Janine Digest — Saturday, July 4, 2026

TECHNICAL

Ferrari Surprises Rivals With Unexpected Silverstone Pace After Recent Struggles

Ferrari's unexpected competitiveness at power-sensitive Silverstone left both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell surprised after Friday's Sprint Qualifying. Hamilton admitted he questioned whether the SF-26's pace was real after Ferrari had struggled at the Red Bull Ring a week earlier. Russell, beaten to fifth, said Ferrari's sprint pole performance was not making sense, noting the team had been on the back foot with power unit management throughout 2026. Ferrari's turnaround followed their second ADUO engine upgrade allocation used in Austria, with the revised power unit appearing particularly well suited to Silverstone's high-speed layout and energy harvesting zones.

TECHNICAL

Vasseur Fires Back at Wolff Over Ferrari Upgrade 'Cheating' Accusation at British GP

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur fired back at Mercedes boss Toto Wolff on Friday after Wolff suggested Ferrari were unsustainably throwing money at their 2026 car. Wolff had argued Ferrari's rapid aerodynamic upgrade rate would exhaust their budget cap before season's end, calling the team seemingly limitless. Vasseur responded with pointed irony at Silverstone, calling the criticism quite ironic coming from Toto and Mercedes, adding that when Red Bull or Mercedes develops they are called geniuses but when Ferrari develops they are accused of cheating. The dispute follows Ferrari's eight-item Barcelona upgrade package and a second ADUO engine upgrade taken in Austria.

GRID NEWS

Cadillac Unveils Stars and Stripes Livery to Celebrate America's 250th Birthday at British GP

Cadillac Formula 1 is racing in a special stars and stripes livery this weekend to mark the 250th anniversary of American independence. The team replaced its standard black and white colours with a full red, white and blue scheme featuring stars and stripes on the front wing and engine cover, extending to garage dressing, driver helmets and team kit. The timing aligns with July 4 falling on the same day as the British GP sprint race and main qualifying at Silverstone. Cadillac, which entered as Formula 1's 11th constructor at the start of 2026, celebrated both Independence Day and America's growing presence in the sport.

GRID NEWS

Verstappen Slams F1 Lego Parade: 'Drivers Shouldn't Look Like Kids and Clowns'

Max Verstappen publicly criticised Formula 1's Lego drivers' parade ahead of Sunday's British Grand Prix, saying the event makes drivers look like kids and clowns. The four-time world champion argued the minicar spectacle undermines the sport's image and said he would prefer a traditional truck-based drivers' parade. Verstappen said at Silverstone that F1 drivers should not look like kids and clowns trying to ram into each other. Lewis Hamilton separately expressed concerns about the event. All 22 drivers are scheduled to race individual Lego minicars built from 28,000 bricks each, capable of reaching 25km/h, 90 minutes before Sunday's race start.

DRIVER MARKET

Verstappen-McLaren Discussions Emerge at Silverstone as 2027 Driver Market Heats Up

Preliminary talks between Max Verstappen's management and McLaren CEO Zak Brown have emerged at the British Grand Prix, fuelling speculation about the Dutchman's 2027 future. Verstappen holds a contract exit clause enabling him to join a rival team from 2027 if he falls outside the top two in the championship by an August deadline. Brown confirmed the meeting but said no seat is available, praising Norris and Piastri as capable of beating Verstappen on equal machinery. Piastri said the rumours change nothing for him given his contract. Analysis suggested the discussions may partly serve as leverage with Red Bull rather than indicating a firm transfer intention.

CHAMPIONSHIP

Russell Eyes First Home British GP Win as Title Deficit Sits at 40 Points

George Russell arrives at his home British Grand Prix hoping to build on his Austrian victory, having cut Kimi Antonelli's championship lead to 40 points. However, Russell endured a difficult Friday, finishing only fifth in Sprint Qualifying as Ferrari's unexpected pace and Red Bull's resurgence left the Mercedes driver behind. Antonelli leads the 2026 Drivers' Championship with 171 points, Russell second with 131 and Hamilton third with 125. Russell has never won at Silverstone and expressed frustration at Ferrari's competitiveness, saying their power unit form at the circuit was not making sense given recent struggles. Autosport identified the British GP as potentially his best home race opportunity yet.

