YouTube on Monday announced a $25 million commitment to fighting fake news on its platform, part of the $300 million Google News Initiative launched in March. YouTube will show previews and links to news articles and their sources in its search results, along with a reminder that facts and details can change in developing stories. …

Soon, it’ll be a little harder for you to tell everyone what you thought of Marvel’s The Avengers. Netflix is removing a desktop-only feature this summer that allowed users to read and write reviews of TV shows and movies on its website. But the shutdown is coming in stages. People will no longer be able to write their feedback on …

Netflix may be introducing a new, higher tier of service. Known as Ultra, the new tier would allow four devices to receive Ultra HD video and audio streaming simultaneously, according to Italian blog Tutto Android. Netflix currently has three subscription plans: $7.99 Basic, $10.99 Standard and $13.99 Premium. Basic allows users to watch Netflix on one screen at a time; …

Remember earlier this year, when Sony’s PlayStation 4 was hard to find? Get ready for more shortages across all sorts of electronics products. Turns out there’s a shortfall in one tiny but crucial component used in nearly every electronic device, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. Everything from devices, to gaming consoles, smartphones and televisions contain hundreds of multilayer ceramic …

A California man was arrested on Friday for allegedly threatening to kill the family of Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, according to a statement from the US Department of Justice. Markara Man, 33, of Norwalk, Calif., sent three emails to Pai in December, the Justice Department said. The first email accused Pai of being responsible for a child who allegedly …

Over the next few weeks, YouTube will run an experiment where 0.3 percent of its viewers will see automatically generated video thumbnails, rather than the images YouTubers created. That may not sound like much of a reach, but given that the service pulls in 1.8 billion viewers each month, the auto-generated thumbnails could be seen by more than 5 million …

Finding women’s shoes that fit perfectly isn’t easy. A new startup called Fit-Any hopes to change that with technology it said will measure your exact shoe size. We’ve all been there: Trying on dozens of shoes at the store then, buying a pair you think feel good — only to have them pinch, chafe and cause blisters. Talk about a …

The digital divide is showing signs of closing, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said Wednesday. More than 13 million users — including low-income families, seniors, African Americans and Hispanics — have signed on to the internet over the past two years, according to the agency, part of the US Department of Commerce. Much of that access occured on mobile …