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• YouTube's new AI will block videos that are inappropriate for kids

  YouTube will start using AI to automatically add age restrictions to videos "over the coming months," the company announced ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• ASMR has been around for 10 crinkly years — here's what we know about it now

   So you like TNW? Then join our upcoming online event, TNW2020, you don’t want to miss it. ASMR is the third most popular ...

  • The Conversation

• Mozilla needs your help to expose YouTube's recommendation algorithm

  A new browser add-on called RegretsReporter invites users to report dubious YouTube recommendations so Mozilla can investigate ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• YouTube officially launches its own TikTok competitor, Shorts

  TikTok is really the popular kid in social media these days, as evidenced by the massive American tech companies fighting ...

  • Napier Lopez

• How to make collaborative playlists on Spotify and YouTube Music

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube might finally support picture-in-picture mode on your iPhone

  You might finally be able to text the friends while watching YouTube on your iPad and iPhone devices. Google's testing picture-in-picture ...

  • Mix

• YouTube removes record number of videos after increasing role of AI in content review

  YouTube says it took down a record number of videos in the second quarter of this year due to an increased use of AI in ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• 235M Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube profiles exposed in database breach

  A databased containing scraped data of nearly 235 million social media users from Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube was exposed ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Ninja and Shroud return to Twitch

  From Twitch to Mixer to Twitch once again, wayward sons Ninja and Shroud have resurfaced on their old streaming platform. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google Play Music will officially abdicate to YouTube Music by December

  Google has now put a timeline on the death of Play Music. You have until September to play your music, and until December ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube will no longer let viewers help creators with subtitles and captions

  YouTube is nixing its Community Contributions feature which let users help creators by translating titles, descriptions, ...

  • Mix

• Facebook is launching official music videos in the US

  Facebook is taking another stab at stealing some video viewing hours from YouTube by launching official music videos in ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How YouTube’s bias algorithm hurts those looking for information on health

  YouTube hosts millions of videos related to health care. The Health Information National Trends Survey reports that 75% ...

  • The Conversation

• YouTube is bringing HD video quality back in India on mobile

  When the coronavirus pandemic started, a bunch of streaming platforms in India started to restrict their video quality to ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Facebook wants to lure you away from YouTube with official music videos

  Facebook is taking another step to lure some folks away from YouTube. The social network will soon let you watch official ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Google's new project will help 1M Indian teachers run online courses

  At today's Google for India online event, the search giant said that it's partnering with the Central Board of Secondary ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• EU Court: Nope, YouTube doesn't have to reveal pirates' IP and email addresses

  Online platforms like YouTube have no obligation to reveal the email addresses, IP addresses, or telephone numbers of pirates ...

  • Mix

• The fall of Microsoft’s Mixer and the fate of its exiles

  Microsoft shutters Mixer, its streaming site that never quite made it big. The now-former Mixer streamers basically have ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube now lets creators respond to comments with AI-generated smart replies

  Google is making it easier for YouTube creators to engage with their audience and quickly reply to comments under their videos. ...

  • Mix

• YouTube TV raises price another $15, so I'm cancelling my subscription

  When YouTube TV launched in 2017, it felt like the future of television. It provided the live playback nature of cable channels, with the convenience of also being able to watch later if you wanted. You could watch on any of your devices, and the automated, unlimited Cloud DVR was ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Video

  Blackpink takes back the YouTube crown from BTS with record-breaking new video

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• YouTube is targeting TikTok with a new 15-second video recording feature

  Facebook and Instagram are both trying their hand at short-video platforms to rival TikTok, with Lasso and Reels. So why ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How an AI learned to stitch up patients by studying surgical videos

  The algorithm -- known as Motion2Vec -- was trained on footage of medics using da Vinci surgical robots to stitch up wounds ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• WWDC 2020: How to watch Apple's livestream on June 22

  Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, WWDC for short, is the company's biggest software-focused event, although it's often full ...

  • Napier Lopez

• YouTube sued for using AI to racially profile content creators

  A group of black content creators has sued YouTube for allegedly using AI to censor their videos based “wholly or in part” ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• URL bug lets you skip YouTube ads and paywalls by adding an extra period

  Some people go through all sorts of trouble to avoid ads and paywalls on the internet, whether that means installing ad blockers ...

  • Napier Lopez

• This tiny game runs directly in your browser's title bar — and it's kinda fun

  TitleRun is a browser micro-game that exist entirely in your browser's title bar (not to be confused with the URL bar) — ...

  • Mix

• YouTube sells subscriptions with just one word — here’s how you can emulate it

  Just like a drawing made with hundreds of tiny brushstrokes, marketing is an art crafted through the concatenation of small ...

  • Nabil Alouani

• YouTube finally adds built-in timestamps with 'Chapters'

  One of the most annoying things about YouTube is trying to find the right time for the specific content you're looking for, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• 13 YouTube channels to turn yourself from wagecuck to finance god

  It seems budgeting, saving, and investing are all the rage nowadays, and that everyone’s joining the FIRE (Financial Independence ...

