During Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon has slashed prices on several highly-rated PC audio devices, including the Creative Labs Pebble V2 and Edifier G2000 speakers. These compact stereo systems are designed for desktop use, offering USB and Bluetooth connectivity, with prices starting at just $27.99 for the Pebble V2. The deals highlight accessible upgrades for users seeking better sound quality than built-in monitor speakers or headphones.
tomshardware.com
· 2026-10-07
A commentary piece argues that employee happiness has declined across many workplaces compared to earlier eras, drawing on the author's own experience reminiscing about a past employer known for high morale. The piece suggests this drop in joy is not just a wellbeing issue but one tied directly to business outcomes.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-07
Amazon has acquired the rights to stream the Emmy Awards exclusively starting in 2027, with Prime Video offering free coverage in over 240 countries and territories. The six-year agreement with the Television Academy marks a shift away from traditional network broadcasts, ending the rotation among ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC. The deal also potentially includes other Television Academy events, though details about the Creative Arts Emmys are still unclear.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-06
Speedrun.com replaced its terms of service on 1 October 2026, removing the Creative Commons licence that previously governed user-submitted data and content. The new terms state that parent company Elo now owns the site's data, databases and records, and ban activities including automated scraping, donation-based funding models, and building tools with 'substantially similar' features to the site. The API can now also be revised or shut off without notice.
therun.gg
· 2026-10-02
The SCP Foundation, the collaborative horror fiction project, has entered a creative partnership with film studio Neon to produce a second anthology film based on its stories. The announcement follows an earlier unofficial SCP anthology film, with this new project described as an officially sanctioned effort.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-01
Neon, distributor of Parasite and Anora, announced an anthology film based on the SCP Foundation's collaborative horror fiction community. Unlike A24's recent V/H/S-branded SCP project, Neon contacted the SCP Wiki admin team beforehand and committed to releasing the film under the required Creative Commons ShareAlike license. The project is expected to hit theaters next year and will feature work from emerging filmmakers within the SCP community, though it won't be an official or compensated SCP production.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-01
Neon revealed plans for its own SCP Foundation movie, set for theatrical release in 2027, after reaching out to the SCP Wiki team and pledging to release the film under a Creative Commons ShareAlike license. This follows backlash against A24, which had announced its own SCP project without contacting the wiki or committing to that licensing requirement. The SCP Foundation Wiki admin team issued a statement praising Neon's communication and adherence to the license's terms.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-30
Film, television, publishing and other creative sectors are experiencing some of their steepest job declines in decades, according to reporting on the trend. The downturn coincides with the broader rollout of AI tools across media and entertainment companies.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-29
An analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data by journalist Joseph Politano found the US has lost more than 200,000 jobs in creative industries over the past four years, with nearly 50,000 of those losses in the last year alone. The steepest declines hit digital fields like graphic design, broadcasting, publishing, film and sound recording, while museum and performing-arts jobs grew even as independent-artist employment fell sharply.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-29
The publisher has released an author correction to a research paper on large recoverable elastic energy in chiral metamaterials achieved through twist buckling. No details of the specific correction are included beyond the licensing and reprint terms attached to the notice.
nature.com
· 2026-09-23
Oatly creative director Michael Lee says the company has long refused to create a standard brand book, the style guide most large companies use to keep messaging consistent. He says new creative hires are told to 'unlearn everything you know about marketing,' and the company instead gives its creative team unusual autonomy to write and execute its own briefs. Oatly's shift traces back to 2012, when new CEO Toni Petersson and creative chief John Schoolcraft rebuilt the marketing department around creatives rather than traditional marketing structures.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-22
A design commentary challenges the popular claim that 'taste' will be designers' defense against automation, arguing that simply recognizing quality after the fact offers no real edge. Instead, the piece contends the true creative advantage lies in identifying and committing to ideas before their value is widely recognized, not in judging what's already accepted as good.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-21
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