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  • JustWatch Is Launching Its Own Streaming Service

    JustWatch Is Launching Its Own Streaming Service

    Soon, you can watch on JustWatch.

    JustWatch Group, which operates the popular streaming guide, is launching JustWatch TV next month within the main app and its website. JustWatch TV, which will offer free ad-supported or paid ad-free viewership as well as rentals, will be available across the U.S. and Canada, the U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France, Italy, Spain, Australia and New Zealand.

    “Every day, millions of people come to JustWatch searching for simpler ways to watch and discover hundreds of thousands of movies and TV shows,” David Croyé, founder and CEO of the JustWatch Group, said at the Toronto International Film Festival’s new content marketplace TIFF: The Market. “For over a decade, our mission has been to connect fans with their favorite films and shows, particularly the hard-to-find and previously unavailable titles. With the launch of JustWatch TV, we aim to make content discovery, access and engagement even easier.”

    JustWatch TV’s content launch partners include Paramount, New Regency, Fremantle, Bleecker Street and Vortex Media. The JustWatch app boasts more than 50 million monthly users and includes the programming for more than 1,500 streaming services worldwide.

    Quentin Carbonell, JustWatch’s senior vice president of global content acquisitions and strategy, added, “JustWatch TV is designed to meet that demand head-on, offering a straightforward solution at a time of fragmentation. We are curating film and TV hits and hard-to-find gems that you can watch for free or rent on JustWatch, or easily rediscover them on your favorite services. This way, JustWatch TV aims to support the whole industry, from filmmakers to distributors to streaming platforms across the world.”

    JustWatch — The Streaming Guide points 140 markets to where they can find more 500,000 movies and TV shows. It’s data is shared with more than 1,400 partner websites and apps. JustWatch also has a media division that creates ad campaigns across social media platforms like YouTube, Meta and TikTok. The JustWatch Group employs more than 200 people worldwide. It is headquartered in Berlin with offices in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Rome, Madrid, Munich, Dubai and Sydney.

  • A Sparkling Deal: Save $300 With This Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop

    A Sparkling Deal: Save $300 With This Roborock Robot Vacuum and Mop

    Clean up on the savings aisle! Walmart has the Roborock Qrevo S5V robot vacuum and mop down to $499.99 from its retail value of $799.99, saving you 38%. This isn’t a basic robot that just pushes dust around and leaves baseboards dirty. You get beastly 12,000Pa suction, FlexiArm edge mopping, and an all-in-one dock that empties, washes, and warm-air dries the pads for true hands-free cleaning.

    Finding a high-end robot vacuum that scrubs floors with dual spinning pads, extends into tight corners, and cleans its own mops with warm air under $500 is almost unheard of. It makes this 38% price drop the best excuse to automate your floor care and reclaim your weekends.

    Slashing a clean $300 off the top knocks this powerhouse right into midrange territory, giving busy families and pet owners a chance to get flagship automated floor washing and serious deep-cleaning suction without paying typical premium prices. Add to your cart now!

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    The Roborock Qrevo S5V takes control of your cleaning duties with 12,000Pa HyperForce suction and a zero-tangle DuoDivide brush system. It scrubs floors using dual 200-RPM spinning mops, an extendable FlexiArm for edge coverage, and automatic mop lifting on rugs. You also get an all-in-one dock that auto-empties dust, washes mops, and dries pads with warm air, to handle everyday messes and pet hair completely hands-free. But if you need to see more options, take a look at PCMag expert Andrew Gebhart’s list of the best robot vacuums for 2026.

    I think the Roborock Qrevo S5V masterfully pairs raw 12,000Pa suction with an all-in-one self-washing, warm-air drying dock. At almost 40% off, it takes the chore out of everyday floor care, with edge-scrubbing FlexiArm pads, tangle-free brushes, and smart LiDAR mapping. Don’t let this deal get cleaned up.

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    However, if you’re looking for a more compact robot vacuum, this iRobot Roomba 105 robot vacuum deal is currently still available with over $110 in savings.

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  • Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026 Unveils Lineup: Premieres Include Parisian Vampires, Body Horror and More Wild Genre Tales (EXCLUSIVE)

    Brooklyn Horror Film Festival 2026 Unveils Lineup: Premieres Include Parisian Vampires, Body Horror and More Wild Genre Tales (EXCLUSIVE)

    This year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival is back and spookier than ever!

    Variety can exclusively reveal this year’s stacked lineup, which is set to run from Oct. 15—22, with all screenings taking place at Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg.

    Vampire mockumentary “I Love Paris” opens the fest, with the New York premiere of “Species (Sanguine)” as the centerpiece film and the action-horror feature “Kick On” as the closing night film. Throughout the festival are plenty of world and regional premieres, special events, retrospective screenings, documentaries and many more films of note.

