the Holy Media Product Grail cometh

From this Nieman Lab article on Alexa (that Amazon AI device Alec Baldwin orders around on TV), it sounds like the ~future~ of everyone owning an AI device (the new mandatory TV set of the future, I guess) is just going to bring us one step closer to the Holy Media Product Grail that is completely personalized, on-demand news — and (the cynic in me grumbles) recited by the pleasant-sounding of a non-threatening woman?

Somewhat related:

“Snapchat is the techno-social expression of the female gaze, “ posits this thinkpiece from i-D, making it already a mandatory click if your venn diagram of interests include an overlap of cultural criticism and rainbow vomit, or even if you are casually interested in the relationship between women’s relationship with digital media.

(It kind of seems like Deez Links of late has really been skewing that direction — thoughts? Or would you all prefer the more straight up industry type stuff?)

Also H/t to Jess for the i-D link!

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