Month: November 2026

“Do you like scary movies, Sidney?”. It’s been almost 30 years since we were first terrified by Ghostface’s famous line, which has led, so far, to seven Woodsboro massacres. And given that Scream 7 was an absolute success and killed it at the box office, how could they not get their act together for the eighth installment in the franchise, starring the franchise’s iconic final girl?

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What’s your favorite horror movie?

I have to admit, as a die-hard fan of the franchise, that Scream 7 felt like an absolute disgrace, the kind of movie they made fun of in the franchise itself: bad beyond belief. We still don’t know whether Kevin Williamson will sit in the director’s chair again, but for now we do know who will face the new Ghostface (or Ghostfaces).

“You know I can’t tell you anything about Scream 8, but I’ll be in it”, the actress said. It’s worth noting that she turned down being in the sixth film, at the time, over money, but after Melissa Barrera’s unfair firing and Jenna Ortega’s strategic withdrawal, she had no choice but to come back, in exchange for 7 million dollars. For that kind of money, anyone would go back to facing their nightmares.

I, personally, only hope they remember what Scream used to be before screwing up again like they did in the seventh film. A smart, interesting meta commentary and a different, sharp take on current horror cinema and on horror cinema of all time. They know perfectly well how to do it, so it’s not that much to ask, really.

Taika Waititi’s new film, Klara and the Sun, has crashed and burned critically. Reviews have called it clumsy, saccharine, unbearably affected, and lacking in depth, none of which applies to the Kazuo Ishiguro novel it aims to adapt. This has cost the film its international distribution, since distributors fear it will be an absolute box-office flop. Something Waititi has decided to take personally. Taking aim at critics.

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A film that’s doing worse than the director’s ego

With 24% positive scores on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s Waititi’s worst-received film to date. And on Instagram he has decided to react in a very unprofessional way. “I haven’t read a single review about me or my peers in almost 15 years. But I do listen to people. So this Halloween, let’s spare a thought for those sad lost souls who couldn’t fulfill their dream of becoming artists and, because of that, ended up being critics. The same people who also hated Jojo Rabbit. Irrelevant. Disconnected from reality. Obsolete. In the trash,” he declared.

To claim that critics don’t know what they’re talking about, he stressed that Klara and the Sun has 74% positive reviews from audiences. The problem is that the rest of the numbers don’t speak to any supposed positive audience response. After opening on October 23 in 880 theaters, which is a fairly wide release, it has grossed just $1.7 million so far, with an estimated production cost of between $20 million and $44 million. So it seems that the film is an absolute failure both critically and at the box office.

That would explain the distributors’ decision to cancel its release outside the US. Not only because the reviews are very negative, but because the audience response isn’t backing it up. And while Waititi may want to believe that the critics are to blame, everything suggests that the problem lies in his own film.

Christmas-movie fever comes earlier and earlier. As soon as Halloween ends, American networks and streamers dust off all those stories they’ve been making throughout the year about farms in Vermont, snow on the sidewalks, love between someone who hates Christmas and someone who lives for it… and, of course, mega-stars celebrating the arrival of the holidays.

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Ho-Ho-Haymakers for Days

As if they were the ghosts of Christmas past and present, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson have come together, along with their super-muscles of steel, in a movie in which the former governor of California plays Santa Claus, teaming up with a thief who’s on his naughty list to try to recover his bag of presents. Look, what do I know.

The Man with the Bag is the typical movie with elves, reindeer, presents, carols, and two testosterone-fueled men ready to dish out beatings. It isn’t the first time Schwarzenegger has gotten all Christmassy: just remember his hunt for the Turbo Man doll in Jingle All the Way, back in 1996, although in that movie everything was much more consumerist (and funnier, let’s be honest) than in this ode to the festivities.

Prime Video will premiere the movie on December 2, and it’s obvious to everyone that they’re aiming for a wildly enjoyable double feature with a Christmas classic that was a box-office flop but, somehow, has found a second life on streaming: Red One. Who wouldn’t feel like watching Reacher and Terminator together saving the holidays? Ho, ho, ho!

Anthropic has introduced an interesting feature for Claude Enterprise accounts that lets companies analyze their employees’ conversations. Called Smart Reports, it lets them see what tasks we work on, how much they cost, and what difficulties we run into.

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What companies can see from our conversations

According to Anthropic, administrators can generate reports for the last 28 days of use. The analysis includes chat, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code, and classifies sessions by projects, results, and, above all, by cost. It also lets them see a summary of each session and check their details.

The tool can also identify repetitive tasks that could be automated and lets users ask the AI itself questions to guide the analysis it produces. 

What happens to our privacy

That’s the big question. Part of the answer is that the feature comes disabled by default and requires an administrator to enable it explicitly. In addition, the names of Claude users are hidden. It’s still possible to identify users, although it requires enabling a specific option and each disclosure of a name is logged in the system.

Conversations about health, personal life, or other sensitive matters appear only as aggregate statistics, without individual summaries, although content classification is always prone to errors. Given how important it is to protect our private conversations, the use of a company account for certain questions has to be considered carefully.