    Badges are now on sale, and a limited number of tickets are set to go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. ET.

    See the full lineup below.

    Films

    I LOVE PARIS
    OPENING NIGHT FILM
    PRESENTED BY MUBI
    Australia, France | 2026 | 120 Min. | Dir. Nicky Murphy
    Aspiring underground singer Paris is bitten and turned into a vampire but, instead of letting her dreams of music stardom die, her hustle only goes harder and bloodier.

    SPECIES (SANGUINE)
    CENTERPIECE FILM
    New York Premiere
    France | 2026 | 103 Min. | Dir. Marion Le Corroller
    A young intern at a prestigious ER struggles to keep up with the fast-paced environment, and when a strange disease begins appearing in a number of her patients, she starts suffering from her own bodily symptoms.

    KICK ON
    CLOSING NIGHT FILM
    New York Premiere
    Australia | 2026 | 91 Min. | Dir. Nick Kozakis
    What starts off as a wild night of partying devolves into a brutal fight for survival when four friends cross paths with a mobster’s unhinged son in this gruesome new entry in the single-location siege horror canon.

    THE GLORIOUS DEAD
    Presented by Arrow Video
    Leviathan Award
    New York Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 80 Min. | Dir. John Adams, Toby Poser
    What should be a typical day in the life for a small-town sheriff quickly turns sinister as people begin to disappear and fleshy creatures begin popping up all around them.

    AMERICAN DOLLHOUSE
    New York Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 87 Min. | Dir. John Valley
    A woman living a drama-riddled life returns to her childhood home for what she hopes can be a clean start but, no thanks to her psychotic and homicidal new neighbor, doesn’t go as planned.

    CORPUS
    Presented by MUBI
    USA | 2026 | 102 Min. | Dir. Corrin Evans
    A photographer takes a trip to Upstate NY with his longtime friend and unrequited love, but the trip takes a turn when their three mysterious hosts begin to show they have ulterior motives.

    THE CYCLE
    East Coast Premiere
    UK | 2026 | 112 Min. | Dir. Jordan Downey
    When her estranged father’s corpse is discovered at a grisly crime scene, Meg is dragged into the investigation to uncover why — when he’s been missing for over three decades.

    THE DEN
    USA | 2026 | 77 Min. | Dir. Zachary Donohue
    While studying the behaviors of webcam users, a sociology student witnesses a murder and becomes the killer’s next target in this early and underrated entry in the “screenlife” horror canon.

    ERIE
    East Coast Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 89 Min. | Dir. Alison-Eve Hammersley
    Aided by her skeptical older brother, a young girl launches her own investigation into their sister’s mysterious death, connecting it to a string of local suicides whose explanations may or may not be supernatural.

    FULL MOON RISING: THE CHARLES BAND STORY
    North American Premiere
    UK | 2026 | 94 Min. | Sarah Appleton
    From his days revolutionizing the home video market to producing classics like FROM BEYOND and RE-ANIMATOR and running the influential Full Moon Features, indie maverick Charles Band’s illustrious career is front and center in this entertaining and inspiring documentary.

    GHOST IN THE MACHINE (35mm)
    USA | 1993 | 95 Min. | Dir. Rachel Talalay
    After he’s killed in a car accident, a serial killer’s soul is uploaded into a computer system, enabling him to find technological ways to try to kill the woman he was targeting before his death.

    GODHEAD
    East Coast Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 98 Min. | Dir. Mark H. Rapaport
    A pair of oddball, possibly dangerous twins force a priest to make a series of painful and potentially Biblical decisions in this singular blend of pitch-black comedy and surrealist horror.

    J.D.’S REVENGE (35mm)
    USA | 1976 | 95 Min. | Dir. Arthur Marks
    Hell-bent on getting some long-overdue revenge, the ghost of a New Orleans gangster inhabits the body of a young black law student in this Blaxploitation horror gem.

    LITTLE DOORS
    New York Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 77 Min. | Dir. Anthony Oberback
    A woman doing her best to survive day to day in an apocalyptic world finds a small door on the side of her body and contemplates opening it to see what’s inside.

    MOUNTAIN KING
    East Coast Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 94 Min. | Dir. Gabrielle Christensen
    Surprising her boyfriend unannounced at his family home in Scandinavia, Hannah is determined to prove she can be part of the family no matter how increasingly dark their traditions seem to be.

    NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
    East Coast Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 86 Min. | Dir. Josh Lobo
    When his fellow security guard vanishes, Andy is overwhelmed with paranoia about their enigmatic workplace’s intentions and the disturbing phenomenon kept hidden in the building’s new wing.

    THE ONLY ONE
    World Premiere
    Australia | 2026 | 99 Min. | Dir. Michael Schwarz
    When her exes are suddenly being murdered one by one, suspicion falls on Zoe and it’s up to her and a ragtag team of old friends to prove her innocence and figure out the identity of the masked Prince Charming killer.

