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Netflix (streaming platform)
Netflix
Netflix
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
vertical screen
shù píng
竖屏
video
shìpín
视频
feature / function
gōngnéng
功能
，
and also
bìng
并
to use
shǐyòng
使用
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to recommend
tuījiàn
推荐
content
nèiróng
内容
。

streaming media
liú méitǐ
流媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
Netflix (streaming platform)
Netflix
Netflix
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will
jiāng
将
in / at (formal)
yú
于
end of April
sì yuè dǐ
四月底
on
zài
在
mobile application
yídòng yìngyòng
移动应用
within
zhōng
中
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
similar to
lèisì
类似
TikTok (short video platform)
TikTok
TikTok
(structural particle)
de
的
vertical screen
shù píng
竖屏
video
shìpín
视频
feature / function
gōngnéng
功能
。
the company
gōngsī
公司
will also
hái jiāng
还将
to use
shǐyòng
使用
generative (AI type)
shēngchéng shì
生成式
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
for
wèi
为
user
yònghù
用户
to recommend
tuījiàn
推荐
content
nèiróng
内容
，
its (formal)
qí
其
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
16.2 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíliù diǎn èr
16.2%
。

April 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM

streaming media
liú méitǐ
流媒体
platform
píngtái
平台
Netflix (streaming platform)
Netflix
Netflix
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
，
will
jiāng
将
in / at (formal)
yú
于
end of April
sì yuè dǐ
四月底
on
zài
在
its
qí
其
mobile application
yídòng yìngyòng
移动应用
within
zhōng
中
to launch / to release
tuīchū
推出
vertical screen
shù píng
竖屏
video
shìpín
视频
feature / function
gōngnéng
功能
。
user
yònghù
用户
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
to scroll up and down
shàng xià huádòng
上下滑动
to browse
liúlǎn
浏览
video
shìpín
视频
clip / segment
piànduàn
片段
and
hé
和
trailer / preview
yùgàopiàn
预告片
，
also
hái
还
can / may
kěyǐ
可以
directly
zhíjiē
直接
to click / to tap
diǎnjī
点击
to enter / to go into
jìnrù
进入
to watch
guānkàn
观看
。
this (formal)
zhè yī
这一
feature / function
gōngnéng
功能
like / similar to
yǔ
与
TikTok (short video platform)
TikTok
TikTok
(structural particle)
de
的
interface / layout
jièmiàn
界面
similar
xiāngsì
相似
，
to cover / to apply to
fùgài
覆盖
all
suǒyǒu
所有
subscription
dìngyuē
订阅
plan / package
tàocān
套餐
(structural particle)
de
的
user
yònghù
用户
。
furthermore / in addition
cǐwài
此外
，
Netflix (streaming platform)
Netflix
Netflix
will also
hái jiāng
还将
to use
shǐyòng
使用
generative (AI type)
shēngchéng shì
生成式
artificial intelligence
rén gōng zhìnéng
人工智能
，
at
zài
在
appropriate / right
héshì
合适
(structural particle)
de
的
time
shíjiān
时间
for
wèi
为
user
yònghù
用户
to recommend
tuījiàn
推荐
appropriate / right
héshì
合适
(structural particle)
de
的
content
nèiróng
内容
。
this year
jīnnián
今年
first quarter
dì yī jìdù
第一季度
，
Netflix (streaming platform)
Netflix
Netflix
revenue
yíngshōu
营收
reached / hit
dá
达
$12.25 billion
122.5 yì měiyuán
122.5亿美元
，
year-on-year
tóng bǐ
同比
to grow / growth
zēngzhǎng
增长
16.2 percent
bǎifēnzhī shíliù diǎn èr
16.2%
。
but / however
dàn
但
because of / due to
yīn
因
second quarter
dì èr jìdù
第二季度
performance / results
yèjì
业绩
forecast / expectation
yùqī
预期
below / lower than
dīyú
低于
market
shìchǎng
市场
forecast / prediction
yùcè
预测
，
Netflix (streaming platform)
Netflix
Netflix
share price
gǔjià
股价
after-hours (trading)
pán hòu
盘后
to fall / to drop
xiàdiē
下跌
approximately
yuē
约
9 percent
bǎifēnzhī jiǔ
9%
。

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liú méitǐ
流媒体
streaming media
píngtái
平台
platform
Netflix
Netflix
Netflix (streaming platform)
xuānbù
宣布
to announce
sì yuè dǐ
四月底
end of April
yídòng yìngyòng
移动应用
mobile application
tuīchū
推出
to launch / to release
shù píng
竖屏
vertical screen
shìpín
视频
video
gōngnéng
功能
feature / function
yònghù
用户
user
kěyǐ
可以
can / may

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Netflix to Launch Vertical Video Feed and Use AI for Content Recommendations

Netflix announced it will launch a TikTok-style vertical video feed on mobile by end of April, and will use generative AI to recommend content to users.

Environmental scientists released findings about ocean acidification and its impacts on marine life. The study reveals accelerating changes in ocean chemistry affecting coral reefs. Fish populations are showing behavioral changes in response to environmental stress. Conservation efforts are being intensified to protect endangered marine species. International agreements on ocean protection are being negotiated. The research highlights urgent need for reducing carbon emissions.

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more than a thousand (people)
qiān yú míng
千余名
AI (artificial intelligence)
AI
AI
industry workers / practitioners
cóngyè zhě
从业者
to jointly sign / to co-sign
liánshǔ
联署
open letter
gōngkāi xìn
公开信
，
to call for / to appeal
hūyù
呼吁
to establish / to build
jiànlì
建立
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
人工智能
to slow down / to decelerate
jiǎnsù
减速
mechanism / system
jīzhì
机制
。

More Than 1,100 AI Workers Sign Letter Calling for US-Backed AI Pacing Mechanism

Google
gǔgē
谷歌
DeepMind (Google AI research lab)
DeepMind
DeepMind
to release / to launch
fābù
发布
Gemini Robotics 2 (Google robot AI platform)
Gemini Robotics 2
Gemini Robotics 2
，
to achieve / to realize
shíxiàn
实现
humanoid / human-shaped
rénxíng
人形
robot
jīqìrén
机器人
whole body / full body
quánshēn
全身
coordinated / harmonized
xiétiáo
协调
control / to control
kòngzhì
控制
。

Google DeepMind Releases Gemini Robotics 2 for Full Humanoid Body Control

United States
Měiguó
美国
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Liánbāng Tōngxìn Wěiyuánhuì
联邦通信委员会
to issue / to announce
fābù
发布
ban / prohibition order
jìnlìng
禁令
，
to prohibit / to ban
jìnzhǐ
禁止
to import
jìnkǒu
进口
foreign
wàiguó
外国
manufactured / made
zhìzào
制造
(structural particle)
de
的
humanoid robot
rénxíng jīqìrén
人形机器人
。

US FCC Bans Imports of Foreign Humanoid Robots, Targeting China

Moonshot AI (Chinese AI startup)
Yuè zhī àn miàn
月之暗面
to release / to publish
fābù
发布
global / worldwide
quánqiú
全球
the largest
zuìdà
最大
open-weight (AI model weights)
kāiyuán quánzhòng
开源权重
model (AI)
móxíng
模型
Kimi K3 (AI model by Moonshot AI)
Kimi K3
Kimi K3
。

Moonshot AI Releases Kimi K3, the World Largest Open-Weight AI Model