R82 YouTube is better than R229 Netflix — Change my mind
YouTube is a far superior streaming service to Netflix, and is only a third of the price in South Africa if you subscribe to the Premium option.
If you don’t mind watching a few ads, then YouTube is truly unbeatable when it comes to...
MrBeast buys financial services company Step
YouTube star Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson acquired Step, a financial services company catering to young people, through his Beast Industries.
Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. Step provides savings and investment services, along with helping people...
Netflix wants to license IHeartMedia podcasts currently on YouTube
Netflix is in talks to license video podcasts distributed by iHeartMedia as it looks to compete head-on with YouTube, according to people familiar with the conversations.
IHeart distributes popular programs like The Breakfast...
Tricks developers use to make you an app or game addict
Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going? Or simply getting stuck staring at YouTube because it auto-played yet another cute cat...
Adobe paying for videos to train AI generator — from around $3 per minute
Adobe Inc. has begun to procure videos to build its artificial intelligence text-to-video generator, trying to catch up to competitors after OpenAI demonstrated a similar technology.
The software company is offering its...
X launching TV app — Fortune
Elon Musk’s X plans to launch a television app for Amazon and Samsung smart televisions next week, Fortune reported, citing an unidentified person working at the social media company.
Musk aims to encourage users to watch long videos on a bigger screen and he is...
X launching new ad-targeting features in challenge to YouTube
Elon Musk’s X is adding new advertiser targeting features to better entice video creators and compete against YouTube.
X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, will let advertisers run ads before videos from creators of...
Joining Netflix, YouTube and Spotify won't make dedicated apps for Apple Vision Pro
Google’s YouTube and Spotify Technology SA, the world’s most popular video and music services, are joining Netflix Inc. in steering clear of Apple Inc.’s upcoming mixed-reality headset.
YouTube said in a...
Elon says Twitter/X will challenge YouTube and LinkedIn
Executives at X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter, said they see YouTube and LinkedIn as future competitors while pursuing new business lines in video and hiring.
Owner Elon Musk and chief executive officer Linda Yaccarino...
YouTube could launch AI tool for famous singer voice dubbing
YouTube is developing a tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that would let creators record audio using the voices of famous musicians, according to people familiar with the matter.
The video site has approached music...
Small win amid losses in lawsuits against social media companies over teen addiction
Minors and parents suing Meta Inc.’s Facebook and other technology giants for the kids’ social media platform addictions won an important ruling advancing their collection of lawsuits in a California court.
A...
YouTube adding AI-powered tools for creators — including a generative green screen
YouTube has announced a slew of new AI features for creators on the platform, including a generative green screen, AI-powered insights, and automatic dubbing.
The company announced the new features at its Made...
YouTube testing longer, fewer ads
YouTube says it is revamping its streaming experience for users with smart TVs, media boxes, and gaming consoles by showing fewer, longer ads.
The company refers to viewing on these kinds of devices as connected TV (CTV) experiences, and the idea is to play...
YouTube will test out AI music with Universal and artists
YouTube is partnering with Universal Music Group and a number of artists, including singer Rosanne Cash and producer Don Was, to experiment with artificial intelligence in the music business.
The newly formed Music AI Incubator, which...
Watch — YouTube livestream of Galaxy Z Flip 5 folding stress test
A YouTube live stream approaching a week in length is showing Samsung’s latest Galaxy Z Flip 5 device enduring more than 300,000 openings and closings in a test of its endurance.
The video, which began Aug. 2 and has had...
YouTube testing AI-generated video summaries
YouTube has started testing AI-generated summaries for videos to provide a "quick overview" of their content to help users determine if it's worth watching.
However, it emphasises that video summaries don't replace video descriptions, which content...
MrBeast takes food delivery partner to court
James Donaldson, a YouTube star better known as MrBeast, has sued his partner in a food delivery business, saying the company sacrificed quality in its bid for rapid expansion.
Donaldson’s Beast Investments LLC sued for breach of contract, asking a...
YouTube tests letting users turn comments into Shorts
Google has announced that it is testing a YouTube feature that lets Shorts viewers turn comments into a short-form video.
The tech giant is currently running the experiment with a small percentage of YouTube users on Android and iOS around...