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• YouTube removed phrase critical of Chinese government due to AI error

  Google claims that the removal of a phrase used as an insult to the Chinese government from YouTube comments was a machine ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Icon Rewind is a time machine for your phone’s app icons

  Do you miss the old logos of Tinder, PayPal, Netflix, Instagram, and many other popular apps? Then Icon Rewind might just ...

  • Mix

• YouTube now tells you to go to bed -- here's how to set it up

  YouTube has added a feature that reminds you to stop watching videos and go to bed -- or even just to take a break. Here's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• A sharper axe is safer: a counterintuitive business lesson

  Just like you need to prune a plant to make it grow, you also have to be strict to be nice. To make progress, you have to ...

  • Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten

• TikTok now gives you one-tap access to streaming app Resso

  Earlier this year, TikTok-owner Bytedance launched its music app Resso in India. At that time, Resso's team said that at ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• The cast of Community returns! But just for a table read on YouTube

  Community fans, it's time to rejoice! The old gang's getting back together today – sans Chevy Chase – for a table read ...

  • Tristan Greene

• YouTube weather reports by David Lynch is the coronavirus surrealism we need

  Noted American filmmaker and surrealist David Lynch has resumed his weather forecast reports from a 10-year break. Thank ...

  • Mix

• YouTube rolls out personalized 'topics filters' on iOS and Web

  YouTube is making it easier for you to watch videos on topics that you like. The streaming company is rolling out recommendation ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Psychologist explains why people TikTok themselves licking food in supermarkets

  There have been numerous reports of people deliberately licking products and surfaces in supermarkets and filming it. These ...

  • The Conversation

• YouTube begins fact-checking searches in the US

  YouTube today announced it will begin to provide fact-check search queries in the US. The video giant had previously rolled ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Facebook launches gaming app in the US to take on Twitch and YouTube

  Facebook can't seem to help trying to infiltrate every possible iteration of social media, and since its acquisition of Oculus, ...

  • Napier Lopez

• VFX artists explain why coronavirus took most of us by surprise

  These filmmakers use VFX to show why COVID-19 suddenly becoming a global pandemic took everyone by surprise. The answer: ...

  • Napier Lopez

• YouTube is testing a ‘chapters’ feature to help you navigate lengthy videos

  If I’m watching a video on cooking, chances are that I want to skip some of it to get to the meat of it. Thankfully, it ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• How conspiracy theories spread online – it's not just down to algorithms

  The debate has grown in recent years over the role that social media algorithms play in spreading conspiracy theories and ...

  • The Conversation

• Daily Distraction: Follow these YouTube chefs and cook up a feast with pantry ingredients

  One of the few pleasures I can afford myself during this coronavirus crisis is cooking up a decent meal. And over the past ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• 5 easy stretch routines to make working from home more bearable

  You need to stretch more than ever. Here are some super handy online routines that should make working from home more bearable. ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• YouTube 'Shorts' is Google's answer to TikTok, says report

  Since TikTok exploded in popularity over the last year or two, some YouTubers have made a transition over to the platform. ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Here’s why YouTube videos are maxing out at 480p in India right now

  Last week, YouTube said that it's defaulting video quality to 480p worldwide to save bandwidth, because more people are watching ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Netflix lowers video quality in Europe because of coronavirus-induced strain

  People are staying home because of coronavirus, and what activity is better suited for the millions of newly-minted homebodies ...

  • Napier Lopez

• This school teacher is using VR to teach maths in Half Life: Alyx

  Who said school has to suck? Meeet Charles Coomber — the teacher fighting coronavirus boredom by using VR to teach angle ...

  • Mix

• How to watch Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and others with friends online

  Streaming services are an entertainment lifeline when you're stuck at home. These apps will help you watch them with your ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube may let you pick a default video quality setting on Android

  If you're a bit of a pixel peeper, it can be pretty annoying to always have to change the quality settings on YouTube to ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Algorithm researcher says 'lying on YouTube is still a profitable business'

  Guillaume Chaslot hosted a TNW Answers session where he explained the importance of comparing algorithms and reducing conspiracy ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Thanks, Coronavirus: YouTube will now default to 480p globally

  A few days after YouTube said it would reduce default streaming bitrates in Europe to reduce strain on the continent's internet ...

  • Napier Lopez

• YouTube, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime Video reduce image quality in Europe following Netflix

  In the latest round of coronavirus-induced tech news, YouTube, AppleTV+, and Amazon Prime video have all begun to reduce ...

  • Napier Lopez

• How to claim 2 months of free YouTube Premium from T-Mobile

  T-Mobile is offering its customers two free months of YouTube Premium to help tide them over during the coronavirus quarantine. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How we're keeping fit while working from home

  Since COVID-19 means we're all working from home, TNW's editorial team have come up with a few ways on how to keep fit — ...

