Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (1/21/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
Honda’s New Fuel Cell Car Will Arrive This Year For $500 A Month [as in hydrogen – lease only – end of year delivery] – The Verge
Supercell And Clash Of Clans Were Last Year's Top Global Earners On Mobile [the point: free to play continues to dominate mobile gaming] - Gamasutra
Google's Android Generates $31 Billion Revenue, Oracle Says [via leaked court documents – first time it’s been made public – money comes from Google Play store (apps) and ads] – Bloomberg
One Month After Lyft, UberX Finally Lands At LAX [why interesting: airports have been one of the most difficult places for Uber/Lyft in terms of regulation/approvals] – TechCrunch
GM Launches Maven, A Car-Sharing Service To Compete With Zipcar [this after investing $500 million in Lyft and bought remaining parts of SideCar (a Lyft/Uber competitor) – will be $6 an hour to rent and no membership fee] – The Verge
Facebook Takes On Twitter and ESPN With New Sports Feature [called Facebook Sports Stadium – think a feed dedicated to games (NFL only for now) – it’ll have scores, stats and posts from your friends – more from Facebook – why interesting: Facebook created these kind of “focused features” back in the day (think their marketplace to sell stuff), but long shied away from them, so while not a surprise, still a shift (and yet another way to keep you on Facebook)] - Wired
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
Self-Driving Cars May Get Here Before We’re Ready [well, “we” as in governments aren’t ready – cuz “we” as in the drivers are so damn ready] – NY Times
“But drafting policy for a technology that is not yet on the market makes it much more complicated to answer important practical questions: Do we need extra lanes, but less parking? More curbside space? How will the cars communicate with traffic signals, and who will be responsible when there’s an accident?”
Great Reads (why settle for good?)
The First Time I Guarded Kobe [why care: look, this is a good story, but we’re largely highlighting because of the site – a reminder that The Player’s Tribune was launched by Derek Jeter and focused on first person stories from athletes – it’s really interesting, it’s worth a look – reminder: this is where Kobe posted his goodbye] – The Player’s Tribune
Look, Listen (and um, learn?)
Culture (more)
The Buffalo Bills Just Hired The NFL’s First Full-Time Woman Assistant Coach [rad] – Vox
Industry"ish" (we're so Hollywood)
Vimeo Puts Female Filmmakers In The Spotlight With #ShareTheScreen [i.e. they’re investing in female-led projects this year] – The Next Web
Netflix In Talks to Renew The CW Deal With Warner Bros., CBS [why interesting: Netlfix has producing (a lot) of originals and specifically saying they want to rely less on third party content, but clearly they still think they need it] - Variety
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Noah Chamberlin – missing boy has been found dead
National Hug Day – come ‘ere!
Arrow – CW show is back
Jena Malone – actress is pregnant
Anjali Ramkissoon – she attacked an Uber in Miami and was identified (and she’s a 4th year neurology student)
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