REGULATION

Russell Predicts Better Racing at Silverstone as 2026 Energy Rules Favour High-Speed Circuits

George Russell predicted Sunday's British Grand Prix will deliver more competitive racing than recent rounds due to Silverstone's interaction with Formula 1's 2026 energy rules. Russell drew comparisons to Australia and China, noting Silverstone's sustained high-speed sections create different energy harvesting and deployment cycles compared to stop-start tracks. The 2026 regulations mandate a near-equal split between combustion and electrical power, and Silverstone's layout reduces the energy starvation that has restricted overtaking at other circuits this season. Ferrari's dominant Friday performance appeared to support the theory, with the SF-26 showing particular strength in the high-speed sectors where energy management most benefits the car.

CALENDAR

All 22 F1 Drivers to Race Custom Lego Minicars Before Sunday's British Grand Prix

Formula 1 is staging a Lego drivers' parade before Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone, with all 22 drivers set to race individual minicars built from 28,000 Lego bricks each. The minicars, designed by 20 Lego Group engineers, are modelled on each driver's 2026 team livery and can reach 25km/h. The parade runs 90 minutes before the race start at 1:30pm BST, with live coverage on Formula 1's YouTube channel from 1pm. Unlike the Miami event in 2025 where drivers shared cars between teammates, every driver at Silverstone has their own individual vehicle. The event returns despite Verstappen's criticism that it is unsuitable for Formula 1's prestige.

INJURY

Shohei Ohtani Exits Dodgers' Win With Right Biceps Tightness, Sits Out Saturday

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani exited Friday's 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres in the seventh inning after feeling tightness in his right biceps on a swing, prompting the team to hold him out of Saturday's lineup as a precaution. Ohtani had thrown a season-high 110 pitches before exiting, striking out nine batters in a quality start. Manager Dave Roberts downplayed the severity, noting Ohtani has dealt with the same biceps issue before and described him as a quick healer. Roberts cited the toll of being a two-way player as reason for the extra caution.

RECAP

Rays Beat Astros 3-1 to Extend MLB's Longest Active Win Streak to Nine Games

Nick Fortes homered and hit a run-scoring double, and Junior Caminero added a solo home run as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday to extend the longest active winning streak in the major leagues to nine games. Yordan Alvarez hit his American League-leading 27th home run of the season, a 427-foot shot off Rays starter Nick Martinez in the sixth inning that briefly tied the game at 1-1. Kevin Kelly (5-3) pitched one and two-thirds innings of no-hit relief for the victory, and Bryan Baker recorded a one-two-three ninth for his 23rd save of the season.

RECAP

Chourio's Walk-Off Lifts Brewers Over Diamondbacks in 11 Innings, Extending Division Lead to Six

Jackson Chourio's slow roller scored Blake Perkins from third base in the 11th inning as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Friday to extend their NL Central lead to six games. Garrett Mitchell homered in his second consecutive game, blasting a first-pitch shot a projected 435 feet to center in the second inning. Brice Turang went 3-for-6 with two RBIs. Arizona's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. robbed Mitchell of a potential three-run homer in the third, and Gabriel Moreno's RBI single and Nolan Arenado's two-run double subsequently tied the game. Neither team scored again until Chourio's winning infield single.

RECAP

Cardinals Collect 17 Hits, Blast Cubs 17-1 at Wrigley in Lopsided NL Central Matchup

The St. Louis Cardinals collected 17 hits en route to a 17-1 rout of the host Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday. Andre Pallante improved to 10-5, allowing five hits and one walk across five and two-thirds innings, while Nathan Church, Masyn Winn and Bryan Torres each hit home runs for St. Louis. The Cardinals scored in every inning from the second through the seventh, with nine different Cardinals players scoring before the Cubs managed their first run. Torres, entering off the bench, added a solo shot to cap the dominant performance against an NL Central rival.

RECAP

Watson's Walk-Off Single Gives Guardians 4-3 Win Over White Sox in 10 Innings

Khalil Watson singled home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3 on Friday, their second consecutive walk-off win to open the four-game AL Central series. Steven Kwan started the 10th as the automatic runner, advanced to third on Travis Bazzana's single, and scored on Watson's hit up the middle off Sean Newcomb. A rain delay of one hour and 55 minutes interrupted the fifth inning moments after Miguel Vargas gave Chicago a 3-1 lead with a three-run homer. The Guardians tied it in the seventh on RBI singles by Austin Hedges and Kwan.

