EU demands information on content algorithms from YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok
They have barely six weeks to comply
MKBHD is getting cancelled over $12/month wallpaper app, ad overload, and excessive permissions
Marques has promised to address the complaints, but not the price
A hot potato: Marques Brownlee, aka MKBHD, has long been one of those rare tech YouTubers who remains universally liked by fans. But his popularity has been put to the test after he released a wallpaper app with a $12 per month/$50 per year premium option that users say has excessive ads and asks for too many permissions. Now, Marques says he will be addressing these issues; but the pricing isn't going to change.
YouTube Premium is hiking prices across Europe, Asia, and South America
US prices remain unchanged, at least for now
YouTuber claims another channel used AI to clone his voice without consent
Jeff Geerling's voice was allegedly stolen for some tutorial videos
iPhone 16 Pro Max passes durability tests but thin bezels pose risks
Apple's latest handset refused to bend
Communities is a Discord-like space for YouTube creators
A great way to boost interaction between creators and subscribers, while keeping people on YouTube
YouTube gives parents enhanced tools to monitor teens' online activity
Mutual control based on a "trust, but verify" principle
This YouTube video can help flush water out of your smartphone
Using your phone's speaker to expel water
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and driving force in Google's growth story, dies at 56
She took YouTube's business into the stratosphere
YouTube tests Twitter-style community notes to fight misinformation
Using the community to fight YouTube BS
Nvidia says scraping 80 years' worth of videos daily to train its AI models is in "the spirit of copyright law"
YouTube seems to disagree
A hot potato: Once again, it's been revealed that a company has been scraping data from the internet to train its AI models using a questionable interpretation of copyright law. On this occasion, Nvidia has been downloading videos from YouTube, Netflix, and other platforms to gather data for its commercial AI products.
Apple, Nvidia, and others trained their AI on YouTube content without user consent or knowledge
Just another case in a long line of IP theft by Big AI
YouTube unveils AI-powered tool to cleanly remove copyrighted music
Less time fighting claims, more time creating fresh content
Google could launch AI chatbots based on celebs and influencers later this year
Imitating Meta's unpopular chatbots. But why?
Leaked Google database reveals some of its worst privacy failings
Nintendo will be annoyed by one revelation
Ad blocker users say YouTube videos are skipping to the end, playing without audio
Another punishment by YouTube or a bug?
Microsoft Edge will use AI to translate and dub YouTube and other videos in real time
The tool will initially support English and Spanish translations of YouTube, LinkedIn, and Coursera videos
Dune's iconic stillsuit has been recreated, allowing wearers to drink their own sweat
It tastes just like warm water, apparently
Lego contraption shatters mouse-clicking speed records at 70+ clicks per second
You've seen hamsters spinning in wheels, now get ready for a mouse supercharged by a wheel
WTF?! You don't often see Lego being used to build parts that you can use with your PC, but Lucas, the man behind YouTube channel Lucas-Dynamics, took on that challenge by building what he calls the world's fastest autoclicker using nothing but toy bricks.
TikTok is testing a new option to upload 60-minute videos, YouTube style
Is ByteDance ready to go against YouTube? (and the US government)
YouTube is experimenting with showing ads when you pause a video
Invasive ads mar the user experience
Google is cracking down on third-party apps that block YouTube ads
YouTube Premium may become the only way to escape ads on YouTube