Tag: YouTube

  • YouTube is Testing AI That Will Skip Over Boring Parts of Videos

    YouTube is Testing AI That Will Skip Over Boring Parts of Videos

    Do you ever watch a YouTube video only to have most of it be boring and not what you thought it was? Now, YouTube is testing an AI system that would let YouTube Premium subscribers automatically skip forward to the most important part of a video. As Google hopes, this new feature will help you…

  • Elon Musk Reportedly Wants to Make X Into the New YouTube With a Major Announcement Next Week

    Elon Musk Reportedly Wants to Make X Into the New YouTube With a Major Announcement Next Week

    For years, even before Elon Musk bought Twitter, now called X, has worked to take on YouTube. Now, according to a report from the NY Post, as soon as next week, X will launch an app on streaming players and smart TVs to stream video from X to your TV. This is not a new…

  • YouTube Launches New Creator Channel Homepages For TV App

    YouTube Launches New Creator Channel Homepages For TV App

    YouTube’s creator’s channel got a refreshed look this week as the platform updated the homepage on smart TVs to make finding new content and subscribing to channels more accessible. The new look aims to offer a better streaming experience for users watching YouTube on their televisions. The layout has a more “modernized” format that lets…

  • YouTube Music’s Home Screen Just Got More Interactive

    YouTube Music’s Home Screen Just Got More Interactive

    YouTube Music has launched a carousel for its Samples preview window. Now, users can find quick glimpses of new music on the home screen, as well as new notifications. YouTube Music, which along with YouTube Premium has exceeded 100 million subscribers, already has several notification settings and has added a few more since its launch.…

  • Law&Crime Launches a New YouTube Channel Dedicated to Police BodyCam Footage

    Law&Crime Launches a New YouTube Channel Dedicated to Police BodyCam Footage

    The true crime network Law&Crime brings audiences closer to the action with the launch of its new YouTube channel, Law&Crime BodyCam. The channel debuted on February 5 and hosts a collection of raw patrol footage showing some of the most shocking police encounters, such as a drunken mom on Mother’s Day, an intoxicated pregnant woman,…

  • Deepfakes Will Become Harder to Spot, Tech Experts Warn

    Deepfakes Will Become Harder to Spot, Tech Experts Warn

    Be on the lookout for an uptick in deepfake videos this year. Experts warn the faux footage will become more convincing and make identifying such content more complicated as technology advances. Tech experts anticipate a rise in deepfake videos in 2024 as software to create fake content becomes more widely available. Warnings emerged after public…

  • YouTube TV’s 8 Million Customers Means You’re Now More Willing to Pay For Google Services

    YouTube TV’s 8 Million Customers Means You’re Now More Willing to Pay For Google Services

    YouTube and parent Alphabet are known for how much money they make on ads that pop up on its service. But the company is also seeing success getting people to pay for its services. YouTube CEO Neal Mohan on Tuesday disclosed that its YouTube TV live streaming service now has 8 million subscribers. This comes…

  • YouTube TV Hits 8 Million Subscribers, Making it The Largest Live TV Streaming Service

    YouTube TV Hits 8 Million Subscribers, Making it The Largest Live TV Streaming Service

    Today, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s Chief Executive Officer, released his 2024 priorities for the service. In that letter, he also announced that YouTube TV now has 8 million subscribers, making it the largest live TV streaming service. “We’re also seeing growing consumer interest in our subscription services. We’re excited to announce that we have more than…

  • YouTube Wants to Help You Customize Your Feed of Suggested Videos

    YouTube Wants to Help You Customize Your Feed of Suggested Videos

    One of the best and worst things about YouTube is its recommendations feed. Now, the video streaming giant wants you to help customize your own feed with content you actually want to watch. To offer better recommendations, YouTube is asking viewers to give feedback on what videos they like. If you agree to give feedback,…

  • YouTube Lays Off Another 100 Staffers

    YouTube Lays Off Another 100 Staffers

    Google laid off 100 workers from its YouTube division as the company reduces staff as part of a restructuring tactic as it incorporates artificial intelligence into its operations. The cuts mainly affected the creator management and operations teams that manage YouTube’s content creators, marking its first corporate restructuring in a decade. The 100 people whose…