- Comcast says it is officially prepared to outbid Disney for Fox’s entertainment assets (Variety)
- Territorial toddlers: Study says children understand ownership as early as age three (Science Daily)
- What Europe’s new GDPR law means for teen independence (WIRED)
- Why TV advertisers are skeptical of show reboots (Hollywood Reporter)
- Keep those wheels turning…electric bikes and scooters are about to become a lot smarter (TechCrunch)
- MGA Entertainment CEO Isaac Larian has officially given up on trying to save Toys “R” Us (CNN)
- Dumbing things down? These tech companies are looking to make smartphones worse, not better (The New York Times)
- How Alibaba and Xiaomi are disrupting the voice assistant market (AdWeek)
- Inside Walmart’s new plans to befriend affluent city moms (Recode)
- LEGO is quite literally powering up the Batmobile (The Verge)
- Amazon, the audacious and continual disruptor (Entrepreneur)
- Playing catch-up: Apple’s HomePod speaker represents 6% of the global smart assistant market (Digital Trends)
- Facebook once promised to bring internet to schools worldwide, so what happened? (WIRED)
- Be prepared for a flurry of mergers and acquisitions in the aftermath of the Toys “R” Us’ bankruptcy (Reuters)
- How can traditional TV keep pace with a recent rush of major streaming deals? (Variety)
- This is how Microsoft is trying to make its video games more accessible (VentureBeat)
- What Europe’s impending GDPR regulation means for US businesses (Recode)
- Taking a page from Nintendo’s playbook, Amazon is adding interactivity to its cardboard boxes (GeekWire)
- How crowdfunding and technology have changed the face of animation (Variety)
- Timing is everything: Instagram looks to combat phone addictions by providing usage insights (TechCrunch)
- Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee is suing Pow! Entertainment for US$1 billion (CNBC)
- With some shows costing upwards of US$130 million, it’s no surprise Netflix is putting 85% of its money into originals (Variety)
- Saving his neck: Toys “R” Us is selling its iconic Geoffrey the Giraffe mascot (Reuters)
- How dolls can effectively teach boys empathy (The New York Times)
- Why Harry Potter’s new mobile game may be falling behind the times (The Verge)
- Can a smart walkie-talkie really get kids off of their phones? (PC Mag)
- Despite devices galore, US viewers still prefer to watch shows on the boob tube… (Rapid TV News)
- …So why is traditional TV still in trouble? (The New York Times)
- US Congress and child privacy groups are questioning the safety of Amazon’s Echo Dot Kids (WIRED)
- After another box-office smashing weekend, Avengers: Infinity War becomes fifth-highest grossing film ever (Variety)
- Are child-security apps the happy medium between helicopter and hands-off parenting? (Engadget)
- Why it’s all about animation at Cannes this year (Variety)
- Americans are set to spend US$40 billion per year on smart speakers by 2022 (Axios)
- Oscar winner Sam Rockwell and Chance the Rapper have joined DreamWorks’ Trolls 2 (Deadline)
- Anxiety among kids and teens is on the rise (The Washington Post)
- Apple is gearing up to launch its SVOD, and will reportedly sell subscriptions through its TV app (Bloomberg)
- Nintendo officially says bii bii to Miitomo (CNET)
- Walmart breaks into India’s massive e-commerce market with a US$16-billion stake in online retailer Flipkart (The Toronto Star)
- Customer Relations 101: Netflix’s longevity may have to do with how it interacts with consumers (CNBC)
- The Australian government plans to slash US$62 million from ABC funding over three years (The Sydney Morning Herald)
- The impact of TRU’s bankruptcy isn’t just limited to toyland, just ask this organic food company (Bloomberg)
- Only 51% of companies say they are ready for Europe’s new GDPR regulations to go into effect (Computer Weekly)
- Google announces new features designed to help curb smartphone addictions (The Washington Post)
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