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YouTubers built a six foot tall working replica of Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max
The YouTube channels MrWhoseTheBoss and DIY Perks worked on a joint project to build the world's largest smartphone replica.
Danny Gallagher09.06.2024
YouTube terminates five right-wing channels linked to the DOJ’s Russia indictments
YouTube confirmed its termination of five right-wing political channels connected to the Department of Justice’s Russia-linked US media indictments this week. The platform pulled the channel of Tenet Media, widely believed to be the unnamed company named in the indictment.
Will Shanklin09.06.2024
YouTube is making tools to detect face and voice deepfakes
YouTube is developing new tools to protect artists and creators from unauthorized use of their likenesses. The company said on Thursday that new tech to detect AI-generated content using a person’s face or singing voice is in the pipeline, with pilot programs starting early next year.
Will Shanklin09.05.2024
YouTube will limit fitness and weight video recommendations to European teens
YouTube has introduced additional safeguards for teens on its website, which includes limiting the content they see that could lead them to form negative beliefs about themselves.
Mariella Moon09.05.2024
A new AI support chatbot is available for hacked YouTube channels
YouTube's newest security features can help you access your account if it's been cracked by hackers.
Danny Gallagher08.21.2024
Streaming hit multiple new viewership records in July, Nielsen reports
Streaming posted another banner month in July, reaching multiple new milestones in the latest issue of The Gauge report from Nielsen.
Anna Washenko08.20.2024
YouTube invites users to test its community notes feature
YouTube is testing its community notes feature with a select group of users.
Danny Gallagher08.07.2024
NVIDIA’s AI team reportedly scraped YouTube, Netflix videos without permission
In the latest example of a troubling pattern in the tech industry, Nvidia appears to have scraped troves of copyrighted content for AI training. The $2.4 trillion company reportedly asked workers to download videos from YouTube, Netflix and other datasets to develop commercial AI projects.
Will Shanklin08.05.2024
Apple apologizes for another ad that missed the mark
Apple's latest ad in its Underdogs series is drawing criticism for its portrayal of Thailand.
Danny Gallagher08.02.2024
TikTok's Sound Search lets you find videos by humming or singing
Sound Search lets users sing songs to find videos.
Sarah Fielding07.29.2024
AI video startup Runway reportedly trained on ‘thousands’ of YouTube videos without permission
AI company Runway reportedly scraped “thousands” of YouTube videos and pirated versions of copyrighted movies without permission. Alleged spreadsheets of internal company data suggest Runway trained its Gen-3 model using YouTube content from Disney, Netflix, Pixar and popular media outlets.
Will Shanklin07.25.2024
Apple, NVIDIA and Anthropic reportedly used YouTube transcripts without permission to train AI models
The findings of the investigation spotlight AI’s uncomfortable truth: the technology is largely built on the backs of data siphoned from creators without their consent or compensation.
Pranav Dixit07.16.2024
Streaming accounted for more than 40 percent of TV viewing in June
In June 2024, streaming was responsible for 40.3 percent of Americans' television viewing. YouTube and Netflix led the pack.
Anna Washenko07.16.2024
YouTube Music's latest features include 'hum to search' and AI-generated conversational radio
YouTube Music unveils new features like a ‘hum to search’ tool and AI-generated conversational radio. That last one is still in beta and only available to select users.
Lawrence Bonk07.15.2024
YouTube Shorts gets Instagram's 'Add yours' prompt stickers
YouTube is rolling out "Add yours" stickers on Shorts.
Sarah Fielding07.11.2024
YouTube upgrades its 'erase song' tool to remove copyrighted music only
YouTube's upgraded "erase song" tool has the capability to remove music from video segments without deleting other audio.
Mariella Moon07.05.2024
YouTube film essay pioneers 'Every Frame a Painting' are back
Every Frame a Painting, a YouTube channel dedicated to posting video essays about movies, is back with a new series of videos and a short film.
Mariella Moon07.05.2024
YouTube Premium's new features include picture-in-picture for YouTube Shorts
YouTube has recently launched a bunch of new features for Premium subscribers, including a quick way to skip the more boring parts of a video.
Mariella Moon06.27.2024
YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training
YouTube is allegedly looking to pay music labels a sum of money to use their content for AI training.
Sarah Fielding06.27.2024