    OPI
    North American Premiere
    Poland | 2026 | 96 Min. | Dir. Marta Giec
    Shortly before her 18th birthday, a young woman’s already complicated home life gets upended by the arrival of an aunt and grandmother she’s never met before, triggering her family’s downward spiral into nightmarish folk horror.

    THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC (with live score)
    France | 1928 | 81 Min. | Dir. Carl Theodore Dreyer
    A towering achievement of the silent-film era, THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC equals and oftentimes eclipses the horror of any other masterwork from the 1920’s. Live music accompaniment by The Flushing Remonstrance.

    THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS
    USA | 1991 | 103 Min. | Dir. Wes Craven
    Two criminals and their teenage accomplice find themselves stuck inside the booby-trap-riddled home of their ghetto neighborhood’s evil landlords in Wes Craven’s massively entertaining marriage of horror-comedy and social commentary.

    POSTHUMOUS
    East Coast Premiere
    Australia | 2026 | 110 Min. | Dir. Josh Tanner
    After returning to her childhood home, a troubled woman becomes enamored with VHS birthday tapes left behind by her late mother that gradually reveal a secret family connection to the occult.

    ROMA ELASTICA
    Presented by MUBI
    New York Premiere
    France, Italy | 2026 | 107 Min. | Dir. Bertrand Mandico
    A struggling French actress travels to Rome to work on a science fiction film which sends her spiraling and threatens to make this the last film she makes.

    RUBBERHEAD: THE LIFE & MONSTERS OF STEVE JOHNSON
    East Coast Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 106 Min. | Dir. Nick Taylor
    Tracks the spectacular rise and swift fall of practical SFX master Steve Johnson while taking viewers on an impressively candid and revealing overview of the glory days of special effects makeup.

    SENDER
    New York Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 94 Min. | Dir. Russell Goldman
    A newly sober woman begins to find a disturbing amount of daily packages she never ordered on her doorstep, setting her off on a paranoid and dizzying investigation to discover her tormentors.

    SLAY
    East Coast Premiere
    Presented by MUBI
    USA | 2026 | 89 Min. | Dir. Kyra Elise Gardner
    After her friend is brutally murdered, a young social media star heads to a cabin in the woods with friends for what’s meant to be a distracting good time but turns into a bloodbath when a masked killer crashes the party.

    SPLIT ROCK
    North American Premiere
    Canada | 2026 | 98 Min. | Dir. Ryan Glover
    A group of geologists discover a strange anomaly in the desert and as they continue their research their thirst for knowledge threatens to put them in grave danger against an ancient horror.

    SUNDOWN
    East Coast Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 79 Min. | Dir. Rebekah McKendry
    A trio of blood-related women seeking vengeance kidnap a man only to discover that his darkest secret is far worse than what they thought.
    Screening with: Bloodsuckers, dir. Rosie Brear (USA, 10min)

    TRAUMA, OR MONSTERS ALL
    New York Premiere
    USA | 2026 | 118 Min. | Dir. Larry Fessenden
    Larry Fessenden’s down-and-dirty, blue-collar universe of Universal-Monster-inspired films (HABIT, DEPRAVED, BLACK OUT) comes to its masterful conclusion in this clash of nightmarish titans set in a small town harboring its own dark past.

    TRICK ’R TREAT (35mm) w/ SEASON’S GREETINGS
    USA | 2007 | 86 Min. | Dir. Michael Dougherty
    It’s the ultimate Halloween season event with everyone’s favorite little pumpkin-headed demon, Sam: a special 35mm screening of Michael Dougherty’s classic Samhain-minded omnibus gem TRICK ’R TREAT (2007), preceded by the filmmaker’s handmade animated short that inspired it, SEASON’S GREETINGS (1996), and capped off by a conversation with Dougherty to discuss it all.

    WE’RE ALL GOING TO THE WORLD’S FAIR
    USA | 2021 | 86 Min. | Dir. Jane Schoenbrun
    A teen loses her sense of reality as she is drawn into a popular online role-playing game.

    Secret Screening
    ??? | 2026 | > 100 Min. | Dir. ???
    Get your best guesses ready, scary movie lovers — Brooklyn Horror is excited to present a mystery film that, trust us, you won’t want to miss! And, sorry, we won’t give any easy-to-solve hints for all of you proud cinema sleuths out there!

    Okay, fine, we’ll give you a little something: Our “Secret Screening” film will be a must-see new gem that’ll make NYC’s horror fans kick themselves for missing if they aren’t in the building for it at Nitehawk. Sorry, that’s all you’re going to get. Now let the speculation begin!