  • Cara Curtis

• YouTube throttles video quality in Europe due to coronavirus

  Don't worry if YouTube videos don't seem as crisp and sharp all of a sudden — the coronavirus self-isolation isn't making ...

  • Mix

• YouTube launches a dedicated coronavirus news shelf

  Google is adding a dedicated coronavirus news shelf to YouTube to keep you informed. It'll only feature info from trusted ...

  • Mix

• Social media conspiracies blame coronavirus on 5G internet

  Conspiracy theorists are infecting YouTube and Facebook with bogus theories that 5G mobile internet is responsible for the ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Social media firms will use more AI to combat coronavirus misinformation, even if it makes more mistakes

  Twitter, Facebook, Google, and YouTube will be using more AI to tackle coronavirus misinformation, which they admit will ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• How to use Chrome's media controls to easily switch between videos and podcasts

  This is how you use Chrome's media control button to switch between YouTube, Netflix, and Spotify content without juggling ...

  • Mix

• TikTok's learning from YouTube's mistakes and YouTubers should be taken seriously, says researcher

  Chris-Stokel Walker, the author of YouTubers, which looks at the lives of content creators who make a living on the platform, ...

  • Cara Curtis

• 4 lessons I learned after spending $6 million on Google Ads last year

  I had an unlimited budget. I could spend as much money as I wanted on whatever ads I wanted. But I had to be profitable. ...

  • Nick Lafferty

• Twitch streamer cancelled for firing a gun into his monitor during livestream

  A professional streamer has been banned from Twitch and dropped from his esports organization after firing a gun into his ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Nope, I refuse to believe this leaked Pixel 5 prototype is real

  We've got what is allegedly our very first look at an early prototype for Google's upcoming Pixel 5 — and it's... something. ...

  • Mix

• This AI can perfectly dub videos in Indic languages -- and correct lip syncing

  Resarchers from an Indian university have developed an AI model for face-to-face translation in Indic languages.

  • Ivan Mehta

• Sony's new SDK makes it easier for devs to build camera remote apps

  Sony will make it easier for developers to build their own camera remote apps with a new SDK — but it'll only work with ...

  • Mix

• YouTube Music might soon allow you to upload songs to library

  One of the standout features in the Google Play Music streaming service is the cloud library, which lets you ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• India's streaming music market is now 200 million strong - but hardly anyone's paying for it

  India, a country where people have traditionally relied on radio and television to listen to music, now has over 200 million ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• YouTube claims to share billions in ad money with creators, unlike Instagram

  Google reported YouTube's earnings for the first time in a decade, and is quick to remind everyone that the "majority" of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Scientists are arguing over YouTube's role in online radicalization

  Does YouTube create extremists? A recent study caused arguments among scientists by arguing that the algorithms that power ...

  • The Conversation

• YouTube nabs Activision esports streaming deal from Twitch

  Google and Activision Blizzard have worked out a deal that makes YouTube the home of three of the world's most popular esports ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Report: Tinder’s new panic button is sharing your data with Facebook and YouTube

  A Gizmodo report found that Tinder's latest safety feature, 'Panic Button,' shares user data with third-party ad-tech companies ...

  • Cara Curtis

• YouTube TV just debuted on the PS4, replacing Vue

  Just as Sony is preparing to sunset its Vue TV service, here comes YouTube TV to give PS4 owners access to a decent replacement. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Radiohead launches digital 'public library' of the band’s archive

  If you've ever spent hours trolling the web for information about Radiohead, today’s your lucky day. In a press release, ...

  • Georgina Ustik

• CollegeHumor loses nearly all its staff, gets a new owner

  Comedy outfit CollegeHumor Media is being sold off by media holding company IAC to Sam Reich, the company's Chief Commercial ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Samsung's Sero 'TikTok' TV is a reflection of our hellworld

  Samsung has announced the expanded release of its Sero 'TikTok' TV. Basically, it rotates between landscape and portrait ...

  • Callum Booth

• Researcher: Here are 5 things that scare me about AI

  AI is being increasingly used to make important decisions. Many AI experts (including Jeff Dean, head of AI at Google, and Andrew ...

  • Rachel Thomas

• Over a decade later, I'm still fascinated by Techno Viking

  More than a decade after its release, I'm still fascinated by the notorious Techno Viking video. There's something indescribably ...

  • Mix

• You can now stream every Radiohead album for free on YouTube

  Last Friday, English rockers Radiohead have made their entire discography, dating back to 1993, available to stream on YouTube. ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• We watched almost 13 billion hours of live streams in 2019

  The year-end State of Streaming report from StreamElements and Arsenal reveals that we've collectively watched about a 1.5 ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• 2019: The year Twitch streamers jumped ship to Mixer, YouTube & Facebook

  This time last year, Twitch was top of the molehill when it came to game streaming. Now several of its major stars are leaving ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• [Best of 2019] 'YouTubers' author Chris Stokel-Walker on how to fix the world's biggest video platform

  Journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker, who recently released his book, YouTubers, weighs in on what's plaguing the platform, ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• [Best of 2019] The most popular social media networks each year, gloriously animated

  It's hard to remember a world without social media, but it existed – as did a lot of other networks. We tracked their evolution. ...

