleep timer feature can be set for as long as 60 minutes.
Screenshot: Nintendo Music
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Digg is getting a mobile app.

In addition to launching a reboot on the web, Digg told users that it’s working on an Android and iOS app with “full feature parity,” offering access to profiles, communities, and leaderboards with the top daily posts, comments, and gem-finders.

Image: Digg
Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Anthropic’s voice mode for Claude launches in beta.

The conversational mode for Anthropic’s AI chatbot is now becoming available for users of its mobile apps, “gradually.”

TechCrunch notes that chief product officer Mike Krieger confirmed the rumored feature was on the way in a recent interview, while Anthropic says that it can integrate with Google Workspace, and that free users can expect “20-30 voice messages” before session limits cut them off, while paid users have higher limits.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google Drive will now let you see how many times people opened your video.

You can see the new metric by selecting a video in your Drive, clicking the three-dot menu, and then hitting “Details.” From there, you’ll find a new “Analytics” section that shows how many times the video has been opened.

Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
The Browser Company won’t open-source Arc (yet).

After announcing its second browser, Dia, last year, the company stopped developing new features for original breakout Arc. Now CEO Josh Miller explains why, and admits he considered either selling or open-sourcing the software. Neither is on the table right now (because it would require giving up their custom development kit, or “secret sauce”), but “that doesn’t mean it’ll never happen.”

Dia is still in alpha testing, but will open up to Arc members next.

Letter to Arc members 2025

[browsercompany.substack.com]

Summer blockbuster season is here

Plus, in this week’s Installer: a cheap set-top box worth a try, a clever twist on the Stream Deck, where to go post-Pocket, and more.

David Pierce