Google is mercifully killing YouTube’s unskippable 30-second ads
As Google continues to explore ways to monetize YouTube without frustrating users with overbearing ads, the search giant earlier today confirmed that YouTube videos, beginning …
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Disney and Google both just fired YouTube’s biggest star over anti-Semitic videos
Let this be a lesson for anyone out there aspiring to become a huge YouTube star: just because you can amass a huge following, doesn’t …
Everything that sucked about 2016 summed up in one amazing horror movie trailer
All you seem to be able to read on social media lately is “2016 this” and “2016 that,” but how bad were the last 12 …
Have a holiday hangover? Watch this guy blow up a Christmas tree with dynamite
The holidays can be a great time to catch up with family and friends, exchange gifts, and remind yourself how great life is. It can …
Watch this poor old iMac get vaporized by a cannon
Apple really loves the iMac. Tim Cook recently sung the iMac’s praises in an internal memo to employees, and singled it out as the product that Apple …
Delta denies kicking popular YouTuber off plane for speaking Arabic, says he was disruptive
Yesterday, a popular YouTube prankster slammed Delta Airlines for what he says was a discriminatory act. Adam Saleh, who is Muslim, claimed he spoke Arabic …
YouTube star says Delta kicked him off a flight for speaking Arabic to his mom
Popular YouTube prankster Adam Saleh is waging a war on Delta Airlines after he says he was kicked off his flight just for speaking Arabic …
These water-powered ‘Star Wars’ speeder bikes are a nerd dream come true
The undeniably cool speeder bikes featured prominently in the third Star Wars installment, Return of The Jedi, are one of those sci-fi staples that we …
This dude actually built a portable, wearable Tesla coil gun
Nikola Tesla’s contributions to modern technology can’t be overstated, and the fact that some of his original designs are so darn cool to look at …
Watch Trump’s Thanksgiving message to the American people right now
President-elect Donald Trump and his team are currently busy working on their transition. In fact, they even created a special YouTube channel called Transition 2017 …
Eminem songs are so much better in sign language
Eminem is one of the most gifted rappers out there, and you’re probably familiar with his work whether you’re a fan or not. But what …
President-elect Trump replaces press conference with YouTube address to the nation
Press conferences are so boring, particularly because the press (you know, the ones working against you) will look to sabotage you by asking all sorts …
YouTube Go is the offline YouTube app you’ve been waiting for (and you still can’t have it)
Google’s official YouTube apps for iOS and Android are always wildly popular, but people who pay attention to app store rankings regularly see third-party YouTube …
This guy crushed dynamite with a hydraulic press, and you’ll absolutely believe what happened next
Unlikely internet celebrity Lauri Vuohensilta is the Finnish genius behind Hydraulic Press Channel, a YouTube channel that does…well, you can probably guess. Vuohensilta made his name …
Woman used Facebook Live to stream video as police killed her boyfriend
The following video, as heartbreaking as it may be, shows the power of the modern smartphones and social media. Lavish Reynolds recorded a disturbing video …
YouTube is starting a war with Netflix, Facebook and Periscope all at once
YouTube dropped two bombshells this week with far-reaching implications. First, the video-sharing site announced that it would be picking up a full season of a …
Don’t panic, but YouTube is down right now
Tens of millions of people are going to wake up in a panic this morning when they go to check Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and other …
Trent Reznor says YouTube is ‘disingenuous,’ built on ‘stolen content’
Of all the surprises from Apple at WWDC 2016 this week, few were more welcome than the complete visual overhaul of Apple Music. A year after …
A ‘Firework Deathstar’ is as awesome as it sounds
Awesome: extremely impressive or daunting; inspiring great admiration, apprehension, or fear. It’s a word that gets overused on the internet (probably by me), but I would …
Your first look at the official YouTube VR app
Google is going all in on virtual reality, and we saw the early stages of its plan for VR domination take shape this week at …
Watch a hydraulic press crush hot metal like it’s nothing
An emerging YouTube star loves to crush things with a hydraulic press, and people can’t seem to get enough of his videos. He’s not the only game in …
Watch Liverpool v. Sevilla in the 2016 Europa League final right now on YouTube for free
The first major European football final of 2016 is here, and you can stream it online for free this year right on YouTube. The 2016 Europa …
Amazon challenges Google and Facebook with a YouTube service of its own
Looking to upload your homemade video clips somewhere other than Google’s YouTube or Facebook’s video services? You’re in luck, as starting Tuesday anyone with an Amazon …
YouTube will reportedly launch a paid subscription TV service in 2017
Just hours after Hulu confirmed that it would be launching a premium internet TV service in 2017, Bloomberg is reporting that online video giant YouTube will …
How to switch to YouTube’s big Material Design makeover right now, before it launches
When Google redesigned the Android interface using its new “Material Design” guidelines, users were ecstatic. It’s not that Android’s old design was particularly bad, but the …
YouTube is getting ready to introduce unskippable ads
Everyone watches videos on their phones. It’s something that video platforms have been trying to contend with for years, and on Tuesday, YouTube revealed a new …
Google says that YouTube ads are 80% more effective than TV ads
Want to know one surefire way to anger the TV industry? Tell them that their commercials aren’t all that effective. That’s exactly what Google claims in a new …
YouTube and VR let you attend Coachella for free without ever leaving your house
Didn’t have the funds or the time to make it out to Coachella this year? Don’t worry — YouTube has your back. On Monday, the …
This is the moment virtual reality has been waiting for
After all this time, you can finally feel it in the air: virtual reality and augmented reality are about to make the leap we’ve all been …
Live 360 video streams coming to YouTube this week
The VR revolution continues. On Monday, Google announced that 360-degree live streaming is the latest feature to hit YouTube. It’s been just over a year since …
