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Beyond Streaming: Why and How to Download Videos from YouTube

12 July 2026 at 22:38
Can’t stream a YouTube video on a plane? Worried that a rare concert recording will disappear? Need to edit a clip for a presentation? Here’s why TidBITS Talk readers download YouTube videos—and which apps they recommend.

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When Will The Odyssey Be on Netflix? Expected Streaming Release Date

19 July 2026 at 13:26

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey opened in theaters worldwide on July 17, 2026, but Netflix subscribers will probably wait until summer 2027 before the movie becomes available to stream in the United States. Universal Pictures now follows a new streaming arrangement for its live-action movies, which places Netflix inside the first major paid streaming window after […]

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Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 8: Release Date, Time, Spoilers and What to Expect

17 July 2026 at 19:30

Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 8 will be released on Saturday, July 18, 2026, as Manager Kim’s fight against the Special Missions Directorate enters another dangerous stage. The Korean action thriller airs every Friday and Saturday on SBS at 9:50 p.m. KST. New episodes also stream internationally on Netflix, although the exact availability time can differ […]

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Silo Season 3 Episode 4 Release Date and What to Expect Next

17 July 2026 at 19:23

Silo Season 3 Episode 4 will release on Friday, July 24, 2026, on Apple TV. The upcoming chapter will continue Juliette Nichols’ dangerous search for Lukas Kyle while Camille Sims faces growing pressure from the Algorithm. Apple confirmed that Silo Season 3 contains 10 episodes, with one new episode arriving every Friday. The season began […]

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Silo Season 3 Episode 3 Ending Explained: What Juliette Discovers

17 July 2026 at 19:19

Silo Season 3 Episode 3 pushes Juliette Nichols deeper into the mines, where she finally discovers that Lukas Kyle is alive and has been hiding from the authorities. The episode, titled “A Dark Web,” was released on Apple TV on July 17, 2026. It continues Juliette’s attempt to recover her missing memories while Camille Sims […]

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Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 8 Predictions: Every Major Twist We Expect Next

17 July 2026 at 19:11

Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 8 will continue Kim Do-hyeon’s desperate search for Min-ji after another painful setback separated the father and daughter in Episode 7. The next episode will air on Saturday, July 18, 2026, following the show’s regular Friday and Saturday schedule. Episode 7 ended with Min-ji unknowingly entering Joo Kang-chan’s vehicle, placing her […]

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Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 7 Ending Explained: Kim Loses Control Again

17 July 2026 at 18:59

Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 7 turns Kim Do-hyeon’s long-awaited reunion with Min-ji into another dangerous fight for survival. Kim finally reaches his daughter, but getting her home safely proves far more difficult than finding her. Spoiler warning: This article contains major spoilers for Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 7 and earlier episodes. The Korean action drama […]

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Agent Kim Reactivated Behind the Scenes Photos Reveal So Ji-sub’s Off-Camera Moments

17 July 2026 at 13:34

Agent Kim Reactivated behind-the-scenes photos offer a closer look at how the drama’s intense action and emotional moments come together on set. The new images capture So Ji-sub and the cast working between takes, reviewing scenes, sharing lighter moments, and preparing for physically demanding sequences. While the series follows a retired secret agent returning to […]

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Sugar Season 2 Episode 5 Recap: Sugar Enters Pavich’s Inner Circle

17 July 2026 at 13:13

Sugar Season 2 Episode 5, titled “Unknowns,” sees John Sugar protect Ji Moon while quietly entering Senator Pavich’s inner circle through a mysterious professor. The episode continues the season’s central investigation into Ji’s disappearance, corrupt police officer Ray Vega, and the wider conspiracy operating across Los Angeles. Sugar also struggles with growing loneliness as he […]

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Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 7 Release Date and What to Expect

17 July 2026 at 13:04

Agent Kim Reactivated Episode 7 will arrive on Friday, July 17, 2026. The next chapter continues Kim Do-hyeon’s increasingly dangerous mission after his daughter Min-ji becomes a target once again. Episode 7 will be followed by Episode 8 on Saturday, July 18. The final two episodes will arrive on July 24 and July 25, bringing […]