  • Callum Booth

• [Best of 2019] Just putting it out there: I'm a sucker for influencer marketing

  In this column, “Just putting this out there…,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions we form about it. You can read the rest of the articles in this series here. Hi, my name is Yessi and, even though I should know better, I’m a complete ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• YouTube now bans 'veiled threats' against content creators

  It's that time of year for looking back and seeing what happened in 2019. And given that YouTube was raked over the coals ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube completely gives up trying for Rewind 2019

  YouTube today released Rewind 2019, its year-end video summing up the biggest things that happened on the site this year. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• 'Godman' fugitive establishes island nation, plans to use crypto instead of fiat

  Nithyananda, an Indian guru on the run from police over rape allegations, says he's established a sovereign island nation ...

  • David Canellis

• iPhone 11 Pro collects location data even when it shouldn't, researcher says

  It appears that the iPhone 11 Pro occasionally leaks your location data, even when you've asked it not to, security researcher ...

  • Mix

• Reddit's DataIsBeautiful is sick of bar chart races — so it's banning them

  The moderator team of Reddit's DataIsBeautiful community has been getting an avalanche of spammy race charts, so it's temporarily ...

  • Mix

• Google removed over 300 Trump ads for ‘violating company policy’

  Over the summer, Google and YouTube reportedly removed over 300 ads from President for “violating company policy.”

  • Cara Curtis

• Stantinko botnet caught using YouTube to mine Monero cryptocurrency

  The Stantinko botnet has now added cryptocurrency mining to its toolset — and it's been using YouTube to evade detection. ...

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• Bug in Google Camera put Android users at risk of being secretly recorded

  Researchers found vulnerabilities in Google's Camera app (and other Android devices), which made it possible for hackers ...

  • Mix

• YouTube's next big change could penalize anyone who creates for kids

  YouTube just changed a major rule for anyone who uploads videos, ostensibly to protect kids -- but now content creators are ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Meet the YouTube Mortician teaching people not to fear death

  Caitlin Doughty, a LA-based Mortician and YouTube host of the channel, “Ask A Mortician,” answers all of our inquisitive ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Mozilla unveils 28 horror stories about YouTube’s recommendation algorithm

  Mozilla gathered 28 user-submitted stories, detailing incidents where YouTube’s recommendation served videos featuring ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• How to watch Google's Pixel 4 launch event

  On October 15 Google will be unveiling a whole load of new gear. In this piece, we show you how to watch so you don't miss ...

  • Callum Booth

• How YouTube became the app parents love to hate

  According to a new report published by Bloomberg, the company not just knows YouTube Kids is not used by most kids, it's ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Listen to this AI spit out brutal death metal non-stop

  CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski turn to AI and neural network models for music creation, and have launched a YouTube channel that ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• YouPorn now lets you create an account without an email

  YouPorn now lets you open an account without entering an email, just like Reddit. It's also introducing a light theme that ...

  • Mix

• iPhone repairs could become much cheaper thanks to these laser machines

  It's always been expensive to repair a broken Phone, but the last couple of years, official prices have really soared into ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Watch this Bitcoin scammer get called out directly over Skype

  Dutch journalist and TV presenter, Jort Kelder, called out a Bitcoin scammer over Skype following the illicit use his face. ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Report: TikTok censored posts about Trump, Christianity, and LGBTQ relationships

  TikTok's 500 million users aren't there to fight about politics, troll their enemies, or shitpost for lolz. They're mostly ...

  • Tristan Greene

• Here’s how you mute individual tabs on Chrome

  Chrome already has a mute feature in the tab menu, but unfortunately it works for websites (and not individual tabs). Here's ...

  • Mix

• YouTube launches long-overdue Fashion section

  YouTube today launched its Fashion section, a new vertical alongside the likes of Gaming and Movies, crystallizing the importance ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube purges 17,000 hate speech channels after policy change

  YouTube this week issued an update on its efforts to remove hate speech from its platform -- and it would appear it's managed ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube settles with FTC over child privacy violations

  Within days of launching its YouTube Kids site and adding more age categories to the Kids app, YouTube is settling with the ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube's adding more age gates to YouTube Kids -- this should go well

  YouTube just revealed it's added new age categories to its YouTube Kids app, offering different videos depending on whether ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google plays politics with China as it quietly bans state-sponsored YouTube accounts

  Google yesterday announced it'd banned 210 YouTube accounts “related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong” and the discovery ...

