Why wait? | Image: Netflix Want to try the nine games that Netflix now streams from cloud servers directly to your laptop, desktop, or TV? Officially, you’re supposed to wait until the beta rolls out more broadly, but for now, there may be an easier way. If you fire up a desktop web browser, log in to Netflix, and click these links, you should be able to start playing, even if you don’t see any of these games listed normally. Oxenfree: https://www.netflix.com/title/81569946 The Almost Gone: https://www.netflix.com/title/81708319 Infernax: https://www.netflix.com/title/81708314 Link Twin: https://www.netflix.com/title/81708315 Mole Gem Mayhem: https://www.netflix.com/title/81633353 Reigns: https://www.netflix.com/title/81708316 Reigns Three Kingdoms:... Continue reading…

At first glance, Netflix’s upcoming action thriller Atlas, starring Jennifer Lopez, seemed like it was going to be a rather serious movie about a mech pilot fighting to survive on an inhospitable planet. That could still be the case, but the movie’s latest trailer makes it out to be a bit more of a sci-fi buddy cop affair with an emphasis on human / robot alliances. Though a maniacal machine (Simu Liu) dead-set on eradicating humanity presents the biggest threat in Atlas, the movie’s new trailer puts a spotlight on how an AI-powered battle armor will join Atlas Shepherd (Lopez) in her fight to save the world. With so many killer robots on the loose and doing a bang-up job of destroying cities, it makes sense that Atlas would be... Continue reading…

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Netflix is moving beyond subscriber numbers. In its first quarter earnings results released on Thursday, Netflix announced that it will stop reporting quarterly membership numbers in 2025 because subscribers are “just one component” of its growth. The change comes after a quarter where it added 9.3 million subscribers, growing to more than 270 million members globally. Subscriber count meant everything in the early days of streaming. It allows investors, studios, and everyone else to gauge just how well a streaming service is doing compared to the competition, and Netflix has leaned on its lead in that area. But now, Netflix says it is flipping this idea on its head because it has multiple sources of revenue that don’t hinge solely on... Continue reading…

Henry Cavill as Geralt. | Image: Netflix We still don’t know what Liam Hemsworth will look (or sound) like when he takes up the role of Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher. But we do know how long he’ll be wearing the white wig: Netflix has confirmed that the show’s fifth season will be its last. The news comes as Netflix has confirmed that it has started production on season 4 of The Witcher — the first that won’t feature Henry Cavill in the lead role — and that it and season 5 will be filmed back to back. The two upcoming seasons will “complete the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski’s books,” according to Netflix. That means they will cover a trio of Witcher books: Baptism of Fire, The Tower of the Swallow, and Lady of the Lake. Netflix first announced that Hemsworth would be taking... Continue reading…

有两个相互竞争的GraphQL框架： Netflix 于 2021 年初开源了域图服务 (DGS) 框架。此后，该框架在 Netflix 和许多其他公司中得到了广泛采用。DGS 框架为 Java 开发人员提供了基于 Spring Boot 的编程模型来创建 GraphQL 服务。 在Netflix 开源 DGS 框架后不久， Spring 团队为 Spring Boot 开发 GraphQL 框架的工作。Spring GraphQL 项目当时处于早期阶段，提供了与graphql-java 的较低级别的集成。在过去的一年里，Spring GraphQL 已经成熟，并且大部分功能与 DGS 框架相

The service selector in Supercut. | Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge Netflix said last year that it had no plans for a native app for the Apple Vision Pro — a disappointment for owners given how well-suited it is for the task. Now, a new app called Supercut brings Netflix streaming to Apple’s headset without letterboxing bars on the top and bottom of the video; it also supports 4K streaming with Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision. Made by developer Christian Privitelli, Supercut offers playback controls — including subtitles, audio output, playback speed, and the ability to skip ahead or back a few seconds — plus the ability to switch between profiles on the fly. It even gives you a visual indicator telling you whether your video is outputting in one or both of the Dolby formats and what resolution you’re... Continue reading…

Image: Netflix Though Netflix just renewed its live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation, showrunner Albert Kim is parting ways with the show. Variety reports that Jabbar Raisani (Lost in Space) and Christine Boylan (Poker Face) have been tapped to executive produce the next two seasons of Netflix’s Avatar following former showrunner Albert Kim’s decision to step down. Though Netflix has yet to officially announce the change of guard, Kim is reportedly heading over to Disney Plus, where he will executive produce the streamer’s new Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and develop other fresh projects. Kim first became Avatar’s showrunner back in 2020 following the unexpected exits of Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino — the... Continue reading…

Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I'm thrilled to be joined by Netflix's Paul Bakker and Kavitha Srinivasan, who explain how they're integrating and evolving Spring for GraphQL in their own GraphQL stack and how they're managing, growing, and evolving thousands of services written in Spring Boot

Image: Netflix Henry Cavill may be gone, but Netflix’s live-action adaptation of The Witcher is soldiering on with even more seasons inspired by Andrzej Sapkowski’s novels. Continue reading…

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