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Tweet The anime studio behind the Evangelion movies, said it will be switching to the 3D graphics software, Blender. Khara (the studio) also joined the Blender Foundation’s Development Fund. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Facebook is planning on adding its own name to its subsidiaries’ apps, changing them to “WhatsApp from Facebook” and “Instagram from Facebook” in a bid to appropriate their success. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Facebook is in talks with several media companies to ship their streaming platform on an upcoming TV device the firm has planned. The device, dubbed Catalina, is scheduled for an October launch. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Apple is said to be retiring the iTunes app on macOS with the next major update to the operating system at WWDC 2019. Its features will be divided into separate Music, TV and Podcasts apps. Read more… Neowin

Tweet Reports suggest that Amazon might be planning to launch an ad-supported free tier music service as part of its streaming business. The tier is said to be introduced as soon as sometime this week. Read more… Neowin