  • Tristan Greene

• YouTube's killing Messages before they atrophy from disuse

  YouTube's made the decision to squash a feature I honestly forgot existed -- its private messages. It's stated reason is ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• NotJordanPeterson lets you generate uncannily realistic Jordan Peterson sound bites

  NotJordanPeterson is a mind-boggling voice AI that lets you say anything you'd like in the voice of Canadian psychologist ...

  • Mix

• LGBTQ+ creators file lawsuit against YouTube for discrimination

  A group of LGBTQ+ YouTubers this week filed a federal lawsuit against Google, claiming the site has engaged in discriminatory ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Study: Teens get the news from YouTubers and not news outlets

  A recent study found that more than 75 percent of teens say it’s important to keep up with world events, yet over half of ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Nintendo seems to be striking its music off YouTube, and that sucks

  YouTubers who've uploaded Nintendo soundtracks to their channel are reporting mass copyright claims. Where else can we listen ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Study: Most YouTube videos on climate change deny its existence

  Search for “climate change” on YouTube and before long you’ll likely find a video that denies it exists. In fact, when ...

  • The Conversation

• How to download YouTube videos to watch offline

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Students can snag 3 free months of YouTube Premium right now

  Google’s new back to school deal offers students a three-month trial membership of either YouTube Music Premium or YouTube ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Dutch police accidentally mass-texted fire witnesses a link to an 'adult video'

  In an unfortunate mishap, Dutch police accidentally texted a link to an adult video to 1,900 witnesses of a house fire in ...

  • Mix

• YouTube Premium is rolling out 1080p video downloads

  There are two kinds of people in the world: those who are happy to watch videos at 480P and those who will fight for every ...

  • Napier Lopez

• YouTube is the world's top-grossing video app with $138M in user spending

  Google must be happy. YouTube is the world's top-grossing app in the photo and video software category for a second quarter ...

  • Mix

• Here’s how to delete or temporarily hide your YouTube account

  Social platforms like YouTube walk a fine line between being handy and consuming your whole life. Here's how to hide your ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Android vulnerability lets hackers hijack your phone with malicious videos

  A vulnerability in Android ( found in versions between 7.0 and 9.0) enables hackers to hijack your phone by tricking you ...

  • Mix

• Met Police website hacked, tweets 'F*CK THE POLICE'

  It appears hackers took over control of Metropolitan Police's website, posting a series of bizarre messages on its press ...

  • Mix

• YouTube's newest feature could save you a bundle in mobile data charges

  YouTube’s newest feature lets users seamlessly swap between a song and its music video with no interruption. If an official ...

  • Bryan Clark

• TikTok is testing a WhatsApp shortcut to let you share videos with your best friends

  TikTok is testing a bunch of new features, including a new Discover tab, account linking with Facebook and Google, and a ...

  • Mix

• CHEAP: Stop reading, start buying — the latest Chromecast is only $25

  The Chromecast is one of the best bits of household tech available today. Even better, you can currently get the media streamer ...

  • Callum Booth

• PRIME CHEAP: A 4K Fire TV Stick For $25? This must be a mistake

  It's Prime Day! That means one thing: deals. And right now there's an amazing offer on Amazon's 4K Fire TV stick media streamer. ...

  • Callum Booth

• Amazon Prime Video now works with Chromecast, and YouTube comes to Fire TV devices

  You can finally stream Amazon Prime Video using Chromecast dongles, and YouTube support has returned to Amazon's Fire line ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• This Chrome extension makes you ponder your mortality while wasting time on social media

  There's a death clock for the amount of time you’re wasting on social media. In 2018, the average daily usage of social ...

  • Cara Curtis

• How to keep YouTube videos playing in the background on Android

  Love listening to music and podcasts on YouTube? Then you should check out this nifty trick that lets you play YouTube audio ...

  • Mix

• CHEAP: You only have THIS WEEKEND to get $100 off the Samsung Galaxy S10 range

  There's only this weekend left to get $100 off one of the Samsung Galaxy S10 range of phones, so move fast before time runs ...

  • Callum Booth

• YouTube is making it easier to remove recommendations you don't like

  YouTube has new ways to fine-tune browsing experience on the site — adds ability to remove channel suggestions and offer ...

  • Ravie Lakshmanan

• Google’s LGBTQ+ employees unsuccessfully demand SF Pride to remove company from parade

  Google’s LGBTQ+ employees are petitioning to remove Google as a sponsor from San Francisco’s Pride celebration this weekend. ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Google's staff banned from protesting YouTube under the company's banner

  Google warned its employees that those planning to ride the company's sponsored float will not be allowed to protest against ...

  • Cara Curtis

• YouTuber leaks Mac Pro cheese-grating performance with disappointing results

  Apple's original Mac Pro was affectionately referred to as a cheese grater until the company decided to go for more of a ...

