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In the war for online feature film streaming, Google just scored a massive strike, partnering with MGM to bring over 600 full length movies to YouTube and Google Play. They also recently struck a deal with Paramount, putting Google in a strong position against Netflix, the current movie streaming leader. For almost nine decades, MGM has brought hoards of classic movies to the big (and little) screen, and with this latest partnership announced, more than 600 titles from MGM’s back catalogue will be made available to rent on YouTube and Google Play in the US and Canada. This means Google now has MGM, five of the six major studios (don’t hold your breath for Fox) and over ten independent movie studios on board. This means you’ll be able to enjoy West Side Story, Moonstruck, The Terminator, Robocop, Rain Man, Rocky and hundreds more. MGM will be adding more titles to the existing library in the coming weeks. Movie fans in the US have been able to rent movies on YouTube since 2010, and last April we announced that the Google-owned video-streaming service was starting to bring the major studios on board, signing deals with the likes of Warner Bros, Sony Pictures, Universal, as well as Lionsgate. YouTube has been rolling out its movie-rental service to other countries in addition to the US and Canada, and the UK was added shortly after Canada last year. It has since added the likes of Japan and France too. Via

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US releases 1940 census data after 72 years, giving you a chance to see what your grandparents were up to After the required 72 year waiting period, the US Census released its census data from 1940 this past weekend. If you’re at all curious about what your grandparents, great aunts or uncles or parents were up to in 1940, you might be able to find something interesting. You can view the raw census data here, though Ancestry.com has a much better database search, though you will have to sign up for a free Ancestry.com account to use it. It’s a tremendous amount of information, and hopefully you can find what and who you’re looking for. The last censusdata, from 1930 was released in 2002 and the next census won’t be released til 2022, so this is a cool opportunity for anyone looking to fill out their family tree. And no, this is not sponsored by Ancestry.com, it’s just that they honestly do have the best database search of this information so far. You can go mining through it on your own, but it’s a real pain in the ass. Okay, so jumping through Ancestry’s hoops to get the information you want without accidentally signing up for their paid service is sort of a pain in the ass, but it’s the best I could find for right now. Search the database here on Ancestry.com