It’s been a long (very, very long) time without 007. Since Daniel Craig’s epic ending in No Time to Die and Amazon Prime Video‘s purchase of the franchise, this is the longest period in history we’ve gone without a person like James Bond. However, things seem to be settling down and one name keeps coming up more than any other: Turner. Callum Turner.

Shaken, not stirred

Social media is practically taking it as a given because Turner has stepped down from his post as CEO of Twentytwo FIlms, a production company he started with Dua Lipa, his wife… who many believe will sing the theme for the new James Bond, whenever it arrives. We know for sure he’s one of the four front-runners, but now all the pieces are starting to fall into place.

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In fact, Pierce Brosnan himself has already said that if Turner is the next Bond, he’ll be more than happy about it. “Right now I’m just a member of the audience who wants to know who’s going to do this epic role. All the men on this list are actors I admire. I’ve worked with Callum Turner and he’s so strong. They all have voice, physique and presence on screen. They all have longevity as actors”.

Brosnan even has advice for whoever gets the role: “I wish him the best in life, strength and courage. It’s hard to know who it’ll be, but I’m really looking forward to hearing the news and the unveiling of the next James Bond“. Callum, warm up (the gun), you’re up.

Meta says the Meta Quest 2 and Meta Quest Pro are nearing the end of the line for new Horizon OS and feature updates. Horizon OS 2.13 is the last full OS release planned for both headsets, and Meta expects that rollout to be finished by March 2027.

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After that, don’t count on new platform features or major upgrades. Meta says security patches and critical bug fixes will keep coming through the end of 2027, which puts Meta Quest 2 at a little over seven years of support from its 2020 launch, and Meta Quest Pro at just over five years from 2022.

Both headsets should still handle the basics after March 2027. You’ll still be able to use supported games and apps, browse the store, re-download past purchases, play multiplayer with cross-play, and use Meta Quest Link for PC VR. The catch is that newer experiences may start to pass them by as developers focus on Quest 3, Quest 3S, newer Horizon OS features, and faster hardware.

Developers can still ship bug fixes, content updates, and continued support for existing titles. If support gets pulled in a way that removes access, Meta says developers have to give 180 days of notice. New app submissions for Quest 2 and Quest Pro, though, will only be accepted through December 2027.

If you still use either headset all the time, this isn’t a reason to panic. It’s more a sign of where Meta is headed. Quest 2 has an installed base of more than 20 million, Quest Pro was discontinued by Meta in September 2024, and the company’s attention is plainly on newer Quest hardware. Even so, both headsets will still let you download apps and past purchases from the Meta Quest Store.

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Proton, known for ProtonMail’s encrypted email services and its commitment to privacy, is in the middle of a major controversy. The Swiss company, which has always defended security as one of its core values, is relying more and more on artificial intelligence to speed up the development of its products. The worst part is that, according to reporting from 404 Media, the new strategy is causing quite a lot of concern.

Speed above security

The whole controversy revolves around Andy Yen, Proton’s CEO, who reportedly responded harshly to an employee who proposed spending a few days checking the security of the code before shipping it. Yen said that was “thinking like losers” and called for using more AI.

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According to 404’s investigation, which spoke with nine Proton workers, the company is already measuring how much code its employees generate using AI and reconsidering hiring engineers.

An especially risky approach considering the risks of AI-generated code and the challenges of cybersecurity now that AI tools seem to have free rein.

Some users are starting to cancel their subscriptions

The reactions quickly reached Reddit, where several users say they have canceled their subscription and are calling for Yen’s resignation. It’s too early to draw conclusions, but the concern about security is clear.

AI can greatly speed up software development, but it also makes mistakes. Mistakes that, with the amount of code generated, are sometimes very difficult to detect. In Proton’s case, the challenge lies in proving that the faster pace AI enables maintains the level of security the company has led users to expect.

Canva has launched Affinity for the iPad. After bringing together Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher on desktop into a single app, the company is making the jump to the iPad. It’s an excellent alternative to Photoshop that offers completely free professional editing and design tools.

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Four workspaces in a single app

The new Affinity app for iPad brings together drawing, vector illustration, photo retouching and layout in four workspaces: Sketch, Vector, Pixel and Layout. We can switch between them while working on the same .af file and also keep working on the Mac whenever we want.

The app’s big new feature compared to the desktop version is Sketch Studio, an environment designed for drawing with the Apple Pencil. With gestures alone we can turn strokes into editable vector shapes using the pressure and gestures of the pencil itself. The app offers us RAW editing, masks and multi-page documents. With this app, the iPad gets a full-featured tool and an excellent free alternative to Photoshop.

Free to create, with optional AI

All the app’s features are free, you just need to sign in with a Canva account. The artificial intelligence tools, though, require a premium plan. It gives you access to generative expansion, noise reduction and splitting images into layers. 

A different take on Photoshop’s AI features that, without a doubt, catches the eye. An excellent design app for going beyond the Mac or PC when it comes to working with our images.