  • Napier Lopez

• YouTube is testing hiding comments in its Android app

  YouTube's comment section is notoriously famous for funny and vile comments. The streaming service is testing out hiding ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• YouTube will soon let you try out makeup with AR

  If you’re obsessed with makeup tutorials on YouTube, we’ve good news for you. You can now try out makeup with your favorite ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• ‘YouTube recommendations are toxic,’ says dev who worked on the algorithm

  Google is notoriously cryptic about how YouTube's recommendations work, that's why Guillaume Chaslot is fighting for increased ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• YouTube is failing the LGBTQ community by allowing Steven Crowder’s homophobic slurs

  Vox host Carlos Maza tweeted a thread exposing the times where Steven Crowder made homophobic and racist comments — the ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Here's the real tea: A primer on YouTube drama channels

  YouTube channels devoted specifically to gossip about other YouTubers. Here's a quick primer on what they do and why it's ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How this music YouTube series succeeds at ‘dancing about architecture’

  When "writing about music is like dancing about architecture," how do you make video exploring the sounds behind songs? Earworm ...

  • Callum Booth

• What your favorite YouTubers did before they got famous, according to that viral Twitter meme

  A Twitter meme has people revealing their job history -- YouTubers included. So what did famous 'Tubers do before they hit ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google/Amazon deal sends YouTube to FireTV and Prime Video to Chromecast (finally)

  Google and Amazon appear to have buried the hatchet, and are now offering their video streaming apps on each other's devices. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Samsung's Galaxy Fold is glitching out and breaking days after reviewers got them (Update: Samsung is investigating)

  Samsung Galaxy Fold is already breaking down for some reviewers just days after they got their hand on the unit. The company ...

  • Bryan Clark

• YouTube's plan to reward 'quality' content has some problems

  After a turbulent year, YouTube is allegedly doing some damage control with its advertisers. According to a report from Bloomberg, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube TV's looking more like a cable package every day

  As the price and channel count on YouTube TV increases, Google's streaming service looks more and more like that which it ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• PewDiePie to give $50K via blockchain app that deplatformed Alex Jones

  PewDiePie will donate up to $50K in cryptocurrency during a live broadcast on DLive, but the app is likely not the streaming ...

  • David Canellis

• Bollywood pushes T-Series ahead of PewDiePie in the race for YouTube’s #1 spot

  PewDiePie v T-series seems to be coming to an end as the Indian music label has built a significant lead of ther swedish ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Bloomberg report explains why YouTube hosts so much toxic content

  It's the metrics, stupid.

  • Matthew Hughes

• Google accidentally promoted a malicious Bitcoin wallet on YouTube

  Google-owned YouTube inadvertently advertized an illegitimate version of the Bitcoin wallet Electrum.

  • Yessi Bello Perez

• YouTube has set the stage for its own death, but can any app rise to challenge it?

  Since its creation in 2005, YouTube has been the go-to website (and app) for watching videos. Today, with more than a billion ...

  • Anna Johansson

• This app collects wallpapers designed to hide Samsung Galaxy S10's camera

  The Hidey Hole app for Samsung's Galaxy S10 collects hole-punch wallpapers from Reddit – so you can easily hide that hole. ...

  • Mix

• YouTube's 'child safe' app is crawling with videos advocating suicide, murder, and sexual exploitation

  For nearly five minutes, the cartoon is predictable. Colorful characters with child-like voices act out the types of scenarios ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Reddit operates exactly as it was designed -- and that’s a problem

  After carefully selecting a semi-automatic weapon from the trunk of his car, one of at least three, a 28-year-old gunman ...

  • Bryan Clark

• We reviewed this $35K Sony projector with old internet videos

  Ever wondered what a $35,000 projector is like? And how it'd handle old internet videos? We answered the two questions no ...

  • Callum Booth

• Tech companies need to do more to fight child abuse content

  YouTube has, yet again, failed to protect children online. Recent investigations by Wired and video blogger Matt Watson have ...

  • The Conversation

• YouTube Music launches in India to battle it out with Spotify et al

  At long last, YouTube Music has launched in India with a free ad-supported option, as well as its Premium plan at Rs. 99 ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• PSA: Look out for YouTube's info panels on controversial topics before watching videos

  YouTube announced last night that it'll show information panels in Hindi and English, powered by fact-checkers on controversial ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Here's how to make GIFs from a YouTube video

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  • Ivan Mehta

• Rise of foreign stars in Chinese social media marks the beginning of a new trend

  China’s internet celebrity economy has expanded exponentially in recent years. According to a report released by iResearch, ...

  • Ashley Dudarenok

• Traditional media's handling of Momo is far scarier than the story itself

  It starts with a single message. Hours later, if at all, the WhatsApp, Messenger, or YouTube account gets a disturbing reply, ...

  • Bryan Clark

• YouTube's need to disable comments highlights how shitty the internet is

  YouTube has disabled comments on millions of videos featuring minors, in an effort to prevent predatory behavior in the comments ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Pinterest takes the lead in the fight against online misinformation

  The battle against misinformation just signed up a powerful, albeit unlikely ally: Pinterest. Earlier this week, the social ...

