YouTube offers live, 360-degree video to boost eyeballs
YouTube has upped the video game by offering livestreaming in 360-degree video, meaning viewers could tune into a live sports match and look around the action, or watch a live concert.
Along with immersive video, YouTube has launched spatial audio, so that sound surrounds the viewer as it does in real life.
YouTube has supported 360-degree video since March last year, but this is the first time it’s enabling livestreaming.
The videos can be watched on PC or, ideally, on the Android YouTube app with a Google Cardboard headset.
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Labour ban on McDonald's stand due to union record
Labour's on a McDonald's stand at its annual party conference stems from its poor union rights record, leader Jeremy Corbyn has said.
Labour MPs voiced their displeasure at the ban yesterday, describing the move to bar the junk food chain as "snobbish". It had been suggested that Corbyn's vegetarianism may have led to the ban.
But Corbyn said the decision was motivated by the chain's decision not to recognise the Bakers’ Food And Allied Workers Union (BFAW) and other unions.
Losing the stand will reportedly rob the party of £30,000, causing further consternation to MPs, but the decision could still be overturned by Labour's ruling executive committee.
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Hyundai partners Cisco for internet-connected car tech
Hyundai has signed its first connected car partnership, picking Cisco to help it develop "high-performing computers on wheels".
At this stage, the granular detail of the partnership isn’t clear, but the company said the pair had agreed to co-develop network tech that could transfer large amounts of data at high speed.
Carmakers are increasingly tying up with tech firms to explore the possibilities in connected cars, with Toyota signing up with Microsoft and Ford has partnered with Amazon.
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