Silicon Beach Report Aug. 18: NBC’s Daily Snapchat Show Reaches 29 Million Views in First Month

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NBC’s daily Snapchat show reaches 29 million views in first month, Fisker Emotion to debut at CES 2018, and Q&A with Sophia Amoruso about new startup GirlBoss Media.

NBC’s Daily Snapchat Show Reaches 29 Million Views in First Month

More than 29 million unique viewers have watched “Stay Tuned,” NBC News’ daily Snapchat Discover show less than month after it launched, reports Axios. NBC hired a 30-person, standalone staff to produce the show to reach younger audiences.

Fisker Emotion to Debut at CES 2018

The first car from Henrik Fisker’s new electric vehicle company, the Emotion luxury sport sedan, will be unveiled at CES in January 2018, reports TechCrunch. Fisker’s car will be released in 2019, have a $129,000 starting price, a 400-mile range and autonomous driving capabilities.

Q&A with Sophia Amoruso about New Startup GirlBoss Media

Less than a year after e-commerce fashion company Nasty Gal went bankrupt, Sophia Amoruso, has launched a media company, Girlboss Media, reports DigiDay. In a Q&A, Amoruso explains the goal is to create a business centered on helping a new generation of women define success, through a company that includes a publication, events, a podcast and a foundation that awards financial grants to women in design, fashion, music and the arts.

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