MediaTransformationUpdate

In an effort to ease the strain on internet infrastructure, the European Union is asking that Netflix stream video to standard definition when necessary....

Coronavirus: Microsoft Teams Tops 44 Million Users

Microsoft has announced that Teams has topped 44 million users as more individuals work from home and rely on virtual interactions during the...

Coronavirus: Twitter Taking Steps to Fight Misinformation

In an attempt to fight misinformation about the global coronavirus pandemic, Twitter is expa...

Coronavirus: Facebook Bug Has Been Blocking Legitimate News

Facebook has admitted to a bug that has been blocking legitimate news about the coronavirus...

Coronavirus: YouTube Turns to AI to Address Shortage of Human Moderators

YouTube is warning that some users’ videos may be improperly flagged due to the company relying on artificial intelligence (AI) to moderate videos....

RootMetrics 5G Report: Verizon Is Fastest, T-Mobile Has Best Coverage

RootMetrics released its latest report on the state of 5G and the results are exactly what one would expect....

Musk Promises No Starlink Impact on Astronomy

Elon Musk has promised that Starlink will have “zero” impact on astronomy amid growing concerns the satellites could impede researchers. Starlink is the satellite constellation...

Verizon Partners With Pacific Northwest National Laboratory On 5G

Verizon Business and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) are teaming up to deliver 5G applications....

Twitter Testing ‘Fleets’: Disappearing Tweets

In an effort to better compete with Instagram and Snapchat, Twitter is testing a new feature called “Fleets.”...

Microsoft and NFL Expand Partnership, Focus on Surface and Teams

Microsoft and the NFL have announced an expansion of their partnership aimed at helping the league improve its efficiency, collaboration and communication...

YouTube TV Loses Fox Regional Sports

YouTube TV is notifying users that it has lost the rights to Sinclair-owned channels, including Fox Regional Sports and the YES Network....

U.S. Senate Committee Investigating 5G Supply Chain Security

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, who serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is convening a hearing to investigate 5...

Bob Chapek Replaces Bob Iger As Walt Disney CEO

Closing out one of the most successful runs as CEO, Bob Iger is stepping down and being replaced by Bob Chapek as head of Walt Disney....

Alphabet’s Loon Partners With Coalition of Companies to Create HAPS Alliance

Alphabet subsidiary Loon, along with a coalition of companies, has formed the HAPS Alliance to help promote high-altitude internet....

Sherwood Forest to Become First 5G Connected Forest

Robin Hood is about to come to life as Sherwood Forest becomes the world’s first 5G Connected Forest....