As Netflix Pulls Viewers From Linear TV, It’s Also Boosting Ratings of Shows It Streams

Netflix has turned into the biggest competitor of not only streaming services, but broadcast and cable outlets, many of which have formulated plans to fight back against the streaming giant this year. And while Netflix is contributing to the decline in this season’s linear ratings, it is also simultaneously boosting the ratings of some of…

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Spooked by the Pending Disney Deal, Ryan Murphy Leaves Longtime Studio Home Fox for Netflix

21st Century Fox has adopted a “business as usual” approach to its TV dealings until Disney’s $52.4 billion deal to acquire the company passes the regulatory process. But Ryan Murphy, its TV studio’s most prolific producer, didn’t get the memo. Last night, Netflix revealed that it had poached Murphy–Adweek’s reigning TV Creator of the Year–with…

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What I Learned From Spending a Day on a Boat With 7 Influencers

The sky was blue, the clouds were gone, the sun was out and there they were, seven influencers with five- and six-digit follower counts doing what they do best: capturing awe inspiring content on their phones and cameras for a cruise line campaign. The seven influencers moved deliberately, snapping photos from all angles and at…

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Day One: Chrome Switches On Its Ad Blocker

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There’s no love for annoying ads on Chrome this Valentine’s Day. Google released a new version of its browser on Wednesday with a built-in ad blocker. Here’s how it works. Chrome will now block all ads on sites that don’t adhere to the ad quality standards set by the Coalition for Better Ads, an industryContinue reading »

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The Uncertain Fate Of Local Community News As Outlets Shutter

What happens to a community when local newspapers shutter? Small print publications not only inform the public, they protect it.

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Google Details How Its Chrome Ad Blocker Works

Chrome will automatically block ads on sites that fail the Better Ads Standards after failing to comply for 30 days following notification of the violations.

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Baidu Bounces Back as Ad Revenue Rebounds

Chinese search giant Baidu is clawing its way back from a challenging year on the strength of advertising and its move to pare down its noncore businesses.

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What Will We Do With Quantum Computing? – Aram Harrow, MIT

What Will We Do With Quantum Computing? - Aram Harrow, MIT
A large-scale quantum computer would be able to solve problems that existing classical computers would take much longer than the age of the universe to solve. This would have dramatic implications for cryptography, chemistry, material science, nuclear physics and probably other areas that are still un- known. But what about quantum computers that will be available in the next few years?

Nov 6th, 2016
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