RECAP

Dylan Cease Fans Nine in Seven Innings as Blue Jays Shut Out Mariners 2-0

Dylan Cease struck out nine and allowed three hits over seven innings as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the host Seattle Mariners 2-0 on Friday in the opener of a three-game series between the two teams that met in the 2025 American League Championship Series. Cease (5-4) walked one batter across his seven frames, with five innings of the 1-2-3 variety. The Blue Jays scored both runs against Mariners starter Luis Castillo (3-7) in the third inning. Andres Gimenez doubled home Sean Keys, and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. singled in Gimenez to make it 2-0. Closer Louis Varland earned his 18th save in as many chances.

INJURY

Mariners Place Julio Rodriguez on Concussion IL After Throw Strikes Him in Helmet

The Seattle Mariners placed center fielder Julio Rodriguez on the seven-day concussion injured list Friday ahead of their series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. Rodriguez had been hit in the back of the helmet by a throw from first baseman Nolan Schanuel the previous night; he initially remained in the game after a lengthy meeting with manager Dan Wilson and a trainer, but was replaced in the top of the third inning by Victor Robles. Miles Mastrobuoni was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma in a corresponding move, while reliever Cooper Criswell was transferred to the 60-day IL to open a 40-man roster spot. Rodriguez is eligible to return July 10.

SECURITYAI

Prompt Injection Attacks Are Exploiting AI Agents and RAG Pipelines Across Enterprise Systems

Prompt injection has become the dominant threat to enterprise AI — not because defenses are weak, but because the attack exploits how LLMs fundamentally process text. Attackers seed malicious content into public documentation and GitHub READMEs, then wait for enterprise RAG pipelines to ingest it; once inside, corrupted model outputs propagate silently across interconnected AI systems. Security experts warn that until organizations treat LLMs as untrusted interpreters rather than autonomous decision-makers, prompt injection will continue to outpace defensive controls.

INDUSTRYAI

Microsoft Launches Frontier Company with $2.5 Billion for Enterprise AI Deployment

Microsoft announced on July 2 the creation of Microsoft Frontier Company, a new operating business backed by a $2.5 billion commitment and 6,000 industry and engineering specialists. The unit is designed to deploy AI into regulated and complex enterprise sectors where standard cloud products have struggled to gain traction, with a focus on healthcare, financial services, and government. Frontier Company will operate somewhat independently from Microsoft's core product divisions and is intended to move faster on custom AI deployments.

ROBOTICS

Apptronik Unveils Apollo 2 Humanoid Robot and 100,000-Square-Foot Training Facility

Apptronik unveiled Apollo 2 on July 2, its next-generation humanoid robot, alongside the opening of Robot Park — a 100,000-square-foot data collection and training facility in Austin, Texas. Apollo 2 features improved dexterity, longer battery life, and a new sensor suite designed to support both manufacturing and logistics tasks. Robot Park will be used to generate large-scale embodied AI training data, which Apptronik says is the primary bottleneck limiting humanoid robot deployment at commercial scale.

HARDWARE

Anthropic in Preliminary Talks with Samsung to Co-Develop Custom AI Chip

Anthropic is in preliminary discussions with Samsung to co-develop a custom AI chip, TechCrunch reported on July 2. The talks are at an early stage and may not result in a formal partnership, but the discussions signal Anthropic's intent to reduce its dependence on third-party chip suppliers as model training and inference costs continue to climb. Samsung's semiconductor division has been actively courting AI companies as it seeks to close the gap with TSMC in advanced chip fabrication.

SOFTWAREAI

Z.ai Launches ZCode, a Free Desktop AI Coding Environment for GLM-5.2

Z.ai, the Beijing-based lab formerly known as Zhipu AI, launched ZCode on July 3 — a free desktop application for macOS, Windows, and Linux positioned as the native development environment for its GLM-5.2 model family. ZCode competes directly with Cursor, Claude Code, and GitHub Copilot, offering multi-file editing, inline chat, and an agent mode that can run terminal commands. The app is free at launch; Z.ai has not announced a paid tier.