    Short Films

    NIGHTMARE FUEL
    These frightening folktales, body horrors, and monsters in the machine will haunt your dreams and make sure you never sleep again!
    Bagman, dir. Connor Gaston, Vaughn Gaston (Canada); Stuck, dir. Jan van Gorkum (Netherlands); Wax, dir. Alexandre Forgues, (Canada); Breeder, dir. Sapphire Sandalo (USA); YAOGUAI, dir. Mimi Lee (USA); Don’t Go, dir. Talon Darren Winsnes, (Norway); Tsume Kill: The Clapper Claw, dir. Shinsuke Fujioka (Japan); Ceiling King, dir. Mats Udd (Sweden).

    HEAD TRIP
    Open your mind to genre-bending terror and find the fear in everyday things like your sewing projects, mancaves, and headphones. Embrace the bizarre.
    Man Eating Pussy, dir. Emily Lawson (Canada); Summer Project, dir. Yuki Hara (Japan); Headphones, dir. Steven Arriagada (Australia); Rusalka, dir. Mykita Bulgakov, Vlad Fishez, Oleg Batrakov (Ukraine); Prosthetika, dir. Brandon Chi-Wei Chen (USA); Needle, Sofie Somoroff (USA); Mancave dir. Fredrik S. Hana (Norway)

    CULTURE SHOCK
    Our latest and permanent program section strives to uplift Black filmmakers and aims to be a launchpad for new excellence in genre cinema. Join us in celebrating Black stories with our very first Culture Shock: Black Horror shorts block.
    The Inheritance, dir. Destinee Stewart (USA); Night Feeds, dir. Rana Roy (USA); Angels Pull Your Hair, dir. Gabby Beans (USA); Dread, dir. Loren Loubser, Gabe Gabriel (South Africa, UK); The Keeper, dir Tananarive Due, Steven Barnes (USA); Grampa, dir Justice Smith (USA)

    SLAYED
    Presented by MUBI
    Brooklyn horror explores the gamut of queer experiences in this shorts block, from messy lesbian relationships to taboo sexual experiences.
    By Yourself, dir. Elaine Frost (USA); Crash Season, dir. Audrey Rosenberg (USA); Four Itchy Boys, dir. Andrew Hebert (USA); Internet Boy, dir. Joseph Demaria (USA); Embrace, dir. Matthew Rush (USA); Tooth, dir. Max Wren (USA); Mine, dir. Jaclyn Moore (USA); Scissors, dir. Hannah Alline (USA)

    LAUGH NOW, DIE LATER
    Horror and comedy are sisters — both build up tension for a satisfying relief. Afterall, isn’t death the final punch line?
    Knitting Club, dir. Diogo Abrantes, João Rito (Portugal); Baby Fever, dir. Katrina Vergara (USA); Udders!, dir. Michael Spencer (USA); CHÄIR, dir Chris McInroy (USA); A Stable Marriage, dir. Josephine Decker (USA); Matches, dir. Jake Delaney (USA); Open Mic, dir. Jano Pita (Spain); Vape Glow, dir. Steven Schloss (USA); Gloss, dir. Leah Shore (USA); House Cat, dir. Kyle Spleiss (USA)

    DEATH GRIP
    These shorts will grab a hold of you, won’t let go, and love to watch you squirm. Enjoy slow-burn horror and explore the dark recesses that hide in quiet moments.
    Bruised Sky, dir. Gary James Kent (UK); Down the Length, dir. Milo Ed (UK); Primus the Robot, dir. Max Delagrave (France); Devourer, dir. Nirvana Nagi; Living Grounds, dir. Émile Lavoie (Canada)

    HOME INVASION 1
    Hometown heroes and fresh faces alike showcase their newest works. Enjoy the work of our locals and let their creativity inspire you!
    The Crying Man, dir. Emily Bennett; Richard Goes On a Date, dir. Johnny Frohman; Imprint, dir. Ran Jing; PRIME, dir. Meagan Coyle; Viewfinder, dir. Clay von Carlowitz; Packages, dir. Nick Barat; Crib Club, dir. Jordan Freeman Klaja; Walter Wuz Here, dir. Ben Duff

    HOME INVASION 2
    The category so nice, we made it twice. Our community is bursting at the seams with talented creatives, we can’t fit everything into one block.
    Echelon, dir. Sebastian DiNatale; Book U Can Ask ???s, dir. Casimir Nozkowski; No Free Brains, dir. Ciara Sergi; Behind This Locked Door, dir. Matthew Brennan; Carousel, dir. Christopher Kosakowski; Hand, dir. Jennifer Winterbotham; The Fool, dir. Adjahni Dèsirè; In My Blood, dir. Alex Bendo

    Special events

    Final Exam Horror Trivia
    Presented by Dark Sky Films
    Do you think you know more about horror films than the rest of Gotham? Then it’s time to prove it via five blistering rounds of expert level creepy trivia with hosts Ted Geoghegan (director of We Are Still Here and Shudder’s Brooklyn 45) and journalist Michael Gingold (of Fangoria and Rue Morgue fame)! Meet new friends, win amazing prizes, and learn more about horror cinema exclusively at Final Exam!

