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Instagram extends the maximum length of Live streams to four hours
You'll soon be able to archive your streams for up to 30 days too.
YouTube's Black Voices Fund announces its first five original works
In July, YouTube announced a $100 million fund tasked with “amplifying” Black voices. Today, the site revealed the first five shows it is funding.
Twitch offers streamers a way to safely use licensed music
Twitch streamers are no strangers to DMCA music claims. Over the summer, the platform acknowledged a flood of takedown requests for older videos, which could’ve potentially put streamers in jeopardy of consequences under Twitch’s content policy. The company has offered a library of free-to-use tunes for years, but using a song from one of today’s popular artists could land you in hot water.
Amazon Explore offers livestreamed classes, tours and shopping
Amazon’s solution is Explore, a platform that offers virtual classes, shopping advice and sightseeing tours. Notably, Amazon is using a one-way video, two-way audio approach, which means you’ll never have to turn on your webcam to take part.
Watch us unbox Samsung's new Galaxy Z Fold 2 live at 4PM ET
We’ll be cracking open a freshly delivered Z Fold 2 and taking questions from straight from our audience. You get some answers and a first look at beautiful new hardware, we get a better sense of what the people want us to focus on as we start working on our review. It's a win-win!
NVIDIA Broadcast app is a simple toolset for streamers
Stay tuned for the app in September.
Amazon Music adds artist Twitch streams
Artists can now offer live Twitch streams in the Amazon Music app.
Watch the Gamescom 2020 live stream with us at 1:40pm ET
Our live stream kicks off at 1:40pm ET.
Shroud returns to Twitch under a new, exclusive deal
Shroud is coming home.
Woz is hosting a livestream charity fundraiser for his 70th birthday
While Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak hasn’t worked for the company in an official capacity for more than 30 years, “Woz” is still beloved by many in the tech community. As such, it’s no surprise that when he celebrates his 70th birthday tomorrow, the internet is invited to celebrate along with him. Woz’s wife Janet has set up a virtual 70th birthday party to benefit the musician Jewel’s Inspiring Children Foundation. As most everything is in the era of COVID-19, the party will take place via a livestream on Twitch, Twitter and Woz’s b-day website.
Watch Samsung's Unpacked event with us live from 9:40AM ET
Samsung hasn’t been shy about the fact that it has a ton of devices to show us at its upcoming Unpacked event, and that day is finally here. You can get excited with senior mobile editor Chris Velazco and myself right here as we head over to YouTube for a real-time reaction stream with a post-show to share our thoughts (and insider info) after. Based on the sneaky silhouette that Samsung has shared, we can tell there will be at least a foldable, a Note phone, a watch and what looks like wireless earbuds.
Lollapalooza 2020 will be online with new and old performances
Perhaps also unsurprising is the fact that there will be a massive Lollapalooza livestream in its place. As reported by the Chicago Tribune, Lolla2020 will take place over the same four days as the original festival, Thursday July 30th through Sunday August 2nd, but it’ll all be streaming on YouTube. Past Lollapaloozas have also been livestreamed on YouTube, but this is naturally the first that has no in-person event at all.
Watch Google's Stadia Connect event here at 1PM ET
Expect to learn about exclusives and third-party games that are bound for Stadia.
Watch all of Ubisoft's big Forward announcements in 10 minutes
If you want to catch the gist Ubisoft's Forward livestream without spending well over two hours, we’ve got a supercut that captures the juicy parts in just 10 minutes. Enjoy!
Watch Rocket Lab launch a Canon satellite into space at 5:19PM ET
Rocket Lab is launching a Canon satellite and other payloads into orbit at 5:19PM Eastern, and you can watch the mission as it happens.
Virgin Galactic will livestream its SpaceShipTwo cabin reveal on July 28th
Virgin Galactic will reveal the SpaceShipTwo's cabin interior on July 28th.
Photoshop’s AI subject selection now handles portraits with ease
Adobe is adding new features to Creative Cloud apps to help you collaborate or share your projects with others. Of course, there are a number of new features for your regular everyday work, too. Perhaps the most interesting addition is an AI-powered selection feature for portraits that will save you a ton of time.
Watch SpaceX's second attempt at launching astronauts at 3:22PM ET
SpaceX and NASA are trying again to launch astronauts into space aboard Crew Dragon, with a livestream available ahead of the 3:22PM ET liftoff.
Every musician is basically a YouTuber now
Bands clunkily pivoting to livestream can look to YouTube stars as guiding lights.
Ubisoft's 'E3-style' showcase will stream July 12th
With E3 cancelled this year, French publisher Ubisoft will host a digital showcase on July 12th at 3PM ET to show off its latest games.