On March 23, 2026, Dolby filed a lawsuit against Snap, the developer and operator of Snapchat, alleging that Snapchat's video conversion, encoding, and decoding processes infringe on Dolby's patents.

AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) was invented by a group of technology companies to be an open, royalty-free alternative to other video codecs, like HEVC/H.265. But a lawsuit that Dolby Laboratories Inc. filed ...

The CEO of McDonald’s was ruthlessly mocked across social media after posting a viral video of himself struggling to chomp down on a new super-sized menu item — which he oddly called a “product” — at ...

As part of Radio World’s latest ebook about trends in codecs, we asked a sampling of industry engineers and users for their perspectives on the evolution of codec designs and applications, from remote ...

READING, Pa.—Miri Technologies has unveiled the V410 live 4K video encoder/decoder for streaming, IP-based production workflows and AV-over-IP distribution, which will make its world debut at ISE 2026 ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Our live coverage of the fatal Minneapolis confrontation and ongoing protests is here. Video captured by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross gives a raw, up-close ...

Welcome to our end-of-year Decoder special! Senior producers Kate Cox and Nick Statt here. We’ve had a big year, including nearly 100 episodes, a new YouTube channel, an ad-free podcast feed, and a ...

Being able to wirelessly connect headphones and speakers to your phone or computer is a magic many of us take for granted. It wasn't that long ago that the idea seemed impossibly futuristic. These ...

A new tech blog from Netflix highlights the importance of the AV1 open video codec, which now powers about 30% of the platform’s streaming and discusses a variety of opportunities to expand its ...

Alfatron Electronics, the Raleigh, N.C.-based, manufacturer, has introduced the ALF-IPK1HE 4K Networked Encoder and ALF-IPK1HD 4K Networked Decoder, designed for distributing high-quality AV signals ...

President Donald Trump on Saturday posted an AI-generated video depicting him in a fighter jet dropping what appears to be feces on U.S. protesters. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

The Eclipse IDE is remarkably simple to install on a Windows 10 or 11 computer. To install Eclipse on Windows, simply follow the five steps outlined in this video: Download the Eclipse IDE zip file ...