Category: Technology News

Apple’s new privacy ad imagines Thanos-snapping your stalkers out of existence

By: Sean Hollister

Apple’s new App Tracking Transparency feature in iOS 14.5 doesn’t seem to be a difficult concept to grasp; initial estimates suggest as many as 96 percent of US users are leaping at the chance to tell their apps, “No, you can’t track me across the internet.” Now, Apple is taking a victory lap with …

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Facebook Gaming Expands Cloud-Streaming Platform to More Users

Facebook Gaming

By: Brandy Shaul

Facebook Gaming debuted its cloud gaming platform last October, allowing users in a few U.S. states to play cloud-streamed mobile games on Android devices and the web without downloading the games to their devices.

Facebook vice president of play Jason Rubin said Thursday that Facebook’s cloud streaming platform is available “to over 98% …

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Facebook launches its Clubhouse clone and podcast streaming

Mobile Phones

By: Karissa Bell

Facebook is launching its social audio features. The company is rolling out its Clubhouse-like audio rooms, as well as a handful of podcasts.

Audio rooms are similar to Clubhouse or Twitter Spaces. Conversations stream live in the app, and room hosts can invite others up to speak with them. In a sign of …

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Streaming giant Netflix is expanding its podcasting footprint

By: Anousha Sakoui and Wendy Lee

Netflix is diving deeper into the podcast space in a bid to keep audiences invested in its shows and movies.

The Los Gatos-based streaming giant is expanding its podcasts, taking pitches from outside producers and is looking to hire an executive to lead its audio push, according to …

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Trudeau’s Party Passes Bill to Regulate Social Media, Streaming

Canada

By: Kait Bolongaro

Canadian lawmakers passed a controversial bill that aims to regulate programming distributed by media streaming services and social platforms like Facebook and YouTube, a measure that critics warn could infringe on individual speech.

The legislation drafted by Justin Trudeau’s government, known as Bill C-10, is meant to subject tech giants …

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New YouTube Update: 2 Step Verification Required

YouTube App

In November, accounts associated with a monetizing channel will be required to secure their account with 2-Step Verification. This notification will appear as a banner on the YouTube dashboard after logging in. Multiple numbers can be added as part of this 2 step verification process.

Contact Aux Mode for more information on Digital Rights Management …

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$4 billion paid to the music industry in last 12 months

By Lyor Cohen

Many of my friends in the music industry have asked why I came to work for YouTube. Even to this day – after 40 years working in music – my 90-year-old mother still asks me what I do for a living.

I came to work for YouTube because I …

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Tubi to Bring TikTok Back to the 1990s, 2000s

Dawsons Creek

By: David Cohen

Tubi, the free streaming service from Fox, is bringing a touch of nostalgia to a relatively newish platform in TikTok.

TikTok creator Brittany Broski will host an hour-long live trivia and challenge event on TikTok Wednesday (June 30) at 8 p.m. ET, featuring fan favorite shows and stars from the 1990s …

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Tubi Sets Originals Strategy: Fox’s Free Streaming Service to Bow 140-Plus Hours of Original TV and Movies This Fall

By: Todd Spangler

Just a few years ago, Tubi didn’t want anything to do with original content.

The subscription VOD market is “heated and very expensive,” founder/CEO Farhad Massoudi told Variety in early 2019 in explaining why Tubi had no plans to produce original content. “We want to bring our customers as much of the other 99% …

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Google Announces New Features for App Advertisers

By: Amy Bishop

Google’s app usage research shows that 63% of consumers will continue to seek out the best app experiences even once stores reopen. Moreover, 75% of consumers are more likely to purchase from brands whose apps allow them to transact quickly.

In order to help app advertisers reach more prospective …

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