Lego is reinventing its iconic brick sets and keeping the toy industry afloat

The toy industry is headed for its second consecutive annual sales decline, but it’s got one thing propping it up: colorful, interlocking plastic bricks.

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NYC police charge man with murder of woman set on fire on subway

Sebastian Zapeta, 33, was charged with murder and arson after a woman sleeping on the New York City subway was set on fire and died, police say.
CBS News - 6m
How Bath & Body Works Comes Up With Its Holiday Scents

Every year, Bath & Body Works introduces a scent that it hopes will break through during the shopping season. It doesn’t have to smell like gingerbread.
The New York Times - 2h
Is the Tech Industry Nearing an A.I. Slowdown?

Companies like OpenAI and Google are running out of the data used to train artificial intelligence systems. Can new methods continue years of rapid progress?
The New York Times - 3h
Trump's 25% tariff could be an existential threat to Canada's recovering auto industry

There's growing concern that potential tariffs on Canadian imports to the U.S. could be an existential threat to the country's recovering automotive industry.
CNBC - 5h
U.S. Crypto Industry Eyes Possible Day-One Trump Executive Orders

The President-elect has talked up the digital currencies, stoking anticipation that his term will sustain a crypto boom.
Inc. - 5h
Rioter who featured in viral bricking video jailed

Brian Spencer, 40, featured in a viral video of him being hit in the crotch and head by "wayward" bricks during a riot.
BBC News - 5h
Watch: Cargo ship tips on its side in Turkey

A cargo ship rolls over as it is being loaded at a port in Istanbul in the early hours of Monday morning.
BBC News - 7h
US targets China with probe into semiconductor industry

The White House on Monday launched a new probe into China's semiconductor industry as the Biden administration continues to take more aggressive action against Chinese technology out of national ...
The Hill - 7h
Meet the man behind Bergdorf Goodman's iconic holiday windows

This year's holiday displays at Bergdorf Goodman honor Fifth Avenue's bicentennial and will be on display through Jan. 6.
CBS News - 8h