  • Bryan Clark

• How to cancel your Twitch/YouTube/Mixer subscriptions

  Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, tricks, guides, and advice on how to get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• EU’s proposed upload filters suck and YouTube’s ‘child pornography’ snafu shows why

  YouTube just backtracked its inexplicable decision to delete three popular Pokémon Go channels -- Trainer Tips, Mystic7, ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• YouTube is cracking down on dangerous pranks and stunts like the Bird Box challenge

  YouTube has published new policies for its platform that state it won't allow content depicting dangerous pranks and stunts ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• South Korean women protest against growing epidemic of spycam porn

  South Korean women took to the streets of Seoul and protested against the issue of spycam porn. The hidden filming devices ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Spotify just inked a deal with the world's second biggest YouTube channel’s label

  Spotify has inked a deal with Indian music label T-series to make all 160,000 songs available to the listeners on spotify ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• YouTube now lets you swipe through videos like Instagram Stories

  We've all wasted hours watching recommended videos on YouTube, but now the company is making it even easier to procrastinate ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Facebook and YouTube aren't even trying to enforce the Alex Jones ban

  After Alex Jones was effectively banned from the internet — or at least his major distribution channels — last August, ...

  • Bryan Clark

• 5 of the best podcasts to get you into cryptocurrency and blockchain

  Getting into blockchain and cryptocurrency can be pretty threatening to newbies – especially because the space is so flush ...

  • Mix

• Blue’s new XLR mic will help podcasters and YouTubers step up their set-up

  If you've ever created a podcast – or looked into doing so – I bet you'll know Blue. Whether it's the Yeti or its Nano ...

  • Callum Booth

• YouTube will fight fake news and conspiracy theorists by linking to reputable articles

  While blame for the spreading fake news has often fallen on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, they're hardly ...

  • Napier Lopez

• How a group of students discovered the sounds of solar storms

  The students discovered a loud crunching noise followed by a series of whistling sounds whose pitch decreased. This event ...

  • The Conversation

• How apps like Fitbit, Waze, and Duolingo use gamification in their design

  Here's how designers can enhance their products the right way using a gamification system like Fitbit, Waze, and Duolingo. ...

  • David Teodorescu

• The best new social media features of 2018

  Social media sites and apps have changed a lot since the beginning of the year. Here are a few of our favorite changes from ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube Rewind 2018 hit with most dislikes ever thanks to its too-clean imagery

  This year's YouTube Rewind just surpassed a Justin Bieber song to become the most-disliked video ever made on the platform. ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• We watched about 60 billion hours of gaming footage in 2018

  YouTube's head of gaming said we watched 50 billion hours of games this year. Combined with Twitch, Mixer, and other sites, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• YouTube's creators hit meme bingo in Rewind 2018

  YouTube today released the 2018 edition of Rewind, its Year-in-Review performance art piece, in which it acknowledged the ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• How to mess with the PlayStation Classic's hidden settings using only a USB keyboard

  We need to update the infinite monkey theorem. This states that a monkey hitting keys on a typewriter will eventually type ...

  • Callum Booth

• Streamlabs CEO describes building monetization tools for Twitch & YouTube

  As streamers have grown from being scrappy amateurs to professionals, the tools that facilitate their careers have undergone ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Nintendo to ease its draconian rules for YouTubers and livestreamers

  Nintendo today announced it'd be winding down its Creators Program, which had long been a headache for YouTubers and streamers ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Nintendo is out for blood after the Smash Bros Ultimate leak

  We're all eager to get our hands on the new Super Smash Bros. It looks like it's going to be an amazing trip down memory ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Google’s underrated Discover feature can change how we surf the web

  In October, Google made an important change to its mobile homepage. In place of the traditional page, with a search bar and ...

  • Manish Dudharejia

• Google shares which Thanksgiving food tutorials are most popular by state

  For all the Americans out there, food-heavy holiday Thanksgiving hits tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion (and perhaps ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Prima Games to cease publishing its strategy guides after 28 years

  Reports today revealed that Prima Games, the company behind those strategy guides you see at every game store, was shutting ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Killing a suffragette in Red Dead Redemption 2 says more about you than Rockstar

  Players are being harsh to a certain female character in Red Dead Redemption 2 -- but she's not the only representation of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• ASMR videos are the absolute opposite of relaxing

  ASMR videos are supposed to be the new form of digital therapy helping viewers to unwind and feel relaxed. But I felt the ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Why trying to regulate social media is a political mess

  Free speech is a key aspect of the internet, but it has become obvious that people push the freedom to extremes. But regulating ...

  • The Conversation

• EU’s new copyright law will cement the dominance of tech giants

  The new European Union Copyright Directive, passed recently by the European parliament after a vociferous campaign both for ...

