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Jay Peters

Jay Peters

Senior Reporter

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    Spotify now has 252 million subscribers.

    That’s growth of 12 percent year-over-year, according to the company’s third quarter earnings. Monthly active users are up, too, reaching 640 million.

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    One million people have joined Bluesky in the past week.

    Seems like a lot of people are looking for a new place to post.

    Though I should note that Threads apparently gets one million new sign-ups per day.

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    He’s in the game.

    Disney is searching for potential CEO candidates outside of the company, and one person being considered is EA CEO Andrew Wilson, Variety and The Wall Street Journal report. The company plans to announce Bob Iger’s successor in early 2026.

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    Jay Peters
    The new intro for Sea of Stars seems promising.

    I really didn’t like the slow opening hours of the Chrono Trigger-inspired RPG when I reviewed it last year, but the new “Dawn of Equinox” update adds a “revamped prologue” that includes action upfront.

    The update also adds local co-op, combat tweaks, and a lot more. Seems like a great time to jump into the game ahead of next spring’s Throes of the Watchmaker DLC.

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    Jay Peters
    A standalone Gemini app for iOS might be available widely soon.

    Spokesperson Elijah Lawal tells The Verge that the company is rolling out a pilot of the app in the Philippines. 9to5Google reported that a user was able to download the app.

    Gemini has a standalone app for Android, and from that app, you can access the Gemini Live voice mode.