YouTube tests live videos in Shorts

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YouTube is testing a new feature that will show live videos in your Shorts feed—similar to how TikTok live videos appear. You can tap on the live video to watch the stream and then swipe through a feed of other live videos. This feed will also support creator monetization features like paid chats and memberships.

This feature could help creators reach new audiences with Shorts and increase engagement and revenue with live videos. It also follows TikTok’s strategy of using live videos to promote products, target specific audiences, and host exciting virtual events. YouTube plans to roll out full-screen live videos in the coming months gradually.

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While NVIDIA video card owners can already upscale videos in both Chrome and Edge, Microsoft is helping those with an AMD board (or even NVIDIA) to upscale videos and remove artifacts. The company is testing a Video Super Resolution feature for Edge, which requires at least a GeForce RTX 20 series or a Radeon RX5700. This feature can help with improving the quality of an older YouTube video or help with saving bandwidth on capped data plans. 

There are some conditions for this feature to work, though. It's only available for Windows users. If you're using a laptop, it has to be plugged in. And the video you're watching isn't using a digital rights management system like PlayReady or Widevine. At present, you also need to force Edge to use your dedicated GPU (if your laptop has a hybrid graphics setup). Microsoft is working on automatic hybrid video support. Video Super Resolution is currently only available to a handful of Edge Canara users, but it's expected to come to more testers in the "coming weeks." Microsoft also plans to bring this feature to more GPUs, so your hardware might be compatible in the future. It's unclear when this feature will exit testing, but for now, we just know it's on the horizon.

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