    Certified Forgotten Podcast
    Certified Forgotten is a 60-minute bi-weekly horror movie podcast with a focus on underseen films. Hosts Matt Donato and Matt Monagle speak with creators, filmmakers, and critics about their lifelong relationships to the horror genre. Each episode also highlights another unique genre title with ten-or-fewer reviews on aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes that’s picked by the guest, letting them champion each episode’s title to their heart’s content.

    The Leviathan Award

    Presented by Arrow Video, Brooklyn Horror’s first and only tribute award was created in 2023 to honor the luminaries of horror and acknowledge their monstrous contributions to the genre. The 2026 Leviathan Award goes to the incomparable and prolific filmmaking family, the Adams Family. Since their breakout film in 2019, THE DEEPER YOU DIG, the Adams Family have conquered the indie horror world through unbridled creativity and an ever apparent adoration for all things bloody, goopy and monstrous. Never playing the same tune twice, these literal rockstars have sharpened their family’s craft over the past 13 years while displaying a deep reverence for the classic horror canon and lending their incredible talents on other filmmaker’s projects. Toby, John, Zelda, Lulu and the greater extended Adams Family have not only carved out a place of their own but have paved a new roadmap for future filmmakers to follow their dreams — one of passion, ingenuity and community. With their Lovecraftian apocalyptic creature feature THE GLORIOUS DEAD now hitting screens, sky’s the limit and the future is bright with these modern day folk heroes leading the cinematic charge.

    See this year’s Brooklyn Horror Film Festival poster below.

  • Avalanche-Powered KRW1 Stablecoin Enters Global Payments With Rain

    Avalanche-Powered KRW1 Stablecoin Enters Global Payments With Rain

    Korea’s first won-backed stablecoin, KRW1, is moving into global payments through an integration with stablecoin payments provider Rain. The transaction will enable businesses to accept cards issued in won that can be used at over 175 million Visa merchant outlets around the world.

  • Nick Reiner Won’t Face Death Penalty If Convicted In Parents’ Murder Case

    Nick Reiner Won’t Face Death Penalty If Convicted In Parents’ Murder Case

    Nick Reiner will not face the death penalty for the slayings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, in their Brentwood home last year.

    Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman said on Tuesday that he reached the decision after consulting Reiner’s siblings.

    “They made their views very clear,” Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters outside the courthouse, per NBC News.

    Reiner has been held in custody without bail since pleading not guilty to the murders in February. He was initially charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances relating to multiple homicides, meaning the maximum sentence he faces is life without parole.

    Last month, prosecutors added another added another special circumstance allegation that Reiner committed the murders by means of lying in wait, signaling that they believe the killings were premeditated. He’s pleaded not guilty to the charges.

    Prosecutors have yet to detail their case against Reiner. They’ve alleged that he stabbed his 78-year-old father and 70-year-old mother in the early morning of Dec. 14 in their Brentwood home. He allegedly fled the scene and checked in to the Pierside Santa Monica hotel hours later. Law enforcement arrested him later that night in South Los Angeles near a gas station.

    A pretrial hearing is also scheduled for Tuesday.

  • FocusFest Immersive Fan Event Sets Screenings of ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ ‘Elsinore’ (EXCLUSIVE)

    FocusFest Immersive Fan Event Sets Screenings of ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ ‘Elsinore’ (EXCLUSIVE)

    After the success of the inaugural immersive event last year, FocusFest returns to the Universal Studios Lot on Oct. 10. for a day full of screenings, special guests and immersive fan experiences.

    Television host Justin Sylvester will host. The event will spotlight Focus Features films, old and new, along with themed food and beverage offerings, exclusive merchandise and interactive activations. Tickets are available at the Focus Features website and Focus Insiders will receive exclusive early access to purchase tickets.

    Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles are set to attend an early advance screening of Georgia Oakley’s new take on Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” In the film, the women play sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood navigating love, heartbreak and financial hardships in 19th-century England.

    For classic romance lovers, Joe Wright’s take on Austin’s “Pride and Prejudice” and Autumn de Wilde’s “Emma” will also be shown.

    Focust Fest 2026

    Focus Features

    Alexander Payne’s 2023 film “The Holdovers” will be screened along with an early advance screening of “Elsinore” from Simon Stone, starring Andrew Scott. “Elsinore” tells the story of the actor Ian Charleson (Scott) who faced incredible odds while preparing to give the performance of his life in Hamlet at the National Theatre in London.

