Freelancer
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Why Redbox has been powering down
The bankruptcy of Redbox’s parent company came after months of chaos, cash crunch, and corporate upheaval.
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Inside Netflix’s bet on advanced video encoding
How cutting-edge codecs and obsessive tweaks have helped Netflix to stay ahead of the curve — until now.
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The high tech behind Netflix’s old-school DVD service
The disc-by-mail service, which is shutting down this Friday, owed its success to lots of behind-the-scenes innovation.
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