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Netflix built an army of servers to stream TV—now it’s powering games

Fast Company Tech

Now, Netflix is ready to take this tech beyond movies and TV shows: The company has begun to develop its own cloud gaming infrastructure, with servers that could eventually allow any Netflix member to play complex games on their smart TVs without an expensive game console. It can serve about 500,000 simultaneous streams.

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How localization leader Iyuno Media Group opens entertainment to international audiences

TechCrunch

When subtitles are well done, they don’t take audiences out of the immersive experience of a good show or movie. This means as content providers tackle worldwide expansion, demand for localization services, including translated subtitles, is also growing. “Our client base was mostly local and some regional broadcasters.”

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This new language app is like Netflix meets Masterclass, but for learning French

Fast Company Tech

But on your couch, watching a short movie. The concept is simple yet effective: Each week, you pick a short film from a curated collection of French licensed movies. For now, the team has licensed more than 60 short films by local filmmakers. This is the vision behind a new language learning platform that recently launched.

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Super Mario Bros. Movie is being illegally shared on social media

TechSpot

movie picked up more than nine million additional views this weekend, but they did not come from ticket-wielding moviegoers at local cinemas. Nintendo's new Super Mario Bros. Read Entire Article

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Nonprofits get $10 million grant from Google to expand AI

Mashable Tech

They established national AI committees and working groups that spanned learning and development experts, local chapter leaders, and technological advisors (often Googlers).

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Netflix thinks games matter more than buying movie studios

The Verge

It’s a refreshing shift away from buying distressed movie studios or long-forgotten catalogs. For a company that seems uninterested in shopping for movie studios, Netflix executives touched on the acquisition and consolidation race a number of times during the earnings call on Tuesday. But will it work?

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Adapt and Overcome

VQ Strategies

We also held events at least quarterly, doing volunteer work with the food bank and local schools, as well as social events – like movie nights, bowling, and holiday celebrations. We plan to go back to face-to-face meetings this fall, and we’ll follow state and local guidelines for social distancing, hand sanitizer, masks, etc.