AIRESEARCH

Alibaba’s SkillWeaver Cuts AI Agent Token Use by 99.9 Percent

Alibaba researchers have released SkillWeaver, an open-source agentic AI framework that cuts context-window token consumption by 99.9 percent — from roughly 884,000 tokens per query down to about 1,160. Instead of loading every available tool into context on each call, SkillWeaver pre-compiles agent capabilities into compact 'skill programs' that are retrieved and executed without re-describing the full tool set. The result is dramatically lower inference cost and latency for multi-step agent workflows, the team reported.

HR TECH

Rising ‘bring your own AI’ trend can spell trouble for employers, expert warns

More than three in four U.S. employees are sourcing AI tools on their own — a trend called “bring your own AI” — because employers are failing to provide the resources workers need, according to a May survey of 1,020 employed adults released by resume platform Resume Now. Twenty-three percent use personally sourced AI tools daily, and 41% say they are not receiving the tools, training, or guidance to use AI at work. Only 21% have received clear AI guidelines specific to their role. “Operating without guardrails, official tools, or proper training is a recipe for security headaches and wildly inconsistent work quality,” said Keith Spencer, a career expert.

HIRING

Labor market remains in ‘slack water’ state, economist says

The U.S. labor market gained just 57,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, well below private-sector projections. The unemployment rate fell to 4.2%, largely because the labor participation rate declined. April and May payrolls were also revised down by a combined 74,000. “That is a fair description of the labor market right now,” said Laura Ullrich, director of economic research at Indeed Hiring Lab, applying the nautical term “slack water” to describe the stagnation. “It would not take much — a modest rise in layoffs, or a few more workers deciding to quit — to pull the net negative,” Ullrich added.

HR TECH

HR is still ‘experimenting at the margins’ on AI, report says

HR departments are still adapting to artificial intelligence rather than redesigning how work gets done, according to a new report from the Institute for Corporate Productivity. After surveying more than 1,300 business and HR leaders worldwide, i4cp researchers found that while workplaces are moving past “isolated AI use cases,” implementation remains a “series of disconnected experiments.” “Most HR functions are still experimenting at the margins rather than redesigning how work actually gets done,” said Katheryn Brekken, i4cp senior research analyst. Firms with a strong AI culture report the technology has enhanced HR’s impact at a rate 4.5 times higher than other organizations, the research found.

TALENT

Outsourced ADA accommodations can be ‘inherently problematic,’ EEOC attorney cautions

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission cautioned that outsourcing accommodation requests to third-party administrators is “inherently problematic” after settling an Americans with Disabilities Act lawsuit against JCPenney for $99,000. The EEOC alleged JCPenney’s third-party benefits administrator “inexplicably” closed the written accommodation request of a warehouse worker with breast cancer; the employee was fired after exceeding attendance limits while off for cancer treatment. “Employers’ use of third-party administrators to handle reasonable accommodations can be inherently problematic, especially when not effectively monitored,” said Marcus Keegan, regional attorney for EEOC’s Atlanta district. Under the settlement, JCPenney must train managers on ADA responsibilities and institute new processes for monitoring its TPA.

POLICYRESEARCH

Protect Democracy Makes the Case for Proportional Representation as Civil Society’s Structural Fix

Two advocates from Protect Democracy argued in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 2 that civil society cannot defend itself from authoritarianism by playing defense alone. Cyrena Kokolis and Farbod Faraji, writing in NPQ’s “In Defense of Civil Society” column, contend that the US electoral system structurally advantages authoritarianism and that proportional representation (ProRep) is the upstream structural reform civil society must pursue. Under ProRep, multi-winner districts replace single-winner ones, making gerrymandering functionally impossible and ensuring nearly all voters receive representation. The authors cite evidence that proportional systems reduce affective polarization and political violence, and foster multiparty coalitions that can isolate anti-democratic factions. Critically, enacting ProRep would require an act of Congress, not a constitutional amendment. The authors call on nonprofits, civil society leaders, and donors to begin building cross-ideological coalitions and funding the advocacy now.