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Silo Season 3 Episode 4 Release Date, Time, and What to Expect

17 July 2026 at 12:56

Silo Season 3 Episode 4 will arrive on Apple TV on Friday, July 24, 2026. The next chapter will continue Juliette Nichols’ fight to recover her memories while the Before Times storyline reveals more about the events that led to the creation of the silos. Season 3 began on July 3 and follows a weekly […]

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How ‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ used AI to Create So Ji-sub’s Backstory

17 July 2026 at 12:49

SBS drama Agent Kim Reactivated has drawn attention after using artificial intelligence to create a nearly three-minute sequence that explores Manager Kim’s past. The story follows the character played by So Ji-sub during a secret mission in North Korea, giving viewers a look at his earlier life through AI-generated scenes instead of traditional filming. The […]

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‘My Life With the Walter Boys’ Season 3 Trailer, Poster and First Look Reveal

15 July 2026 at 18:38

Netflix has released a new poster, official trailer, and fresh first-look images for My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3 ahead of its August 2026 premiere. The popular teen drama returns to Silver Falls on August 6, 2026. The new season will continue Jackie Howard’s complicated relationship with brothers Cole and Alex while the […]

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Dave Eggers told OpenAI staff that ChatGPT was ‘silencing an entire generation’

18 July 2026 at 21:54
Dave Eggers attends the "The Turning Point: To Be Destroyed" premiere. | Image: John Lamparski/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival

Last year, Sam Altman invited author Dave Eggers to give a talk to around 200 OpenAI staffers. The man has written countless novels, screenplays, pieces of journalism, started McSweeney's, and founded multiple schools and nonprofits that support writers and the arts more broadly. So one might expect he'd roll into the company's offices and offer tips on being relentlessly prolific, or how to excel in multiple fields. Instead, he apparently laced into the company. According to the Financial Times, Eggers told the staff:

"The effect of ChatGPT on educators' lives is catastrophic. Whether you intended to do it or not, you've made every teache …

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The Guardian’s Carter Sherman fondly remembers being terrified by Ocarina of Time

18 July 2026 at 15:30
Carter Sherman sitting on a the floor in front of a couch, instead of just on it for some reason.
Carter, there’s a couch RIGHT THERE. | Image:

Carter Sherman has been covering sex, gender, and the complex personal and national politics that accompany them for years. She was a senior reporter for Vice and has written for Elle, Ms. magazine, and Los Angeles magazine as well. Along the way, she's garnered a Scripps Howard Award, a National Press Club Journalism Award, and four Emmy nominations.

She's also the author of The Second Coming: Sex and the Next Generation's Fight Over Its Future. That book looks at how the internet and our polarized political landscape have changed sex and relationships, from school board battles over sex ed to abortion access. These days she finds herself …

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Marvel's X-Men movie: cast rumors and everything we know so far about MCU's new mutant-starring comic book film

Marvel's X-Men movie: what we know

- In development at Marvel Studios
- Expected to be MCU 2.0's first film
- Release date yet to be announced
- Could come out some time in 2028
- No trailer or wider footage available
- Plenty of cast rumors circulating online
- Story synopsis yet to be publicly unveiled
- Nothing to report on possible sequels

The mutants are coming. Indeed, with Marvel hard at work on developing another X-Men movie — one that will officially introduce a new version of the superteam to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) — it won't be long before they return to the big screen. Well, providing you don't consider its potential 2028 launch to be a lengthy wait...

But I digress. With San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) 2026 almost upon us, and speculation that some sort of X-Men announcement will be made at the fan expo, interest over the next live-action X-Men film couldn't be higher. Read on to discover everything we know so far about the movie that's likely to usher in version 2.0 of the MCU.

