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Microsoft finally has a better looking Run dialog for Windows 11

www.theverge.com

Microsoft is finally updating the design of the Run dialog prompt in Windows after more than 30 years. After committing to adding a dark mode to Run, Microsoft is now testing a refreshed design that makes it fit with the aesthetics in Windows 11. X user Phantomofearth discovered the modern Run dialog in the latest preview builds of Windows 11.

The overhauled Run prompt looks a lot more like a modern launcher, but it functions exactly as Run always has. The Run command has been part of Windows since Windows 95, allowing power users to launch apps with shortcuts like “mspaint” for Microsoft Paint, “calc” for calculator, and “dxdiag” for the DirectX Diagnostic Tool.

If you’re not a fan of the overhaul you’ll even be able to toggle the modern Run dialog on and off in the advanced system settings of Windows 11. Microsoft hasn’t officially announced this modern Run prompt, but I’d expect we’ll see it show up officially in builds in the coming weeks.

Raycast just launched on Windows recently, providing Microsoft’s operating system with a powerful launcher, clipboard manager, shortcut system, and more. I’m hoping it’s enough to push Microsoft into taking the time to turn Run into a modern launcher like it has been doing with Command Palette and PowerToys Run in recent years.

The Christmas drinks: A riot of eveningwear

Simon Crompton www.permanentstyle.com

I’m going to call that a success. On Wednesday this week we organised Christmas drinks for friends and readers, closing down the Piccadilly Arcade, and everyone seemed to have a grand old time.  We hosted together with Budd, Yard O Led, New ... > Read more

Netflix wins the bidding war for Warner Bros.

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Netflix is poised to purchase Warner Bros.’ studio and streaming business after being selected as the winner of the bidding war for the media giant. The two companies will now move forward into exclusive deal talks, TheWrap reports, likely including a $5 billion break-up fee in case regulators block the buyout.

Netflix reportedly offered $30 a share for the studio and its streaming assets, which include HBO Max and the rights to brands including Harry Potter and DC Comics. Netflix’s bid won out over interest from Comcast and Paramount, fresh from its own merger with Skydance, though early interest had been reported from Amazon and Apple too.

Warner Bros. Discovery announced that it was open to an acquisition in October, months after announcing plans to split the company in two: the studio and streaming business on one side, and cable on the other. While Paramount, which had three early bids rejected, had reportedly hoped to buy both halves of the company, Netflix is focused on the studio side.

Any deal will have to clear regulatory hurdles, with opposition already reported from the Department of Justice. And if it goes through, Netflix will have to adapt to a new role in Hollywood, running one of the largest and oldest studios, including the theatrical business it’s historically shied away from.

Fade Friday – UES Indigo-Dyed Polo Shirt (5 Years, Countless Washes)

Kevin Chung www.heddels.com

Inside Track: November 30th – December 6th Edition

Derek Guy putthison.com

State Department to deny visas to fact checkers and others, citing 'censorship'

seattle_spring www.npr.org

Rats Snatching Bats Out of the Air and Eating Them–Researchers Got It on Video

bookofjoe www.smithsonianmag.com

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