    Thrill seekers can settle in for Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” and Curry Barker’s “Obsession,” which was screened at last year’s FocusFest and has become Focus Features’ highest-grossing film of all time.

    Focus’s 2026 slate includes “Obsession,” Eggers’ “Werwulf,” “The Uprising” from Paul Greengrass, “Elsinore” and “Sense and Sensibility.”

    Focus Features is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal.

  • Standard Chartered Makes Huge Prediction for an Altcoin Once a Favorite Among Turks: “It Could Rise 70 Times!”

    Standard Chartered Makes Huge Prediction for an Altcoin Once a Favorite Among Turks: “It Could Rise 70 Times!”

    British banking giant Standard Chartered continues to keep an eye on altcoins with upside potential, in addition to Bitcoin and Ethereum.

    At this point, one of these altcoins was $ARB, the token of Ethereum’s second-layer network, Arbitrum.

    According to The Block, Standard Chartered recently evaluated Arbitrum and predicted that the $ARB token, currently trading at approximately $0.14, will reach $10 by the end of 2030.

    This represents an increase of more than 70 times from its current level of approximately $0.134.

    Geoff Kendrick, the bank’s global head of digital asset research, described Arbitrum as “Blockchain for Traditional Finance,” noting that its business model, which helps traditional finance firms move to the blockchain, is well-positioned to benefit from the rapid growth in tokenized assets.

    Kendrick also sees Robinhood Chain as a major growth driver, early evidence that Arbitrum could become a significant blockchain infrastructure provider for traditional financial institutions.

    “We are seeing a shift in digital assets from a situation where revenue was still insignificant to one where it is critical. Arbitrum’s business model is largely revenue-focused, and therefore the $ARB token will benefit from this. Furthermore, the early success of Robinhood Chain increases the likelihood of similar TradFi chains being launched on the Arbitrum technology infrastructure. Therefore, the Robinhood Chain launch demonstrated Arbitrum’s potential to become the number one choice in traditional finance for moving assets to the chain.”

    In this context, Geoff Kendrick stated that the bank predicts $ARB will outperform Bitcoin and Ethereum throughout its forecast period. The bank estimates that ETH will reach $4,000 by the end of 2026 and $40,000 by the end of 2030, while BTC is projected to reach $100,000 by the end of 2026 and $500,000 by the end of 2030.

    Standard Chartered also added that the tokenized real-world asset market is expected to reach $4 trillion by 2030, and that Arbitrum has a significant competitive advantage in this environment.

    *This is not investment advice.

  • JustWatch Group to Launch AVOD Streaming Service This October

    Streaming guide JustWatch Group will debut its Advertising-Based Video on Demand (AVOD) streaming service, JustWatch TV, this October.

    “Every day, millions of people come to JustWatch searching for simpler ways to watch and discover hundreds of thousands of movies and TV shows,” said David Croyé, the founder and CEO of the JustWatch Group. “For over a decade, our mission has been to connect fans with their favorite films and shows, particularly the hard-to-find and previously unavailable titles. With the launch of JustWatch TV, we aim to make content discovery, access and engagement even easier.”

    JustWatch TV can be accessed directly through the JustWatch app and website, becoming available to all existing JustWatch users in October. The streaming service will also feature rental and ad-free subscription options, and, with its unique model, will encourage viewers to watch titles both directly on the streaming platform or on their preferred streaming services. 

    “JustWatch TV is designed to meet that demand head-on, offering a straightforward solution at a time of fragmentation,” said Quentin Carbonell, the senior vice president of global content acquisitions and strategy at JustWatch. “We are curating film and TV hits and hard-to-find gems that you can watch for free or rent on JustWatch, or easily rediscover them on your favorite services. This way, JustWatch TV aims to support the whole industry, from filmmakers to distributors to streaming platforms across the world.”

    Serving as the operator of the world’s largest streaming guide, JustWatch Group is partnering with Paramount, New Regency, Fremantle, Bleecker Street, Vortex Media and additional companies for the launch of JustWatch TV. The streaming guide announced the news at the Toronto International Film Festival’s new content marketplace, TIFF: The Market.

    JustWatch TV will be available across the U.S., Canada and in select European countries. 

  • Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround

    Crypto Clarity Act barrels toward disappointment barring last-minute Senate turnaround

    Though she’s been on the sidelines of the negotiations, Senator Elizabeth Warren, the Senate Banking Committee’s top Democrat, told reporters on Tuesday that the legislation pushed over the weekend by Republicans “was not negotiated with the Democrats.”

    “It was between the Republicans and White House, and the changes were nonsense,” said Warren, who has been a steady critic of the legislation and of the industry behind it. “In each case, they put in some new words that pretended to solve the problem, and then just either left the problem intact or expanded it later on.”