X-Men movie release date: what we know

Kevin Feige confirms that Jake Schreier's 'X-MEN' movie comes out after 'AVENGERS: SECRET WARS'"I can't wait for all of you to see 'Avengers: Doomsday', we have a movie after that called 'Avengers: Secret Wars', and after that the mutants are coming and the X-Men are coming and… pic.twitter.com/pw9u54BEEBJuly 11, 2026

Marvel is yet to confirm a release date for its X-Men movie. It's still in the early stages of development, after all, so unless a surprise announcement comes at SDCC 2026, it will be some time before we know more.

That said, this film is high on Marvel's list of priorities. Speaking in late 2024, company president Kevin Feige said that MCU's future will be all about the X-Men after the Multiverse Saga comes to an end with next year's Avengers: Secret Wars.

More recently, Feige hinted (see the X/Twitter post above) that the new X-Men movie will be the first film to arrive after the sixth Avengers installment. With that movie due out in December 2027, we shouldn't expect MCU's first mutant-led project until some time in 2028.

Marvel's X-Men movie trailer: is there one?

Cyclops screaming as he unleashes a powerful optic blast while kneeling in Avengers: Doomsday

Cyclops didn't take this trailer news very well... (Image credit: Marvel Studios)

Unsurprisingly, no. In fact, assuming Marvel returns to Hall H panel at SDCC 2028, I'd be amazed if we get any official footage before then.

Once a teaser is released, I'll update this section – but you'll be waiting a long time for one!

Marvel's X-Men cast rumors

Max and Holly looking worried in an episode of Stranger Things season 5 part 2

Sadie Sink (left) is believed to have been cast as a popular X-Men character in the MCU (Image credit: Netflix)

Possible spoilers follow for Marvel's X-Men movie.

Predictably, nobody has been confirmed to appear in Marvel's X-Men movie yet. However, plenty of rumors have surfaced – and continue to circulate – about who's involved, so let's take a look at some of the biggest ones.

For starters, one report that did the rounds in July 2025 suggested that Marvel was eyeing rising stars over established names for its X-Men reboot. The reason? The Disney subsidiary wants to make movies for less — and that means it isn't looking to pay over the odds for A-listers.

And yet, the vast majority of actors who have been linked with roles in Marvel's mutant-led flick are what I'd consider to be household names.

One such star is Stranger Things alumnus Sadie Sink. After being cast as a mystery character in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the long-running rumor is that Sink will play Jean Grey. If that's true — and there's now plenty of evidence to suggest it is — we'll almost certainly see her in this film.

Adam Driver smiling while wearing a tuxedo during an event

Adam Driver is circling Marvel's X-Men movie, according to numerous insiders (Image credit: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Who else could pop up? Last May, the rumour mill was buzzing with reports about other potential X-Men cast members, including speculation that Bryan Cranston would play Charles Xavier/Professor X, Cynthia Erivo would portray Ororo Munroe/Storm, and recent retiree Daniel Day-Lewis had held talks to take on the role of Erik Lehnsherr/Magneto.

However, other actors have since been linked with two of those roles. In mid-July, Adam Driver was said to have been cast as Magneto, while Patrick Wilson is supposedly in the frame as Professor X (per knightedgemedia). For what it's worth, reliable industry insider Apocalyptic Horseman said that the latter might not be true.

A bloodied Nikki with an unsettling smile on her face in Obsession

Inde Navarrette, the breakout movie star of 2026, has also been linked with this MCU flick (Image credit: Focus Features/Universal Pictures)

Elsewhere, Obsession star Inde Navarrette revealed that she'd recently met with new X-Men director Jake Schreier — prompting fans to cast her in a variety of mutant roles. Meanwhile, after unreliable leaker Jeff Sneider claimed that Avatar star Trinity Jo-Li Bliss had been tapped to play Jubilee, Bliss herself denied the report (via The Direct).

Lastly, Lee Sung Jin, one of this film's co-writers, told Collider that he's a huge fan of Remy LeBeau/Gambit. Don't be surprised, then, if we see a new iteration of the Ragin' Cajun as part of this movie's ensemble.

Marvel's X-Men movie plot rumors

A promotional image of the main cast for X-Men: Apocalypse, including Professor X and Magneto

Marvel's new X-Men film will be wildly different to what's come before, according to its creative team (Image credit: 20th Century Fox)

You already know what I'm going to say here, don't you? Surprise, surprise, Marvel's X-Men reboot doesn't have a story synopsis yet.

