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Netflix begins streaming in AV1 on Android

Netflix announced this week that it has started to stream titles in AV1 on Android in what could significantly help the two-year-old media codec gain wider adoption.The world’s biggest streaming gian

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Watch OneWeb launch 34 satellites for its broadband constellation live

One of the various companies looking to deploy a globe-spanning broadband internet satellite constellation is adding 34 satellites to its existing operations in space. OneWeb will launch that many sa

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Snafu Records is a music label using algorithms to find its next big artist

Snafu Records is bringing a new approach to finding musical talent — founder and CEO Ankit Desai described the Los Angeles-headquartered startup as “the first full-service, AI-enabled record lab

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Scientists identify possible origin of free will

Breathing patterns, and specifically exhaling, could be used to predict when a decision is made - although not what it will be.

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TV series shows love is a battlefield

Love is not rational. It can strike at the most unexpected times and be all consuming. The exact opposite is not rational either. Gamophobia is a fear of commitment, particularly marriage. The person

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YouTube to invest $100M in kids’ content that showcases character strengths, like compassion and curiosity

YouTube in September announced a $100 million fund to invest in new children’s video content, following its $170 million settlement with the FTC over children’s privacy law violations. The

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YouTube has seen soaring growth in South Korea

Earlier this week, Google released revenue figures for YouTube for the first time in the product’s history, revealing that the video service pulled in $15.1 billion in advertising revenues in 2019. G

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Global Business Daily: Alphabet and BP's mixed fortunes

"We are confident in the resilience of China's economy."That was the message from Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, who today sent her support to China and praised its response to t

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Online targeting needs tighter controls, UK data ethics body suggests

A UK government advisory body on AI and data ethics has recommended tighter controls on how platform giants can use ad targeting and content personalization.Concerns about the largely unregulated eyeb

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DBP Donut takes a trip into short form storytelling with “The Ride”

DBP Donut, the advertising and short-form entertainment production company launched by Mark and Jay Duplass (darlings of independent film and TV) and their partners Charlie Leahy and Nigel Lopez-McBea

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Alphabet earnings show Google Cloud on $10B run rate

Today after the bell, Alphabet reported its fourth-quarter and full-year financial results. The company’s revenue grew from $39.3 billion in 2018 to $46.1 billion in 2019. The firm’s net income also

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Byte tops a million downloads amid spam issues and content concerns

New short-form video app Byte, heralded as Vine’s successor, is off to a strong start despite its issues. The app, built by Vine co-founder Dom Hofmann, brings back the six-second videos made po

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Watch this year’s tech-themed Super Bowl ads from Amazon, Google and more

Many of the companies spending big bucks on today’s big game have already released their ads (or teasers for those ads) on YouTube. So if you’re curious about what how tech companies will

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At CAA, Michael Yanover is still betting startups can change Hollywood’s agencies

In a large office scattered with drums, family mementos, and a well-used whiteboard, on the second floor of Central Artist Agency‘s Los Angeles glass, steel, and marble headquarters, Michael Yan

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Two-year-old Indian edtech startup Doubtnut raises $15M

Doubtnut, a Gurgaon-based startup that operates an app to help students learn and master concepts from math and science using short videos, has raised $15 million in a new financing round as it looks

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Daily Crunch: Facebook’s profits disappoint

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe her

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Google’s Area 120 launches Tangi, a short-form video app focused on creativity and DIY

The latest project to emerge from Google’s in-house incubator, Area 120, takes the newfound interest in short-form video and focuses it on the DIY space. The company today is launching a short v