    Washington policy analysts were affixing long odds on the voting process Tuesday.

    “With Democrats largely skeptical of the GOP’s latest offer, it’s unlikely they will provide the necessary votes to advance the bill later today, barring significant changes,” Beacon Policy Advisors wrote in a client note. “While the party could hypothetically vote to advance the bill to continue negotiations — reserving the ability to vote it down if things move further in their direction this month — we think that pathway is narrow.”

    Some hours remain before the 2:15 p.m. planned vote, and such legislative negotiations have been known to strike deals in the final seconds. But some industry insiders are unsure whether the talks can be salvaged, and leaders like Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong have spent recent days arguing that a failed bill won’t halt regulatory progress.

  • Did US postmaster general say he’d block mail-in ballots? Claim distorts facts

    Did US postmaster general say he’d block mail-in ballots? Claim distorts facts

    Claim:

    Ahead of the November 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Postmaster General David Steiner said there are ways he’d block mail-in ballots. As a result, voters should skip the mail and instead deliver completed ballots in designated drop boxes.

    Rating:

    Mixture

    What’s True

    During a June 2026 congressional hearing, Steiner said a proposed rule would mean the Postal Service would not mail out ballots in states that failed to hand their absentee voter lists to the federal government. The service created the rule to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed in March, supposedly to ensure “citizenship verification and integrity in federal elections.” Stipulations in the order included the use of secure envelopes with barcodes and a demand that states send their voter rolls to the service for eligibility verification purposes. However …

    What’s False

    … The Postal Service confirmed the new rule pertained only to determining voter eligibility in the mailing out of blank ballots, not returning completed ballots. Also, Steiner didn’t appear to provide multiple “ways” (plural) to block the delivery of mail-in ballots, as users alleged.

    What’s Undetermined

    As of this writing, the rule was in legal limbo, meaning its effectiveness and implementation was still in question for the upcoming elections.

    In early September 2026, people alleged the U.S. postmaster general, David Steiner, said there were ways he’d block mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. As a result, posts sharing the claim said voters should skip the mail and instead deliver completed ballots to designated drop boxes.

    Snopes readers emailed us to ask about this rumor, with some of them attaching a screenshot of a Threads post. The screenshot, showing a partial profile image, read:

    Postmaster General has already said there are ways he WILL block mail-in ballots, so… The minute you get your ballot, fill it our and take it to the nearest drop box, usually near libraries. Do NOT mail your ballot through USPS!

    Find a BALLOT DROP BOX only !!!!

    Please copy this and share on your feed.

    (Received via Snopes reader email)

    A reverse image search for the same screenshot located users sharing the same image on Facebook, Threads and X.

    A Threads search found the original post (archived) matching the partial profile image from the above screenshot. That user presented the claim and the advice to avoid mailing completed ballots on Sept. 2:

    (@kirkanthonyb2020 via Threads)

    A search on X for similar text located a popular post (archived) from June 25 that contained a version of the claim about the postmaster general, without the advice to use designated drop boxes. That post read, “JUST IN: U.S. Postmaster General CONFIRMS he’ll BLOCK mail-in ballots to states refusing to share citizenship and voter data with the Trump administration”:

    (@jackunheard via X)

    On June 24, one day before that X post, Steiner was a witness in a televised hearing before the Senate Homeland Security Committee. During the hearing, Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., asked Steiner, “Yes or no: If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?”

    Steiner answered, in part, “Under our proposed regulation, no.” (The full hearing is available on YouTube, with pertinent remarks beginning at the 30:37 mark.)

    In sum, this rumor about the postmaster general’s alleged statements and guidance on voters delivering their completed ballots mixed truth and falsehood, as well as undetermined elements.

    It’s true that, during the June hearing, Steiner confirmed one way the Postal Service might block, or decline, the delivery of mail-in ballots. At the time, Steiner was referencing a proposed rule. The rule was supposed to take effect in August, but legal challenges have kept it from going into effect as of this writing.

    That rule, which may restrict mail-in voting, stemmed from an executive order President Donald Trump — who has repeatedly promoted false claims of massive voter fraud — signed in March. Part of that order mentions of the use of secure envelopes with barcodes. It also stipulates that states that intend to use the Postal Service to deliver mail-in or absentee ballots should send their voter rolls to the service so that it can verify voters’ citizenship and eligibility to vote in federal elections.

    However, the claim that voters should avoid mailing their completed ballots through the Postal Service and instead directly deposit them into designated ballot drop boxes doesn’t accurately reflect what the new rule means in practice. The Postal Service confirmed the new rule pertained only to determining voter eligibility before mailing out blank ballots — not when completed ballots are mailed back in — meaning that while there’s nothing wrong with using drop boxes to ensure delivery of completed ballots, the reason some users recommended them was not reflected in the rule. 

