Netflix Rolling Out AV1 Streaming on Select TVs, PS4 Pro

Netflix has started rolling out the AV1 codec to TVs following Android devices. Since the AV1 takes more time to encode, Netflix will initially encode its popular titles. During playback, Netflix said... https://ift.tt/3c4xN6J

WhatsApp Rolling Out New UI for Contact, Group Info: Report

WhatsApp has reportedly started rolling out a new privacy feature, allowing users to choose which users can view information. It is also releasing a new interface for Contact Info and Group Info, and... https://ift.tt/3chA8vj

Researcher details how hacker-for-hire group RocketHack infiltrated the email and Telegram accounts of ~3,500 individuals, including politicians and journalists (Thomas Brewster/Forbes)

Thomas Brewster / Forbes:
Researcher details how hacker-for-hire group RocketHack infiltrated the email and Telegram accounts of ~3,500 individuals, including politicians and journalists  —  An unprecedented peek inside an underground hacker-for-hire operation reveals 3,500 targets, including Belarusian presidential candidates …

Sources: Sony has cut PS5 production targets from 16M to 15M by March 2022, due to component and logistics constraints, as PS5 first-year sales fall behind PS4 (Takashi Mochizuki/Bloomberg)

Takashi Mochizuki / Bloomberg:
Sources: Sony has cut PS5 production targets from 16M to 15M by March 2022, due to component and logistics constraints, as PS5 first-year sales fall behind PS4  —  - Full-year PS5 sales goal at risk from production snags  — Sony CFO warned Covid-19 still affecting output and supply

After toning down its Singles' Day marketing, Alibaba says nearly 400 brands reached $15M+ in sales; JD.com says sales reached $48.72B, up from $42.4B last year (Josh Horwitz/Reuters)

Josh Horwitz / Reuters:
After toning down its Singles' Day marketing, Alibaba says nearly 400 brands reached $15M+ in sales; JD.com says sales reached $48.72B, up from $42.4B last year  —  A virtual appearance by British actor Benedict Cumberbatch and flashy deals kicked off Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's (9988.HK) …

Uber says it will raise London rates by 10% to increase driver pay, with an additional 15% for some destinations like Heathrow, the first increase since 2017 (Gwyn Topham/The Guardian)

Gwyn Topham / The Guardian:
Uber says it will raise London rates by 10% to increase driver pay, with an additional 15% for some destinations like Heathrow, the first increase since 2017  —  Ride-hailing app says increase will provide better rider experience after lockdown led to driver departures