Before January ended, Nothing released a video on its official YouTube channel

A lawyer for YouTube insisted Feb 10 that the Google-owned video platform was neither intentionally addictive nor technically social media, as a landmark US trial targeting tech giants entered its second day

As one lawyer labels social media platforms digital casinos that create dopamine addiction in children, Meta and YouTube dispute the claim

Numerous major social platforms including Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap say they will submit to a new external grading process that scores social platforms on how well they protect adolescent mental health

AI Playlist arrives hot on the heels of Spotify introducing its similar Prompted Playlists feature last month.

The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles

YouTube Music has started rolling out changes that curb access to its oft-used lyrics feature for listeners on free, ad-supported accounts

Here's a breakdown of what you're getting from the new YouTube TV plans, how to switch, and more.

YouTube star James Stephen Donaldson, better known as Mr

Your favorite YouTube Music feature is now behind a $10.99 monthly subscription.

After a lengthy test, YouTube Music is making lyrics a premium feature

Love YouTube TV but hate how expensive it is? Google is offering some temporary relief.

YouTube puts lyrics behind a paywall

YouTube is launching YouTube TV Plans this week , after revealing the program back in December

More choice is nice, even if the savings arent mind-blowing.

It will run for over an hour and feature PlayStation Studios titles as well as third-party projects and indie games that are bound for PS5. You can watch it on PlayStations official YouTube channel (in English , Japanese or with English subtitles ) or on Twitch

There's good news if you're a Spotify Premium subscriber, but less good news if you're on the free YouTube Music tier

But on February 6, the Federal Aviation Administration cleared it for its next flight. NASA will livestream the missions prelaunch, launch and docking activities on NASA+, Amazon Prime and on its YouTube channel, with its launch coverage starting at 4AM Eastern time on February 11

AI-generated content hasn't fared any better. Darren Aronofsky executive-produced On This Day...1776, a YouTube web series that uses Google DeepMind video generation alongside real voice actors to dramatize the American Revolution

And you still dont have to sign a contract. Right now, we think YouTube TV is the most well-rounded option but the others might have more of what youre looking for

Chinese tech YouTube channel Geekerwan tests direct die cooling on the 96-core Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX, using a CNC-engraved IHS and automotive-grade cooling components

A federal court in California has ruled that YouTube creators who use stream-ripping tools to download clips for reaction and commentary videos may face liability under the DMCA's anti-circumvention provisions -- a decision that could reshape how one of the platform's most popular content genres operates

YouTube has started blocking third-party mobile browsersfrom using 'clusters' for its background playback feature

Google sebelum ini sedia memfokuskan kepada pendapatan melalui pengiklanan, dan antara syarikat terbesar dunia yang menjana pendapatan pengiklanan

It supports 4K 30 fps video with no cropping and can shoot 1080p at 120 fps. The piece de resistance is direct streaming to YouTube directly over Wi-Fi, then a new thing but now a common feature

The full schedule has plenty of other runs worth checking out, though, like a co-op run through Plants vs Zombies: Replanted on February 5 or an Any% run of The Barbie Diaries: High School Mystery on February 6. Back to Black 2026 will be live on Games Done Quick's Twitch and YouTube channels from Thursday, February 5 through Sunday February 8

The powerful language tool is getting a huge expansion.

In a series of Super Bowl LX ads released on YouTube, AI company Anthropic is taking shots at OpenAI and ChatGPT, its biggest rival.

YouTube has confirmed that it is blocking background playback -- the ability to keep a video's audio running after minimizing the browser or locking the screen -- for non-Premium users across third-party mobile browsers including Samsung Internet, Brave, Vivaldi and Microsoft Edge

Free YouTube users have noticed that background viewing has stopped for third-party mobile browsers, and no one is happy about it

While Nothing did not share any details about its audio products in its recent YouTube video discussing its 2026 lineup, a leak from last year suggested that the brand is working on a Headphone (a)

Disney's standoff with YouTube TV was more costly than expected.

Most users tend to associate and purchase YouTube Premium to remove ads on the popular platform

That seems to have been a mistake given the review bombing and strange vendetta some developed against it. Highguard went live on Monday and Wildlight published a whole bunch of YouTube videos revealing the game's features

Heres another good reason to use a mobile browser with extension support.

As the claims against Meta and YouTube head to trial, jurors will be asked to weigh whether those dangers are incidental or inherent, and if social media companies can be held responsible for the harm families say flowed from their children's feeds

Time is releasing Darren Aronofsky's On This Day 1776, a YouTube series that dramatizes key Revolutionary War moments using AI-generated visuals

Nothing has uploaded a new YouTube video to its channel where CEO Carl Pei discusses the companys upcoming products for 2026

Spotify isn't the only content platform trying to make in-app messaging a thing. Late last year, YouTube said it would be testing DMs , after originally adding the feature in 2017 before removing it in 2019

Folks using third-party browsers can reportedly no longer play YouTube sound in the background.

On a full charge, the phone can play BGMI for nearly 12 hours straight. Or you can watch YouTube videos for over 32 hours

YouTubehas quietly removed several major AI-generated content channels , including CuentosFacianantes and Imperio de Jesus, as part of its effort to curb repetitive, low-quality AI content on the platform.

Is YouTube's background play feature no longer working for you?

