It’s an on-demand video streaming service, but not as we know it. North Korea’s recently launched “Manbang” service is no Netflix, but in a country where getting hold of any kind of streaming content is challenging enough, it may be better than nothing.
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Uber has long insisted it’s an “on-demand” ride service, meaning users weren’t able to schedule rides in advance—until now.
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise last week announced the public availability of its HPE Haven OnDemand Machine Learning as a Service. The Microsoft Azure cloud-based platform provides more than 60 APIs and services that deliver deep learning analytics on a variety of data, including text, audio, images, social Web and video. Launched in beta in 2014, HPE Haven OnDemand has more than 12,750 registered developers generating millions of API calls per week, the company said. It’s available as a free service for development and testing.
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Yahoo has shut down its Yahoo Screen on-demand streaming video hub, according to news reports. The hub’s offerings included a National Football League game played in London, licensed clips of shows such as “Saturday Night Live,” and a number of original series, including “Community.” The company had to write off $42 million in losses stemming from running original series, Yahoo’s third-quarter report states. Video was one of the four areas CEO Marissa Mayer had banked on to turn the company around.
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Search for a Beatles hit on any on-demand streaming service and you’ll be served up covers by established and not-so-established artists together with efforts by a slew of tribute bands with names like The New Beatles, Re Beatles, and, just so no one’s in any doubt about exactly what it is they do, The Beatles Tribute Band.
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Amazon has entered the on-demand delivery space in its hometown of Seattle, where independent workers are delivering orders within two hours or less. Under its new Amazon Flex program, the company pays workers between $18 and $25 per hour to deliver packages to Prime Now customers, said company spokesperson Kelly Cheeseman. The service is available only in Seattle for now, but Amazon plans to expand it to nine additional U.S. Cities: New York, Baltimore, Miami, Dallas, Austin, Chicago, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Portland.
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In an era where on-demand streaming puts massive music libraries at your fingertips and sharing playlists takes but a few taps, receiving a personalized mix of tunes doesn’t quite mean as much as it used to. But that could change if Apple employs its invention for “digital mixtape” gifting.
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Although Prince’s music is missing from major on-demand streaming services including Apple Music, Rdio, and Spotify, the pop artist’s catalog is on at least two of them — Tidal and Google Play Music All Access, according to reports. [Updated]
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On-demand, Jay Z-backed music service Tidal on Tuesday announced the departure of interim CEO Peter Tonstad, marking the second CEO departure for the struggling service since April.
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As part of a push into logistics, on-demand transportation provider Uber was reportedly in talks with Apple to provide same-day product deliveries, but the iPhone maker ultimately went with startup Postmates.
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Featuring on-demand content, curated playlists, and a new global always-on radio station dubbed “Beats One,” Apple Music is a subscription service that aims to redefine how people discover and listen to music for $9.99 a month, or $14.99 for six family members. It launches on June 30 for Apple devices and Windows, but will also come to Android and Apple TV this fall.
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At WWDC in one week, Apple is expected to formally announce a new on-demand streaming subscription service that will take on the likes of Spotify for $10 per month, but will not outright replace Beats Music at first, according to a new report.
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In an update to the Apple Store iOS app on Wednesday, Apple added integration with on-demand logistics service Postmates to offer customers same-day deliveries as an alternative to in-store pickups.
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According to a report on Tuesday, former Apple SVP of Retail Ron Johnson is looking to open an on-demand delivery service for electronic devices, a sector currently being explored by the likes of Amazon, Google and others.
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Apple on Tuesday added FXNOW, the on-demand arm of popular basic cable network FX, to the Apple TV’s stable of content providers, bringing shows like Louie, Sons of Anarchy, and American Horror Story to viewers.
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Apple on Tuesday added two new channel options to its set-top streamer, bringing on-demand Showtime Anytime from the cable network as well as a dedicated channel for the upcoming iTunes Festival in London.
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The Supreme Court recently dealt a huge blow to on-demand TV viewing. It ruled that a company called Aereo is breaking copyright law by retransmitting over-the-air broadcasts.
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