By the early 2000s LEGO had diversified into theme parks, an in-house game studio, clothing and TV content, and by 2003 it had lost nearly a third of its revenue in one year, reportedly coming within about 18 months of running out of cash. New CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, appointed in 2004, didn't scrap those ventures but restructured how LEGO ran them: selling majority ownership of its theme parks to Merlin Entertainments while retaining licensing rights, and closing its internal game studio in favor of licensing deals with outside developers, which produced titles like Lego Star Wars and Lego Batman.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-10-02
The Arizona Court of Appeals ordered a new sentencing for Gabriel Horcasitas after ruling that an AI-created video of the victim, Christopher Pelkey, was unreliable evidence. The video, which depicted Pelkey speaking to the judge, was produced by his family to humanize him but was deemed not to reflect actual events. This case marks a potential first in U.S. courts involving AI-generated evidence influencing judicial decisions.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-02
Figure AI released a nearly four-minute promotional video showing its older F.02 humanoid robot units being thrown or made to leap into a vat of liquid steel at a foundry in Imatra, Finland. The video echoes a scene from "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" and features Arnold Schwarzenegger. Figure says the robots were trained beforehand to dive off a balcony in test conditions, and the actual filming happened across six melts with only a 20-minute window per melt.
futurism.com
· 2026-10-02
Android Authority's monthly roundup highlights new Android apps for October 2026, led by Adobe Premiere finally arriving on Android after launching on iPhone nearly a year earlier. The free app, with in-app purchases, offers short-form video editing tools, AI features requiring an Adobe account after free credits run out, and requires Android 13 or newer with at least 5GB of RAM. The list also features SongFlip, a free app from developer goork that addresses cross-platform music link sharing between streaming services.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-01
A new television adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie,' developed under Mike Flanagan's involvement, has premiered on Prime Video. Critics note a strong cast and expanded storytelling beyond King's original novel, though some feel the series falters in its conclusion.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-01
Mike Flanagan executive produced a new eight-episode adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie,' streaming in full on Prime Video. The series expands on Brian De Palma's 1976 film, running roughly three times longer and spending more time on the school environment, faculty and social dynamics surrounding Carrie White.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-01
RoseBerry Media is re-editing two early-2000s storylines from the Australian soap Neighbours, including footage featuring Margot Robbie, into short vertical-video clips for the Epis streaming app. The company says it used an AI-assisted production workflow to adapt the classic footage for mobile viewing, despite the original show running for 41 seasons from 1985 to 2025.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-01
Amazon Prime Video has released Mike Flanagan's new adaptation of Stephen King's Carrie, starring Summer H. Howell as the telekinetic teen and Samantha Sloyan as her mother Margaret. The series marks the first project from Flanagan's exclusive deal with Amazon, following years of acclaimed horror work for Netflix including The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-01
YouTube plans to let creators publish multiple 'variant' versions of the same video to test which performs better, similar to A/B testing. In a video essay, Marques Brownlee says YouTube engineers he spoke with couldn't answer basic questions about how the feature would work—like whether viewers know they're seeing a variant, or how comments and shared links would function across different versions. Brownlee is publicly asking creators not to use the feature once it ships.
blog.jim-nielsen.com
· 2026-09-30
Discord unveiled Ads Manager, a self-service platform letting advertisers forecast, bid on and monitor campaigns from one dashboard, though open access won't arrive until early 2027. The company also rebranded its in-game reward video ads as Video Quests Reserve, a reservation-based format aimed at delivering premium, high-impact brand placements with trackable impressions and clicks.
arstechnica.com
· 2026-09-30
Instagram launched an AI-powered conversational assistant inside its Edits editing app, giving creators personalized feedback based on their account metrics like views, retention, likes and shares. Edits lead Brett Westervelt said the tool analyzes performance patterns and audience trends but leaves creative decisions to the creator. Usage is capped, with higher limits available through a Meta One subscription.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-30
Instagram announced Wednesday it is launching a conversational AI assistant inside its Edits app, the CapCut rival, that analyzes a creator's account metrics like follows, views, retention and shares alongside comments and trending content to surface performance insights. Edits lead Brett Westervelt said the tool focuses on analysis rather than creative editing, leaving creative decisions to users, with usage capped unless creators subscribe to Meta One for more access.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-30
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