September 2019 – Page 148 – EnSound Media – Streaming Innovation Amplified

Criminal on Netflix: The restrictions of film and TV confined to one location

Image copyright Netflix Image caption David Tennant guest stars in the opening episode of Netflix’s Criminal Unusually for a crime drama, there are no car chases, shoot-outs, explosions, kidnappings or violent attacks in Netflix’s Criminal. Well, not on screen anyway. The series is set almost entirely in a police interview room, where suspects (played by […]

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‘My derelict pub still got TripAdvisor reviews’

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Charles Goodall In 2015, residential developer Charles Goodall bought a derelict pub called Bridge Inn in Middleton-in-Teesdale, a small market town in Durham, hoping to turn it into some houses. The pub hadn’t been open for business since 2011, but on TripAdvisor, curiously people posted reviews for three years from 2014 to 2016,

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Researchers: AI surveillance is expanding worldwide

Technology / En Sound Media

A growing number of countries are following China’s lead in deploying artificial intelligence to track citizens, according to a research group’s report published Tuesday. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace says at least 75 countries are actively using AI tools such as facial recognition for surveillance. The index of countries where some form of AI

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Pac-12 This Week: Utah’s defense sits atop the league

Sports / En Sound Media

Utah left end Bradlee Anae may be the next mayor of Sack Lake City. Anae is among four players in the Pac-12 who have collected three sacks this season to lead the league, joining Oregon freshman Mase Funa, Colorado’s Mustafa Johnson and Oregon State’s Hamilcar Rashed. Anae has 20 career sacks, ranking him third among

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Supreme Court: What happened with Brexit on Tuesday?

Politics / En Sound Media

The Supreme Court is hearing competing arguments about the legality of the prime minister’s suspension of Parliament. The most senior judge in the UK, Lady Hale, says the case raises “a serious and difficult question of law”, as she and 10 other judges must decide whether advice Boris Johnson gave to the Queen about prorogation

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Anderson .Paak’s Neo-Soul Cover Of ‘Old Town Road’ Is Sparking Joy On Twitter

Entertainment / En Sound Media

The “Ventura” artist recently appeared on BBC Radio 1′s live lounge, where he and a band performed a version of the record-breaking hit, which has notably spurred wide conversations this year about the country music industry and its inclusion of Black artists. As BBC Radio 1 noted on Twitter, Anderson .Paak’s cover of “Old Town Road” also incorporates

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Why the Fed’s interest rate move matters

Business / En Sound Media

Image copyright Reuters The Federal Reserve, the US central bank, is expected to cut its main interest rates at a meeting in Washington on Wednesday. If it does, the aim will be to stimulate the US economy and get inflation closer to the Fed’s target of 2%. But it will have ramifications far beyond US

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Cameroon conflict: ‘I would risk being shot to go home’

World / En Sound Media

Conflict in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions has forced hundreds of thousands to abandon their homes in search of safety. Felicia, not her real name, explains why she fled her home with her children, leaving her husband to guard the house. She is one of many people caught in the middle of Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis, in which

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Lawmakers Urge Aggressive Action From Regulators on Big Tech

Technology / En Sound Media

WASHINGTON — Senators pressed top antitrust regulators on Tuesday to aggressively investigate the power of the country’s biggest tech companies, with some lawmakers questioning whether the officials had the will or resources to take on Silicon Valley’s richest businesses. In the regulators’ first hearing since the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department divided up

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