Monthly Archives: July 2022

Netflix is reportedly financing Johnny Depp’s next movie about France’s King Louis XV

Actor Johnny Depp appears in the courtroom at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 27, 2022. | Photo by Steve Helber / AFP / Getty Images Netflix is reportedly co-producing and plans to stream Johnny Depp’s first film following the actor’s bitter defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife Amber Heard for describing…

Snap hires the head of US Secret Service

Secret Service Director James Murray is retiring from his post for a new position as Snap’s chief security officer at the end of the month, Snap confirmed to The Verge on Thursday. Murray’s private sector move was first reported by The Washington Post on Thursday, shortly after the longtime protective service official’s departure from government…

It’s looking more like Elon Musk could bail on buying Twitter

Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty Images The Washington Post reports that Elon Musk’s $44 billion deal to buy Twitter is “in peril,” based on three anonymous sources who told the paper that the billionaire’s camp has “stopped engaging in certain discussions around funding” for the agreement. Musk isn’t going it alone in…

Netfix brings spatial audio to its lineup of original series and movies

Enlarge / Eddie Munson plays guitar in Stranger Things season 4. (credit: Netflix) Netflix has partnered with Sennheiser to bring spatial audio to the streaming service’s original programming, including the recently released Stranger Things season 4. “Spatial audio will roll out across our catalog beginning today, and you can hear it for yourself by typing…