YouTube will reduce video quality globally for 30 days
In response to the coronavirus pandemic, YouTube video streams will play in standard definition by default for a full month. HD video can be viewed …
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YouTube and Amazon to downgrade video quality due to coronavirus
Following Netflix’s lead, both YouTube and Amazon announced plans to lower video stream quality in Europe to reduce strain on the Internet. YouTube videos will …
YouTube’s dedicated coronavirus news panel goes live in 16 countries
Google placed a dedicated COVID-19 news panel on the YouTube homepage which houses authoritative content about the pandemic. The new panel has gone live in …
Facebook fixed the bug that blocked genuine coronavirus pandemic articles
Facebook’s anti-misinformation measures for coronavirus news already backfired, with a bug in the system blocking genuine information from getting through. Facebook acknowledged the issue, said …
YouTube’s app just got a big change that you might have missed
Google made a huge change to the YouTube app’s user interface meant to address criticism from some independent content creators. The Trending section is now …
A YouTuber gives his credit card to random people, and the things they buy will surprise you
Your notion of the typical YouTuber might be anything from a Twitch streamer sharing clips of game streams to beauty vloggers, influencers and all manner …
YouTubers are understandably terrified after this change to the Terms of Service
YouTube, which has already sent many channel creators scrambling in the wake of the so-called “Adpocalypse,” just gave creators yet another reason to worry that …
Watch NASA astronauts spacewalking live right here
Two NASA astronauts are currently outside the International Space Station on the second of several planned spacewalks to replace batteries affixed to the outside of …
Watch SpaceX launch the oft-delayed AMOS-17 satellite live right here
The AMOS-17 communications satellite should already be in space. The fact that it’s not is the result of a rare combination of technical hitches and …
Watch live right here as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 and heads to the International Space Station live
SpaceX has sent a whopping 17 resupply mission to the International Space Station over the course of its contract with NASA. Most of the time, …
The pointless Amazon and Google streaming feud officially ends today
It was announced a few months ago, but today actually makes things official: Amazon and Google streaming apps are finally available on each others’ platforms …
Amazon finally accepts that it’s 2019 and allows YouTube back on the Fire TV
If Amazon’s Fire TV platform is your streaming medium of choice, you won’t have to use a web browser to watch YouTube videos for much …
Watch scientists reveal the first-ever image of a black hole live
Well, the day is finally here. After centuries of wondering and developing technology capable of actually spotting a black hole, the international group of researchers …
Gmail and YouTube hit with massive outage that sent the internet into a panic
What’s the first thing you do when any popular service you rely on goes down? Why you panic and take to social media to warn …
Jack Black is bringing his zany persona to a YouTube channel focused on gaming
YouTube’s newest gaming personality is funny, eccentric, weird and very famous. We’re talking, of course, about Jack Black, who also very much knows his memes …
Glitter bomb creator admits parts of his viral video were fake
Christmas came early for a lot of YouTube fans when a popular creator by the name of Mark Rober dropped a karma-filled video showing off …
YouTube and Facebook are learning it’s not so easy to make shows people want to watch
As soon as Netflix hit it big with House of Cards, and Amazon followed suit with a breakout hit, Transparent, one tech giant after another started …
YouTube adds new student plans for its premium subscription services
If you’re trying to figure out a solid long-term play to juice sign-ups to a subscription service, hooking people as early as possible is a …
YouTube is testing a major change to the way it shows ads
YouTube has been testing a major change to the way it presents ads during videos, partly in response to the trend of users getting increasingly …
YouTube app now available on Nintendo Switch
Nearly two years after its release, the Nintendo Switch finally gained access to YouTube on Thursday. The app is free to download on the Nintendo …
Survey: 51 percent of YouTube viewers are really there for the how-to videos
When I start typing “how to” in the YouTube search box right now, I can see based on the auto-fills that people are coming to …
YouTube now lets you browse on desktop while you watch videos in the Miniplayer
At long last, one of the YouTube mobile app’s best features is coming to desktop. This week, YouTube informed users that a new feature has …
YouTube is down, so I guess we should all just go to sleep
YouTube is suffering a widespread outage on Tuesday night, forcing countless people to find other ways to entertain themselves for at least a few minutes. …
Fascinating Gmail, YouTube, and Maps tips from top Google employees
Like it or not, Google has infiltrated nearly every aspect of our daily lives, whether we’re updating calendars, booking flights, navigating to a destination, or …
Paul McCartney is livestreaming a ‘secret’ gig on YouTube Friday to coincide with new album
To coincide with the release of his new album Egypt Station tomorrow, former Beatle Paul McCartney has been teasing details on social media of a …
Google finally added a way to check how much time you’re wasting on its most addictive service
In a pre-emptive kickback against society’s growing worry that our lives are being ruined by digital addiction, tech giants are finally making baby steps to …
Video games are nice, but Amazon badly wants Twitch to be the next YouTube
This could get interesting. Twitch has reportedly been approaching big stars like Will Smith about streaming live, and it’s likewise been quietly making overtures to …
Twitch has apparently spooked YouTube into paying big bucks to keep creators happy
What do you do when you’re a well-established, deep pocketed technology giant facing tough competition in the form of savvy upstarts that are increasingly stealing …
Facebook is shedding massive traffic – and it’s apparently flocking to YouTube
Four billion. That, according to a new study shared with CNBC by market research firm SimilarWeb, is how many monthly page visits Facebook has shed in …
All but one major tech platform (Twitter, obviously) has now banned Alex Jones
Major tech platforms have incrementally been pushing content from controversial broadcaster Alex Jones, founder of the conspiracy-peddling site InfoWars, off of their services. Removing some …
