Google Duo Gets New Very Low-Bitrate Codec for Slow Connections

Unfortunately, we don’t all live in areas with speedy connections. Some parts of the world have data speeds so slow that they’re almost unusable. But that doesn’t remove the need for communication with friends and loved ones. Google is aware of this, and it’s rolling out a new codec for Google Duo called Lyra that is designed to
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Netflix’s New Video Codec Uses Less Data

Netflix is using a new codec to stream video content to its mobile app. The codec, called AV1, offers improved compression efficiency over Netflix’s previous codecs. Which should help Netflix subscribers use less data while watching Netflix on their phones. What Are Video Codecs? Video codecs handle the compression and decompression of video. Which, in
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