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                                            Netflix will stream Spotify video podcasts from 2026
                                                    Two platforms test a crossover for shows and audiences Netflix and Spotify are teaming up to bring select Spotify video                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            PlayStation Gear Store is shutting down on December 31
                                                    Sony winds down its merch shop as fans rush final buys Sony’s PlayStation Gear Store—home to licensed apparel and collectibles                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            Myanmar’s junta concedes its 2025 election won’t be nationwide
                                                    Limited polls amid an expanding civil war Myanmar’s military ruler Min Aung Hlaing has publicly acknowledged that the general election                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            Kylie Jenner revives ‘King Kylie’ persona with debut single ‘Fourth Strike’
                                                    A reality mogul tests the pop waters again Kylie Jenner has launched her first official single, “Fourth Strike,” rekindling her                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            Library advice book from rural Hokkaido becomes an unlikely bestseller
                                                    Small-town wisdom, big national audience A modest public library in Shari, Hokkaido, has spawned a national hit: a book compiling                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            ADB and World Bank line up financing for ASEAN Power Grid push
                                                    New money for regional grids and clean energy The Asian Development Bank is preparing a multibillion-dollar financing package to accelerate                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            Microsoft teases a ‘big’ Windows reveal after Windows 10 support ends
                                                    A cryptic teaser and what might be next Microsoft marked the end of support for Windows 10 and immediately teased                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            China bets it can win a trade war with the U.S.
                                                    Trade hardball, new fees, shifting leverage China is signaling confidence that it can absorb a protracted economic confrontation with the                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            Toxic Fumes Stall Firefighting in Mirpur Chemical Blaze
                                                    Hazmat team joins as flames persist for second day A massive blaze that tore through a garment factory and adjoining                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
											             
                                            Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Shatters U.S. Debut Record
                                                    Four-million-plus opening rewrites the playbook Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album stormed past the modern-era first-week record in the U.S., powered                                                 
                    
                                                
                                        
                    
                                             
																			 
										















