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In a hurry? Here's our pick of the top news items of the week.
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An AI-powered version of “The Wizard of Oz” opened at the Sphere in Las Vegas last week. (Blooloop)
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Instagram finally launched a dedicated iPad version of the app, built for bigger screens. (Instagram)
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OpenAI is set to start mass production of its own in-house AI chips for the first time next year. (The Verge)
Audiences
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54% of US ad-supported TV viewers who pause content do so for 1-5 minutes, long enough to serve a targeted ad. (Emarketer)
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33% of US entertainment consumers plan to visit Las Vegas, and 23% Orlando, within the next two years. (Blooloop)
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US TV viewers spent more time streaming content on Roku-powered devices (21%) in July than watching traditional broadcast television (18%). (Media Play News)
Platforms
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According to a recent performance report from Meta, Instagram is growing at 10x the rate of Facebook in the EU. (Social Media Today)
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Threads will now enable users to attach a text note of up to 10K words to any post. (Meta)
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OpenAI is developing an AI-powered hiring platform called OpenAI Jobs Platform, set to launch in 2026. (Tech Crunch)
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TikTok’s EU audience has increased 25% since September 2023 to 170M users, with steady rises in all EU markets. (Social Media Today)
Content
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New Line’s “The Conjuring: Last Rites” drew $8.5M in previews—a record for the franchise. (Deadline)
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Netflix’s “The Hunting Wives” saw its third consecutive billion-minute week in August with 1.2B minutes watched across eight episodes. (Media Play News)
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Super Bowl 2026 commercials have officially sold out at more than $7M per ad. (Variety)
Tech &
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Google Photos users can now create silent 4-second videos from their images using Veo 3 for free. (The Verge)
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Amazon launched Lens Live, an AI-powered shopping tool that allows consumers to discover new products through visual search. (Tech Crunch)
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OpenAI plans to route sensitive conversations to reasoning models like GPT-5 and roll out parental controls within the next month. (Tech Crunch)
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Google’s NotebookLM now lets users customize the tone of their Audio Overviews—podcasts with AI virtual hosts that summarize and discuss uploaded documents. (Tech Crunch)
Location-based
entertainment-
FIFA confirmed that the 2026 World Cup will be the first edition of the tournament to use dynamic ticket pricing. (SportsPro)
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Disneyland Paris announced its new World of Frozen land will open in spring 2026. (Blooloop)
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Everland theme park in Seoul, South Korea announced plans to create a new themed zone inspired by “KPop Demon Hunters”. (Blooloop)
Travel &
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Vrbo will start levying 100% penalties against US hosts who leave guests stranded without access to a reserved home. (Skift)
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India and China have agreed to resume direct flights after a five-year pause, though no timeline has been announced. (Skift)
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Southwest announced it will roll out free in-flight Wi-Fi on all of its planes starting in October. (Travel Pulse)
Gaming
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“Hollow Knight: Silksong” reached over 535K concurrent players a day after its release, which crashed global digital storefronts. (gamesindustry.biz)
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Paramount signed a deal with Activision to produce a live-action movie based on its tentpole "Call of Duty" franchise. (gamesindustry.biz)
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60% of Chinese gaming studios use generative AI in their development pipelines. (Niko)
