New court documents revealed that YouTube employees deliberately aimed for “viewer addiction” and decided against safety tools for kids. The documents said that “internal chat logs and presentations ...

YouTube employees admitted that their goal was “viewer addiction” and killed proposed safety tools for kids because they wouldn’t provide a sufficient “ROI” — financial lingo for “return on investment ...

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to ...

CU Boulder researchers have discovered an appetite-suppressing compound in python blood that helps the snakes consume enormous meals and go months without eating yet remain metabolically healthy. The ...

More creators are fighting for attention than ever. In January 2025, YouTube ads reached 2.53 billion users, which shows how crowded the platform has become for every new video trying to break through ...

YouTube has hit some impressive numbers in 2025. According to new estimates from research firm Moffett Nathanson — as reported by The Hollywood Reporter — the platform pulled in a staggering $40.4 ...

YouTube now hosts over 5 billion videos, with the equivalent of 500 hours of content uploaded every minute. Perhaps that's why YouTube is surpassing both Netflix and TV networks in total watch time.

There is a new viral trend on YouTube and social media of an “Asian Guy” generated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools, spreading mostly false or misleading information across the precious metals ...

An open source project called Scrapling is gaining traction with AI agent users who want their bots to scrape sites without permission. “No bot detection. No selector maintenance. No Cloudflare ...

The $20 billion AI startup Perplexity filed a motion in its ongoing legal battle with Dow Jones. Perplexity argues Dow Jones "cherry-picked" responses from its search engine to support its lawsuit.

College and NFL football propelled Disney to 11.9% of all U.S. TV viewing in January, according to Nielsen‘s latest Media Distributor Gauge report. YouTube once again topped the list at 12.5%, ...

The race to advance conversational AI in the living room is heating up, with YouTube being the latest to expand its tool to smart TVs, gaming consoles, and streaming devices. This experimental feature ...