    Additionally, Steiner didn’t appear to provide multiple “ways” (plural) to block delivery of ballots, as users alleged.

    As of this writing, ongoing court matters involving rulings from judges and the Supreme Court, as well as Trump administration appeals and a whistleblower complaint, indicated the effectiveness and implementation of Trump’s executive order via the Postal Service rule was still in question for the upcoming elections.

    Snopes contacted the Postal Service to request comment about the rumor, and spokesperson Nikolaj Hagen shared the following statement in an email:

    The Postal Service is committed to fulfilling our role in the electoral process when public policy makers choose to utilize us as a part of their election system. We rely on longstanding, robust and tested policies and procedures, which have proven successful in the secure and timely delivery of Election Mail. Through August 28, the Postal Service has delivered 233.3 million pieces of Election Mail nationwide during Fiscal Year 2026, with an on-time score of 97.94%. 

    White House spokesperson Kush Desai said via email of the rumor, “This is untrue,” without providing further explanation.

    ‘Misinformation and speculation’

    In a Sept. 4 news release, Steiner addressed what he called “misinformation and speculation” about the issuance of the Postal Service rule and defended the service’s duty to comply with Trump’s executive order.

    The release also featured a recent whistleblower complaint that warned of “potentially catastrophic problems in the development of the United States Postal Service’s new system for handling federal election ballot mail.” The complaint specifically referenced the service’s new rule establishing a voter verification system that officials would use to determine which voters receive blank ballots via mail.

    One part of the complaint alleged that if one barcode on a single ballot in a bulk mailing of 10,000 blank ballots failed to properly scan during the verification process, the entire batch would be rejected and sent back to the state, meaning none of those voters would receive their ballots.

    Steiner said the Postal Service “takes these concerns seriously,” as well as that, “Regardless of political party or perspective, we share a common goal: ensuring that Americans can have confidence that their election mail will be handled securely and delivered reliably should their election officials choose to use the mail for ballot delivery.”

    For further reading, we previously reported about the many details of the new Postal Service rule, Trump’s executive order and the beginning of the many legal challenges associated with the matter.

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    “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections.” U.S. Federal Register, 26 Aug. 2026, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/26/2026-17238/ballot-mail-for-federal-elections.

    Brown, Bridget, et al. “Second Federal Judge Freezes Trump Mail Ballot Order with Supreme Court Poised to Weigh In.” NBC News, The Associated Press, 14 Sept. 2026, https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/second-federal-judge-freezes-trump-mail-ballot-order-supreme-court-rcna597633.

    “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.” The White House, 31 Mar. 2026, https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/03/ensuring-citizenship-verification-and-integrity-in-federal-elections/.

    Howe, Amy. “Trump Administration Again Appeals Mail-in Ballot Dispute to the Supreme Court.” SCOTUSblog, 6 Sept. 2026, https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/09/trump-administration-again-appeals-mail-in-ballot-dispute-to-the-supreme-court/.

    “JUST IN: Trump’s Postmaster General David Steiner Gets Grilled In Senate Homeland Security Committee.” YouTube, Forbes Breaking News, 24 June 2026, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4dAsvxBnq8.

    Kim, Seung Min, et al. “Trump Signs Order Directing Creation of a National Voter List, a Move Already Facing Lawsuit Threats.” The Associated Press, 31 Mar. 2026, https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mail-voting-elections-47cc334b1fb7742244a9c4f176b355cd.

    Riccardi, Nicholas. “Postal Service Work to Comply with Trump’s Executive Order Is Rushed and Sloppy, a Whistleblower Contends.” The Associated Press, 6 Sept. 2026, https://apnews.com/article/midterm-elections-postal-service-mail-voting-7f7cf4fdf2e9cf369ae96f96fbda03f2.

    Sella, Adam. “Postmaster General Confirms Plan to Hold Back Mail Ballots Under Proposed Rule.” The New York Times, 24 June 2026, https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/24/us/politics/postmaster-mail-ballot-rule-trump-elections.html.

    Steiner, David. “Statement from USPS Postmaster General David Steiner Regarding Concerns about Ballot Mail for Federal Elections.” U.S. Postal Service, 4 Sept. 2026, https://about.usps.com/newsroom/statements/090426-statement-from-usps-pmg-david-steiner-regarding-concerns-about-ballot-mail-for-federal-elections.htm.

    U.S. Postal Service. “Frequently Asked Questions: USPS Final Rule on Ballot Mail for Federal Elections.” 27 Aug. 2026, https://about.usps.com/what/government-services/election-mail/pdf/faq-usps-final-rule-ballot-mail-federal-elections.pdf.

    “U.S. Postal Service Whistleblower Disclosure.” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, 31 Aug. 2026, https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2026-08-31_final_letter-disclosure.pdf.