Think, Thought, Imagine: Daily tech, media & more (1/26/16)
Quick News (read the headlines and you’re done)
Your Crazy Uncle Harold Reports 1 Billion “Active” Devices - TechCrunch
Your Crazy Uncle Harold To Offer Subscription Content Through Its News App, Sources Say – the guardian
GoPro Integrates With Periscope [i.e. stream from your camera once it’s linked to your phone – look forward to: drone streaming] - TechCrunch
Your Crazy Uncle Harold Reports Slowing Growth for iPhone Sales [and yet it (he?) still posted the largest quarterly profit ever ($18.4 billion)] – NY Times
Soundcloud Finally Gets Serious About Music Discovery With Top Charts [big for a platform that was largely born on discovering new music – check it] – The Next Web
Your Crazy Uncle Harold’s Tim Cook: Virtual Reality Is ‘Really Cool’ and Isn’t a Niche [why interesting: when the the biggest company in the world says something is “really cool” and has hired people to investigate it, well, that’s why] - recode
Please Explain (someone's gotta do it)
Daimler CEO Says Your Crazy Uncle Harold, Google Making Progress On Car [the point: if the maker of Mercedes’ thinks they’re making good progress, well, that ain’t a bad endorsement] - reuters
"Our impression was that these companies can do more and know more than we had previously assumed. At the same time they have more respect for our achievements than we thought," Zetsche told the paper.
Look, Listen (and um, learn?)
Watch: Tesla Shows How Autopilot Can Take The Stress Out Of Your Commute [not a crazy interesting video, but still, yes please] – Tesla (via The Next Web)
Culture (more)
Kanye West to Premiere Swish With Live Event Screened in Theaters [he’ll perform his new album (now reportedly called WAVES, not Swish) at Madison Square Garden on Feb 11th and stream it in theaters “worldwide”] – Pitchfork
Industry (we're so Hollywood)
Sundance: 'Birth of a Nation' Sets Record With $17.5M Sale to Fox Searchlight [people think it’s partly high due to the Amazon and Netflix’s influence on the market] - THR
China’s DMG Inks Deal With Hasbro To Launch First ‘Transformers’ Live Action Attraction [the point: the Chinese desire for involvement in Hollywood continues] – Deadline
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Abe Vigoda – Godfather actor died at 94
San Diego – reportedly a shooting at a Naval Medical Center
Blake Griffin – LA Clippers player broke his hand, reportedly after punching a co-worker
Maty Mauk – Missouri QB suspended after video shows him (maybe?) doing cocaine
Victoria’s Secret – not sure why :/
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