- How the golden age of streaming is coming to a rapid end—and what it means for producers (The Verge)
- A new study sheds light on how schools are failing kids, not the other way around (Fast Company)
- Shane Dawson took home the coveted Creator of the Year prize at the Streamy Awards (The Hollywood Reporter)
- 100 websites that have shaped the internet as we know it (Gizmodo)
- When will it stop? Netflix plans to raise another US$2 billion to fund content (Variety)
- Instagram use in the US grew by 13.1% this past year, driven largely by Stories (eMarketer)
- The internet isn’t all bad—how technology is teaching kids to care about the world (PBS News)
- Why it’s important to give children toys that look like them (Mashable)
- Despite all the techniques and tips, the best way for kids to learn how to code is to teach each other (Forbes)
- Forget the Joker, DC Films has become Warner Bros.’ biggest adversary (Forbes)
- Why Netflix cancelling multi-season shows to make room for newbies is a good thing (Wired)
- Say cheese! This small UK mobile network is using Snapchat and Instagram to find customers (Digiday)
- Apple has plans to unveil an updated iPad, cheaper MacBook and new Mac mini desktop (Financial Post)
- Facebook hires former British deputy prime minister Nick Clegg to handle its PR crisis (CNBC)
- Why young streaming services don’t stand a chance against Netflix and Amazon (Bloomberg)
- Order in the court: Ebay sues Amazon for poaching its sellers (MarketWatch)
- The latest Facebook hack was the work of money-hungry spammers, report says (CNBC)
- Even tech execs worry about their kids’ digital addictions (Financial Post)
- Amazon Prime membership growth has slowed in the US, says CIRP researcher (Bloomberg)
- Hulu, meanwhile, plans to cater to more consumers with new “skinny” live bundle (Variety)
- Immigrant TV characters’ lives are more criminalized than reality, study finds (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Consumer watchdogs fear today’s children have an unhealthy digital diet (CTV News)
- Goodbye Big Bird: Original puppeteer leaves Sesame Street after nearly 50 years (The New York Times)
- Netflix and not-so-chill: Investors brace for the streamer’s Q3 earnings report (Bloomberg)
- Instagram’s ex-CEO Kevin Systrom speaks publicly on why he left the company (Recode)
- You’ve got a friend in me: A look at a child’s relationship with Amazon’s Alexa (CNN)
- How the creators of Angry Birds plan to make magic with augmented reality apps (Games Industry)
- Would users trust Facebook again if they could opt out of data collection? (Recode)
- Purrfect: Snapchat has created selfie filters for cats (BBC)
- Adobe launches new AR and drawing tools for artists of all skill levels (TechCrunch)
- New research shows siblings can be more influential than parents (The Atlantic)
- Apple reportedly plans to make original content free for device owners (Forbes)
- According to an analyst, Snapchat could go private if users don’t stick around longer (CNBC)
- Meanwhile, Instagram is testing tapping through photos instead of the classic scroll (Tech Crunch)
- Pokemon GO is still as popular as ever—the AR game pulled in almost US$85 million last month (Variety)
- WarnerMedia is launching its own direct-to-consumer streaming service (CNN)
- Netflix releases 676 hours of original programming in Q3—a new record (Variety)
- On a more somber note…tweens are bullying each other in new ways on Instagram (The Atlantic)
- How Disney is taking big steps to reduce its environmental footprint (The New York Times)
- Why live event venues are leaving money on the table (Recode)
- Snapchat still thinks the key to its reinvention is offering more TV shows (Recode)
- Mattel’s CEO says its film division is the toyco’s best bet for growth (CNBC)
- New research finds that LEGO is pushing heavy gender stereotypes to kids (The Conversation)
- Kid welfare is the best argument for getting governments to rewrite tech laws (The Politico)
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