As confirmed a few days ago, Realme is fully unveiling the P4 Power on January 29 at 12 noon India time (that's 7:30 AM CET, 6:30 AM in the UK, and 1:30 AM in New York). The launch has a YouTube stream, which we've embedded below for your viewing pleasure, but this is no regular announcement

Tired of scrubbing through long DVR recordings? YouTube TV's new feature is made for you.

Once again, YouTube appears to be testing a change that could restrict access to its popular playback speed feature to only those who subscribe to YouTube Premium

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: This week, the first high-profile lawsuit -- considered a "bellwether" case that could set meaningful precedent in the hundreds of other complaints -- goes to trial. That lawsuit documents the case of a 19-year-old, K.G.M, who hopes the jury will agree that Meta and YouTube caused psychological harm by designing features like infinite scroll and autoplay to push her down a path that she alleged triggered depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidality

TikTok's settlement comes about one week after Snap reached a settlement in the same case. The trial is expected to move forward in Los Angeles with Meta and YouTube as the only defendants

TikTok has agreed to settle with a plaintiff and will no longer be part of a high-profile social media trial kicking off on Tuesday.

A new YouTube experiment shows that its free-to-use playback-speed tool could be locked into the YouTube Premium plan

Bruce of Drain Cleaning Australia wants everyone to share his deep abiding love for a free-flowing drain.

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - TikTok agreed to settle a landmark lawsuit on social media addiction on Tuesday, according to one of the plaintiff's lawyers, the same day the trial was due to start against two remaining companies

Clues under the hood of the app suggest Spotify is working on a better video experience.

A landmark case against social media giants Meta, Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok is set to begin Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court.

Google TV tweak fixes YouTube thumbnails and adds a mysterious new 'Report history' menu.

Three of the world's biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms Meta's Instagram, ByteDance's TikTok and Google's YouTube deliberately addict and harm children

Defendants include Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, TikTok's owner ByteDance and YouTube parent Google.

A nice little quality-of-life improvement.

YouTube's latest experiment adds playback speed as a Premium feature.

Heres where and when you can watch each stream: January 29. 12PM ET World ofWarcraft State of Azeroth (YouTube and Twitch ) February 4, 1PM ET Overwatch Spotlight ( YouTube and Twitch ) February 9, 12:30PM ET Hearthstone Spotlight on the ( YouTube and Twitch ) February 11, 5PM ET Diablo 30thAnniversary Spotlight ( YouTube and Twitch ) With Blizzard not holding a BlizzCon in either 2024 or 2025, the announcements at these showcases should help fill the gap until the event returns in September

YouTube Music users can now pick up where they left off across Android and iOS devices, but Apple Music has yet to do the same

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms, TikTok and YouTube will face courtroom scrutiny this week over allegations that their platforms are fueling a youth mental health crisis, as the national debate about kids' screen time enters a new phase

You can now continue your music exactly where you stopped, whether you switch from your phone to a browser or another device.

A YouTube engineer has built a coin-operated power switch for a gaming PC, allowing users to pay for the privilege of turning on their own PC's which is unfortunately not a cry too distant from encroaching reality

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Guardian: Google's search feature AI Overviews cites YouTube more than any medical website when answering queries about health conditions, according to research that raises fresh questions about a tool seen by 2 billion people each month

These demonstrations highlighted how charging stations operate as network-connected systems with direct interaction with vehicles. There's video recaps on the ZDI YouTube channel apparently the Fuzzware.io researchers "were able to take over a Phoenix Contact EV charger over bluetooth." Three researchers also exploited the Alpitronic's HYC50 fast-charging with a classic TOCTOU bug, according to the event's site, "and installed a playable version of Doom to boot." They earned $20,000 part of $1,047,000 USD was awarded during the three-day event

The new tool brings text-to-playlist generation to the US and Canada.

Using raw archival footage restored with the Walt Disney Archives, Disneyland Handcrafted directed by Leslie Iwerks and now streaming on Disney+ and YouTube explores how Disneyland was built and why the ideas behind the original park still matter today

One former employee said on X that it "sucks to see something I built killed by private equity in a technology company skin suit." Vimeo has been around a long time. The platform was founded a full year before YouTube and has positioned itself as being a premium alternative for hosting creative and business-adjacent videos

Because there's so much space, there's room for photos, memos, the weather, filter status and a full 30-day calendar the latter of which has significantly improved my family's planning and coordination. You can even watch TV or YouTube videos right on the fridge's display

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File this under thing we didnt ask for, Ashli Pollard wrote. This is not YouTube, a commenter named Dustin added

YouTube TV is scrapping its Basic Plan for over 10 new specialized subscription tiers, as well as a big upgrade for multiview streaming

It'll be broadcast live on ABC. The awards ceremony will be moving to YouTube in 2029

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When I first reported on this at the start of December, things were looking bleak but you could still find GPUs from both AMD and NVIDIA at close to their recommended prices. That changed last week when YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed reported that ASUS had stopped producing the RTX 5070 Ti and 5060 Ti 16GB due to ongoing memory shortages

Looks like YouTube is getting more interesting

YouTube announced plans on Jan 21 to allow its users this year to create AI versions of themselves for video sharing, matching a feature from Sora, the video-creation app from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI

Your favorite YouTuber might soon be an AI clone.

Google has temporarily disabled YouTube's advanced SRV3 caption format after discovering the feature was causing playback errors for some users, according to a statement the company posted