Nintendo - A giant of the console industry has lost a generation of gamers to smartphones

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21707949-giant-console-industry-has-lost-generation-gamers-smartphones-can-it-reclaim

Facebook and Google: most powerful and secretive empires we've ever known

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/sep/28/google-facebook-powerful-secretive-empire-transparency

There is the ongoing conflict over these companies’ self-identification as mere “technology” businesses, and the media critics’ charge that they are “media companies”. The issue being debated is usually whether Facebook or Google produce content or make editorial decisions, and in that sense constitute media. It’s hardly worth debating: of course they produce content, if only by algorithmically selecting, prioritizing and presenting.

A record audience is expected to watch tonight’s presidential debate

http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2016/09/daily-chart-19?fsrc=permar|image1

How tech stole the show at fashion week

https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/2016/sep/23/tech-fashion-week-burberry-tommy-hilfiger-virtual-reality

‘See-now, buy-now’ and virtual reality are in vogue as brands seek to engage with consumers beyond the catwalk

Azerbaijan - Heaping on the Caviar Diplomacy

https://www.1843magazine.com/features/heaping-on-the-caviar-diplomacy

The Scientists Who Make Apps Addictive

https://www.1843magazine.com/features/the-scientists-who-make-apps-addictive

“There are people who worry about ai [artificial intelligence],” Harris said. “They ask whether we can maximise its potential without harming human interests. But ai is already here. It’s called the internet. We’ve unleashed this black box which is always developing new ways to persuade us to do things, by moving us from one trance to the next.”

https://www.1843magazine.com/culture/box-baron

Since the start of 2015, FX has been host to the most critically acclaimed limited series (“Fargo”), the most acclaimed serial drama (“The Americans”), one of the most critically acclaimed comedies (“Louie”) and a highly praised and popular phenomenon (“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”). According to scores from Metacritic, a website that aggregates critics’ reviews, FX at the moment is better than every one of the big names: cable outlets such as HBO, Showtime and AMC – the network of “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men” – as well as the video-streaming services, Netflix and Amazon. In July FX won more Emmy nominations than Netflix. In August it was the biggest winner at the Television Critics Association awards.

Twitter in retweet

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21707258-it-too-late-social-media-firm-become-giant-people-once-expected-twitter