Netflix takes an old-fashioned approach to its latest feature, Amazon designs a new data center in India, and we review the PlayStation 5. This is your Daily Crunch for November 6, 2020.
The big story: Netflix tests a linear video channelToday in Amazing Product Strategies: Netflix is testing a linear channel in France called Netflix Direct, according to Variety.
To be clear, it's not a regular TV channel, but rather something you access on the Netflix website. But like a broadcast or cable channel, it ditches the on demand side of streaming. Instead, watch any movie or TV show that's playing right now.
Netflix has previously tested a Shuffle button, so apparently they are very interested in exploring a viewing experience where you just turn on the TV and wake up. The service says it is testing it in France because "many viewers like the idea of programming that doesn't require them to choose what to watch."
The tech giantsReview: Sony's PlayStation 5 is here, but next-gen games are still on the way: Devin Coldewey writes that the new generation of consoles are both hard and easy to sell.
Amazon will invest $ 2.8 billion to build its second data center region in India - The investment will enable Amazon to launch an AWS Cloud region in Hyderabad by mid-2022.
Steve Bannon's show pulled Twitter and YouTube out of calls for violence - Bannon suspended his show from Twitter and an episode removed from YouTube after calling for violence against FBI Director Christopher Wray and Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Startups, financing and venture capitalChallenger Starling bank is raising a new £ 200 million round of funding - Having raised £ 363 million to date, including a £ 100 million grant, Starling now boasts 1.9 million customers.
Chinese autonomous vehicle startup Pony.ai achieves a valuation of $ 5.3 billion - The company has raised more than $ 1 billion since its founding, including $ 400 million from Toyota.
Provizio closes $ 6.2 million round seed for its automotive safety platform using sensors and artificial intelligence - The startup has a "five-dimensional" sensory platform that supposedly perceives, predicts and prevents traffic accidents in real time and beyond the line of sight.
Tips and analysis from Extra CrunchStartups producing meat alternatives are gaining ground around the world - new partnerships with global chains like McDonald's in Hong Kong, launch of test kitchens in Israel, and new startup funding rounds in Sydney and Singapore indicate abundant opportunities .
Software companies report a pretty good third quarter - that's great news for capital-seeking startups heading into 2021.
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All the restEurope urges ecommerce platforms to share data in the fight against coronavirus scams - The concern here is not only consumers being ripped off, but also the real risk of harm if people buy a product that they actually it does not protect them as claimed.
Elon Musk's Tesla Tequila will cost you $ 250 a bottle - Sure, why not.
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