for its short video platform youtube shorts. some of the features include adding effects and stickers, going live and collab, which allows a creator to record a video with another video next to it. and nasa is launching its first on demand streaming service called nasa plus. the platform will allow viewers to watch live coverage and enjoy new series on nasa missions. nasa plus will take off later in the year. lara: in february this year, a devastating earthquake hit turkey. but what s been barely reported is that google was operating an earthquake early warning system, which it claims had sent out millions of alerts to people before the quake hit. however, a bbc investigation failed to find evidence that this warning was actually received by most turkish people in the earthquake zone.
turkey. but what s been barely reported is that google was operating an earthquake early warning system, which it claims had sent out millions of alerts to people before the quake hit. however, a bbc investigation failed to find evidence that this warning was actually received by most turkish people in the earthquake zone. anna foster in turkey and james clayton in san francisco have more. james: it was one of the most deadly earthquakes in modern times. february s quake happened in the middle of the night. many people died where they were sleeping, in their beds. 50,000 people were killed. however, there was an earthquake warning system run by google in turkey, and the company claims millions of people got a warning before this earthquake. it works on any android phone that s about 80% of all of the phones in turkey and this is google s explainer on how it works.
youtube has announced an expansion of tools for its short video platform youtube shorts. some of the features include adding effects and stickers, going live and collab, which allows a creator to record a video with another video next to it. and nasa is launching its first on demand streaming service called nasa plus. the platform will allow viewers to watch live coverage and enjoy new series on nasa missions. nasa plus will take off later in the year. lara: in february this year, a devastating earthquake hit turkey. but what s been barely reported is that google was operating an earthquake early warning system, which it claims had sent out millions of alerts to people before the quake hit. however, a bbc investigation failed to find evidence
in the country. the company claims it sent out millions of warnings before the quake hit. but bbc teams in turkey and silicon valley can t find evidence that this warning was widely received by people in the earthquake zone. in a special report for bbc newsnight, here 5 anna foster in turkey and james clayton in san francisco. it was one of the most powerful quakes turkey had ever seen. more than 50,000 people died. the scale of the destruction was almost impossible to comprehend. back in february, i was reporting on the ground in the hours and days and weeks afterwards, hearing people s stories. people who d lost notjust relatives, but entire families. millions were jolted awake at 4.17am, when
you know, my guess is as good as anyone s. i don t have any particular insight into why, but i don t have a resounding answer for, i guess, why we haven t seen more reaction on social media to that particular event. after this interview, google compiled a list of 13 social media posts that they d found trawling turkish and english social media platforms and gave them to the bbc. google said they hadn t contacted these people, so we did our own research and tracked them down to speak to them. take this man, who tweeted that he d got a warning. we messaged him, but he didn t respond. but i did manage, through his social media posts, to find out what gym he worked at, and by contacting him there, he agreed to be interviewed. translation: around 4am - in the morning, when the quake hit, when i stood up, my mom, my dad and my sister were all awake. my sister had crouched down in fear.