Thanks to Schreier and Jin, though, we've been given a glimpse into their creative process for the film, including the key inspiration behind the story they want to tell.

Schreier (via Collider) and Jin (via Men's Health) admitted that the literature penned by legendary scribe Chris Claremont, who's best known for working on the Uncanny X-Men comic book series for 16 years between 1975 and 1991, will be a major influence on their X-Men reboot. Jin also revealed (via The Watch podcast) that beloved Saturday morning cartoon X-Men: The Animated Series is also informing the narrative structure by way of its character-first and soap opera-esque elements.

Chatting to Deadline, Jin also explained that Feige wants him, co-writer Joanna Calo, and Schreier to " take a big swing and start anew, [and] not be beholden to any of the movies that have come before".

Expect an entirely new take — in a live-action sense, anyway — of the iconic Stan Lee and Jack Kirby-created supergroup when their next movie lands in theaters.

Where can I watch the X-Men movies?

A press image showing the X-Men walking towards the screen in their 2000 movie

Disney+ is home to every single live-action X-Men film and the group's two animated show (Image credit: 20th Century Fox)

You can watch every live-action X-Men movie on Disney+, aka one of the world's best streaming services. Disney's primary streamer has been home to these flicks since the House of Mouse bought 20th Century Fox in March 2019. You can even find out how to watch the X-Men movies in order with our help while you're here.

Additionally, X-Men: The Animated Series and its sequel show X-Men 97 are also available to watch on Disney+. Not a subscriber? Find out if a Disney+ free trial is available or the price of Disney+ in your area if you want to sign up.

What does the future hold for the X-Men in the MCU?

Cyclops and company prepare to fight in X-Men 97 episode 10

New seasons of MCU-adjacent program X-Men 97 will soon be released annually (Image credit: Marvel Television/Disney Plus)

In short: we have no idea. Marvel still has to get this movie off the ground, and as Schreier explained during an interview with Collider, it needs to be a major success if the franchise is to continue into Marvel Phase 7 and beyond.

If it succeeds, the X-Men could become one of the cornerstones of the MCU's next era. But if it doesn't? Frankly, that's a scenario that doesn't bear thinking about. The X-Men are one of the most popular superhero teams of all time, so if they can't help support Marvel's cinematic juggernaut in a post-Multiverse Saga world, who can?

While we wait for some much-needed news on Marvel's X-Men movie, find out what we know about Spider-Man: Brand New Day. Then, get the full lowdown on Avengers: Doomsday and learn everything we know so far about Avengers: Secret Wars.

More games should be on rails (literally)

18 July 2026 at 13:00

It's been a good few weeks for games on rails. Nintendo's Star Fox remake wisely kept the tightly scripted, action-packed levels from Star Fox 64 largely the same, and they're still fun to fly through nearly 20 years later. Denshattack!, a new game from Undercoders, similarly features levels packed with carefully orchestrated sequences to great effect. Except instead of flying through space as an unnervingly realistic anthropomorphic fox, you're flying - and flipping, and spinning, and grinding - through Japan while driving a blindingly fast train.

Calling Denshattack! a train game radically undersells what you actually do. Across a bright …

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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 219 — SpaceX Goes to War!

18 July 2026 at 14:40

On Episode 219 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik discuss the space headlines for the past few weeks.

It's been busy, and some exciting things are happening! A couple of companies are moving into the space solar power arena — something we've long advocated — and that's welcome progress. Starship is set to fly Starship test number 13, and a lot is riding on this — the system is overdue for some proof of concept to keep up with NASA's HLS contract.

An exoplanet spotted a decade ago has shown signs of a potentially habitable atmosphere; there are landslides — big ones — on Pluto, and evidence of "space candy" sugars in an interstellar cloud are in the news. Finally, SpaceX is doubling down on their big defense contracts with a well-funded US Space Force. Join us for all the latest!

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