RESEARCHANALYSIS

Philanthropy’s Capture of Youth Movements Is Costing Democracy Its Strongest Engine

Dr. Nia West-Bey, executive director of the National Collaborative for Transformative Youth Policy, published a deep analysis in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 3 arguing that three structural failures—movement capture by philanthropy, lack of coordinated strategy, and absence of national infrastructure—are preventing modern youth-led movements from translating local wins into national change. Drawing on three historical youth movements—Ella Baker’s Young Negro Cooperative League (which peaked at 400 members in 22 communities), the youth marchers of Bloody Sunday and the Voting Rights Act campaign, and the South Africa divestment movement that helped bring down apartheid—West-Bey argues that today’s young people have never experienced a national win. She cites researcher Megan Ming Francis’s concept of “movement capture” and the documented pattern of philanthropic dollars professionalizing and taming movements. The article calls on nonprofits and philanthropy to audit their role in coopting youth-led agendas.

ANALYSISRESEARCH

On America’s 250th, a Political Scientist Argues the Nation Is Being Called to Refound Itself

Kelly Burton, CEO of Black Innovation Alliance and author of the forthcoming book “The Price of Union: Race, Power, and the Making of American Democracy,” published an essay in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 2 using Gouverneur Morris and the drafting of the Constitution’s Preamble as a lens on America’s 250th anniversary. Morris, a Pennsylvania delegate who fiercely opposed slavery at the Constitutional Convention and lost, is widely credited with writing the phrase “to form a more perfect Union”—which Burton reads not as a description of what was built, but as a permanent orientation toward what remains unfinished. Burton argues that the nation’s inherited democratic order was built on unresolvable contradictions between equality and exclusion, and that this moment—like the founding era itself—calls not for managing the existing system but for refounding it. Civil society, she writes, is being summoned to that work.

RESEARCHPOLICY

Parkland Co-Founder Traces Gun Violence from Founding-Era Slave Patrols to Today’s Mass Shootings

Jaclyn Corin, executive director of March For Our Lives and a survivor of the 2018 Parkland shooting, published a commentary in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 2 arguing that America’s 250th anniversary demands an honest reckoning with how gun violence has been normalized from the founding era to the present. Corin traces how guns were used to enforce enslavement through armed slave patrols, to drive indigenous displacement through the Trail of Tears, and to suppress Reconstruction through massacres at Colfax and Rosewood. She notes that more than 40,000 Americans are killed by guns every year and that children and teenagers are now more likely to die from gunfire than from any other cause. Since the original March For Our Lives protest in March 2018, the movement has helped pass hundreds of state and local gun safety laws. Corin calls for universal background checks and removing weapons of war from civilian streets.

IMPACTRESEARCH

Youth250 Co-Founder Says Youth Disengagement Is a Structural Problem, Not a Motivation Problem

Dillon St. Bernard, co-founder of Youth250 and founder of Team DSB, published a commentary in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 2 arguing that the persistent narrative about youth disengagement misdiagnoses a structural problem as a cultural one. St. Bernard, who works at the intersection of youth civic engagement and the creator economy, argues that Gen Z grew up watching local newsrooms disappear and already has the conversations democracy depends on—about housing, healthcare, immigration, and belonging—whether institutions show up or not. Youth250, led by Made By Us, is a national effort to increase youth representation and influence in how America’s 250th anniversary is understood. On June 27, National Youth Day, Takeover Days were held at institutions including America’s Black Holocaust Museum, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Lincoln Presidential Foundation. St. Bernard calls on funders to give young people real decision-making authority, not just visibility.

PHILANTHROPYRESEARCH

A Deep History of the Wealthy Progressive Donors Who Built American Civil Society’s Funding Machine

David Callahan, founder and editor of Inside Philanthropy, published a long-form historical analysis in Nonprofit Quarterly on July 1 tracing how wealthy progressive heirs built the infrastructure of American civil society funding from the 1960s through today. The article covers Stewart Rawlings Mott, son of a General Motors shareholder, who in 1972 ranked among the country’s largest political donors; George Pillsbury, who co-founded the Haymarket People’s Fund in 1974; and the Funding Exchange, launched in 1979, which encompassed 15 foundations and channeled $15 million annually to progressive groups before closing in 2018. The Tides Foundation, founded in 1976 by Drummond Pike, made $442 million in grants in 2024. Callahan also profiles newer entrants including the Freedom Together Foundation, the Foundation for a Just Society, and the Kataly Foundation, alongside intermediaries like Solidaire Network and Borealis Philanthropy.

