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AV2, successor to popular YouTube, Netflix, Amazon codec AV1, has a hard battle ahead

… Back in 2023, AV2, the successor to AV1, started popping its head up as it gained experimental support . Fast forward three years, and the first final specification version, 1.0.0, of AV2 landed last week. …

Jun 4, 2026 · Sayan Sen

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Performance benchmark shows Windows 11 totally dominates Linux in one absolutely key area

… We wonder if Linux will continue to lead on the next-gen AV2 codec as well. …

Jul 20, 2026 · Sayan Sen

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7 Days: "Enough is enough," Computex 2026, and the next trillion-dollar company

… This week in software news Catch up on some of the latest software news updates that arrived throughout the week: Hard battle for AV2: The new AV2 video codec can reduce average bitrate by 30-34% compared to AV1, delivering substantial improvements at equivalent visual quality. …

Jun 8, 2026 · Aditya Tiwari