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Arc Browser Gets Its Shutdown Date

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The Browser Company is discontinuing its Arc browser on December 22, 2026, to focus on Dia, an AI-first browser. Engadget reported the shutdown date and the company's strategic pivot.

The Browser Company has been shifting resources toward Dia, an AI-native browser, as the company bets on AI as the future of web browsing. Arc, once a cult favorite for its novel interface, has been deprioritized as the company consolidates around its new product.

Engadget reports that publisher Pantaloon is launching a subscription service called the Playbill for indie games, and it will exclude games using generative AI.

Engadget reports that Daft Punk is getting an official Lego set based on a fan-built model of the Alive tour pyramid.

Engadget reports that The Browser Company is officially killing the Arc browser on December 22, pivoting to an AI browser called Dia.

Engadget reports that Bluesky added iPad support and profile links to third-party platforms in its latest update.

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Engadget reports that publisher Pantaloon is launching a subscription service called the Playbill for indie games, and it will exclude games using generative AI.

A new subscription service promises an evolving collection of 'bold and bizarre' indie games - Publisher Pantaloon says the Playbill won't feature games that use generative AI in any way.

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Engadget reports that Daft Punk is getting an official Lego set based on a fan-built model of the Alive tour pyramid.

Daft Punk is getting an official Lego set - A fan-built model of the Alive tour pyramid got the green light to become a real product.

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Engadget reports that The Browser Company is officially killing the Arc browser on December 22, pivoting to an AI browser called Dia.

The Browser Company is officially killing Arc on December 22 - The organization is prioritizing an AI browser called Dia.

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Engadget reports that Bluesky added iPad support and profile links to third-party platforms in its latest update.

Bluesky adds iPad support in latest feature update - Profile links to third-party platforms have also arrived on the social network.

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CLet's go somewhere lighter. Daft Punk is getting an official Lego set.
MThe pyramid? From the Alive tour?
CYeah. A fan built it out of Lego, put it on the ideas platform, and it got enough votes to become a real product.
MThat's genuinely great. The pyramid was such an iconic stage design. Nobody knew who was in it, the lights, the mystery.
CAnd now you can build it on your kitchen table. The fan model apparently captures the LED panels and everything.
MI want that. I'm not ashamed to say it. Daft Punk in Lego form is perfectly ridiculous.
CYou and half the internet. Lego's been leaning into these fan-designed sets for adults, and they're printing money with them.
MIt's the crossover nobody saw coming: house music legends and plastic bricks. But it works.
CSpeaking of things nobody saw coming, there's a new subscription service for indie games and it's banning generative AI outright.
MA game subscription that excludes anything using AI? What's the story?
CEngadget says the publisher Pantaloon is launching the Playbill, a curated collection of bold indie games. And no game with generative AI gets in.
MThat's a statement. In a moment where every studio's trying to find a use for AI, this is a line in the sand.
CI think it's smart positioning. There's a real chunk of players who are sick of AI-generated art, dialogue, whatever. This gives them a clubhouse.
MBut how do you even enforce that? Some dev might use AI for concept art and never mention it.
CYou take their word for it. It's a curation promise, not an FBI investigation.
MFair. And the indie scene has plenty of artists who'd rather draw every pixel themselves. This might actually pull in interesting work.
CAnd that's the whole promise of the service: weird, personal games you wouldn't find on Steam's front page. The anti-AI stance is just part of that identity.
MI'm skeptical it scales, but I respect a curated subscription that actually stands for something. Most of these services are just a pile of games nobody wanted.
CExactly. If the Playbill earns a reputation for taste, it's got a chance.
MOne more from Engadget: Bluesky just added proper iPad support and profile links to third-party platforms.
CTook them long enough. Running a stretched phone app on an iPad is a crime.
MIt's almost like they've been busy scaling a social network. But yes, real iPad support is a quality-of-life win.
CAnd the third-party links are interesting. You can point people to your YouTube, your website, whatever.
MIt's not a huge feature, but it makes profiles feel more like home bases. That matters as people keep drifting around platforms.
CBlue sky's playing the long game here. Small, steady improvements while everyone else melts down.

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