  • The Conversation

• Crafty kids are finding ingenious ways to thwart Apple's 'Screen Time' feature

  Apple first introduced Screen Time this summer as one of the key feature additions on iOS 12. By adding limits to specific ...

  • Bryan Clark

• YouTube won't delete the channel of an accused child molester

  A YouTuber's channel of kid-targeted content remains viewable on YouTube -- even after he's been accused of something horrible ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• This week’s best Android games to play while avoiding your colleagues at lunch

  Welcome to our weekly column, in which YouTuber NimbleThor brings you a short list of the best new mobile games for your ...

  • NimbleThor

• YouTube merges Gaming with main site after standalone app fails to impress

  YouTube is transforming Gaming from a standalone site to a page on its main site. It's also admitted sticking games into ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• EU’s decision on Copyright Reform tomorrow could be a turning point for the web

  The EU Parliament is having a final vote on Copyright Reform on September 12. The decision will greatly affect the final ...

  • Már Másson Maack

• Apple's move to shake up the newspaper industry offers little upside

  Apple is making a play at the publishing business. In March, the company acquired Texture, a subscription-based magazine ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Twitter CEO's comments will ignite the right, context be damned

  Stripped of context, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's comments sound a bit like an admission. Speaking to members of congress, Dorsey ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Here’s the tech that fuels your YouTube binges

  I doubt many viewers are aware of what technology is working behind the scenes of their YouTube binge-watching. It's more ...

  • Aleksei Antonov

• YouTube's new tools help creators give back

  YouTube recently introduced Giving, a set of tools, including fundraisers, through which content creators can help raise ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Now is the perfect time for foreign developers to focus on the Chinese app market

  Although there are issues with China's tech scene — like its harsh censorship. Now is the perfect time for us developers ...

  • Matej Michalko

• Over 50k people have blocked Twitter's biggest advertisers over the Alex Jones debacle (and you can too)

  Alex Jones can't win these days. As the unofficial mascot of conspiracy theorists everywhere, Jones -- the man who answers ...

  • Bryan Clark

• These DIY lasers scare the crap out of YouTube

  A chemist YouTuber has apparently had several of his videos flagged for being a bit too close to dangerous -- odd, considering ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Apple runs into another embarrassing issue with the new MacBook Pro

  A series of embarrassing gaffes in Cupertino are leading many to question whether Apple has lost its eye for detail. Just ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Internal Facebook note reveals clever 'psychological trick' to attract teenage users

  Always on the lookout for novel ways to attract teens, Facebook purchased viral polling app TBH last October. The app fell ...

  • Bryan Clark

• And then there was Twitter

  Having been banned by Apple, Spotify, Facebook, and YouTube -- and having a significant amount of his content removed on ...

  • Bryan Clark

• Facebook is developing a singing contest feature to rival musical.ly

  Facebook is reportedly developing a new feature called 'Talent Show' which will allow users to record themselves singing ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Facebook follows YouTube in suspending Alex Jones

  Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been suspended from Facebook for bullying and hate speech. It's about damn time. Just ...

  • Bryan Clark

• YouTube offers an imperfect solution to Facebook's Alex Jones problem

  Facebook gives Alex Jones a voice, YouTube understands the damage he might do with it. Its solution to the Jones problem ...

  • Bryan Clark

• YouTube tests Explore feature for more personalized video recommendations

  YouTube is testing a new "Explore" feature where users will see more videos catered to their interests and creators will ...

  • Cara Curtis

• Data shows people want serious long-form content — and brands need to take note

  You probably noticed the recent video that asked people whether they heard “Yanny” or “Laurel.” It would have been ...

  • Brandon Geary

• This YouTube channel is nothing but a guy eating everything

  A series of YouTube videos showing a man eating food hit the internet today. No that's not a joke. It's short clips of ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• A 100-rapper Fortnite Rap Battle Royale now exists -- and it's glorious

  It's about Fortnite, it's got a fun beat, and it stars 100 rappers from across the site. And yeah, it's as much of a treat ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Tech savvy drug users are relying on Apple Watch and Fitbit to keep them safe during cocaine binges

  Apple and Fitbit both like to tout the potential health benefits of their wearable devices. For a few hundred bucks, users ...

  • Bryan Clark

• How to be successful on YouTube: The 3 steps

  Become successful on YouTube. Brendan Gahan explains why brands are failing on YouTube and provides tips on how to build ...

  • Brendan Gahan

• You can now watch vertical videos in full screen on YouTube's Android app

  The latest version of YouTube for Android displays portrait mode videos in all their full-screen glory, making it easier ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• This Chrome extension makes it easy to record your desktop, tabs or webcam for YouTube

  Recording your screen

  • Ben Woods

• 9 tips to make a video go viral on YouTube

  Every so often, a YouTube video goes viral. Try as you might, you cannot force virality. It takes time to stand out but with ...

  • Mackensie Graham