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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