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Beyond Market Intelligence keeps legacy in one place: 4 stories so far. The section currently leads with “Mark Wahlberg on using AI to enhance film craft rather than replace it”, “Instagram slims UI code by 50% with an AI-ready architecture”, and “.NET 11 Preview 7 brings passkeys and smarter Hot Reload to MAUI”. Mark Wahlberg approaches AI the right way: as a tool to enhance the craft, not replace it. Instagram Direct slimmed its Android UI code by 50% after migrating from the legacy View system to Jetpack Compose. Acme AI is the next-generation, AI-powered spreadsheet platform built to replace Excel and redefine how analysts, data scientists, and enterprise teams work… The list below is every legacy story on Beyond Market Intelligence, newest first.
Mark Wahlberg on using AI to enhance film craft rather than replace it
Mark Wahlberg approaches AI the right way: as a tool to enhance the craft, not replace it. The actor and angel investor says he's fine with AI in filmmaking, provided it genuinely improves what you're doing. That's a healthy perspective in an industry nervous about automation. He's speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and if you want more of this forward-looking conversation, explore the Disrupt Stage lineup driving the future of data and innovation.
Instagram slims UI code by 50% with an AI-ready architecture
Instagram Direct slimmed its Android UI code by 50% after migrating from the legacy View system to Jetpack Compose. That's not just a cleaner codebase, it's one built for AI. The new architecture is easier for AI coding agents to understand and modify, which cut token costs per session by 33%. This is how modern tools earn their keep. For more on managing rising token costs, see our piece on *Taming AI's Real-World Demands*.
.NET 11 Preview 7 brings passkeys and smarter Hot Reload to MAUI
.NET 11 Preview 7 brings a meaningful step forward for .NET MAUI, with cross-platform passkey support and a rebuilt incremental XAML Hot Reload that should make daily development feel noticeably smoother. Shell route templates and AOT-safe bindings round out a release focused on practical workflow gains. The continued shift from renderers to handlers signals steady architectural maturity. For developers tired of context-switching between platforms, this preview offers tangible reasons to explore what MAUI can do now.
Explore how industry leaders are shaping the future of data at Disrupt 2026
The Disrupt Stage has always been where technology's biggest conversations take shape, and TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 is raising the bar with leaders from Amazon, Replit, and Tether set to take the spotlight. This is a lineup that signals serious momentum, with more names promised in the weeks ahead. If you are tracking how the industry is evolving, this is the room to watch.