Supergirl Faces 60% Second-Weekend Drop as DC Studios Counts a $100M+ Loss

Supergirlis tracking for a steep 60% drop in its second weekend, projecting roughly $15 million — a punishing follow-up to its$37.1 milliondomestic opening.Warner Bros.and DC Studios spent an estimated $170 million to produce and$120 millionto market the film, yet 59% of opening-weekend audiences were male, suggesting the target Gen Z female demographic did not show up. The film earned a B− CinemaScore, compounding the poor outlook.DC Studiosco-CEO Peter Safran called the result “one component of a broader, long-term strategy,” while analysts note the superhero marketing playbook needs recalibration for characters below Batman and Superman in audience recognition.

Project Hail Mary Lands on Prime Video After $683M Worldwide and 105-Day Theatrical Window

Project Hail Marymade its streaming debut onPrime Videoon July 3, arriving 105 days after its theatrical release — one of the year’s longer studio windows. TheAmazon MGM Studiossci-fi film had already grossed$683 millionworldwide, ranking among 2026’s top theatrical performers. Ryan Gosling stars as astronaut Ryland Grace on a solo mission to save Earth, directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller from a screenplay by Drew Goddard. The extended window reflects a deliberate strategy to maximize theater revenue before transitioning the film to streaming, where it will reach Prime subscribers for the first time alongside its earlier arrival on MGM+.

Young Washington Opens to $16-17M, Angel Studios Deploys Holiday Patriotism Playbook

Young Washington,Angel Studios’ PG-13 historical biopic, opened to an estimated$16–17 millionat 2,700 theaters over the July 4 weekend — ahead of its $15 million projection. Timed to theU.S. 250th anniversary, the film follows British actor William Franklyn-Miller as the young George Washington, directed by Jon Erwin. Critics gave it 60% on Rotten Tomatoes, but audiences awarded a 92% approval rating. The strong audience response mirrors Angel Studios’ successfulSound of Freedomstrategy from three years ago, which also debuted over the same holiday frame. A preorder ticket campaign launched months earlier was central to building pre-release momentum.

Studios Race for Viral Horror IP: Warner Bros. Wins Siren Head, Spielberg Takes Mandela Catalogue

Two competitive studio auctions concluded this week, reflecting Hollywood’s intensifying appetite for internet-born horror franchises.Warner Bros.won a five-way bidding war forSiren Head— viral artist Trevor Henderson’s skeletal creature with sirens for a head — withBrian Duffieldset to direct from a script co-written with Zach Cregger; rights landed in the low seven figures. Separately,Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment and United Artists/Amazon MGM triumphed in an 11-studio auction for The Mandela Catalogue, the YouTube horror anthology with over 100 million views, with creator Alex Kister attached to direct. Both deals follow the commercial success of internet-origin theatrical hits Backrooms and Obsession.

Heat 2 Is Official: DiCaprio and Bale Confirmed as Michael Mann’s Sequel Heads to November

Leonardo DiCaprioandChristian Baleare officially signed for Michael Mann’s long-anticipated crime sequelHeat 2, with production slated to begin in November 2026. DiCaprio will play Chris Shiherlis, the role originated by Val Kilmer in the 1995 original, while Bale steps into the Vincent Hanna character first portrayed by Al Pacino. Backed byAmazon MGM Studiosand United Artists, the sequel carries a$170 millionbudget, partially offset by nearly $40 million in California tax credits. The film serves as both prequel and sequel, spanning events before and after the original story, adapted from Mann’s 2022 novel co-written with Meg Gardiner.

Obsession Hits Digital as Curry Barker Announces Follow-Up Anything But Ghosts at Blumhouse

Obsession,Focus Features’ breakout horror thriller and one of 2026’s most unexpected box office successes, is now available to buy and rent on digital platforms including Prime Video and Apple TV, priced at $24.99 to purchase and $19.99 to rent. A physical Blu-ray and 4K UHD release followsJuly 14. DirectorCurry Barkerhas simultaneously announced his follow-up, Anything But Ghosts, set up at Focus Features and Blumhouse Atomic Monster alongside actor-partner Cooper Tomlinson. Barker described the approach as “staying scrappy,” despite Obsession amassing over $233 million cumulatively in domestic theaters across seven weeks of release.