YouTube has given its mobile app’s full-screen interface a revamp, making it a little easier to comment and share what you’re watching by giving direct access to those buttons. The updates began rolling out on both Android and iOS devices this week, according to YouTube head of product communications Mariana de Felice. They include the …
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Lots of people want a cheap, easy way to get streaming video from Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu, YouTube and Apple TV Plus on their TV, and two companies make the most popular gadgets for doing just that: Roku and Amazon. In one corner is Roku, the most popular name in streaming devices. In the other corner …
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Spotify has answered Neil Young’s challenge. The service deleted the artist’s entire back catalog this week after Young offered an “it’s-him-or-me” ultimatum, forcing the streaming giant to choose between him and podcaster Joe Rogan. Rogan’s show, a Spotify exclusive, has been repeatedly criticized by medical experts for being a source of COVID-19 misinformation to his millions of listeners. So where does that …
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Welcome to the NFL’s version of the final four — Conference Championship weekend! The AFC Championship is up first on Sunday afternoon followed by the NFC Championship. The winners will meet in Super Bowl LVI in two weeks. In the AFC, the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Kansas City Chiefs. The Bengals knocked off the top seeded Tennessee Titans last …
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The latest developments in streaming may have you pulling out your calculator to decide which service fits your budget. Netflix bumped up its monthly fees while HBO Max is enticing customers with a limited-time discount. The math is sometimes in your favor, and sometimes not. When Hulu increased prices for Hulu Plus Live TV in December, the rate jumped by $5 to …
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YouTube Shorts, the bite-sized videos that mimic TikTok, have been viewed more than 5 trillion times total since they launched in late 2020, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki said Tuesday in her annual letter about Google’s massive video platform. In the sprawling letter that touched on issues including regulation and content moderation, Wojcicki focused most new details on YouTube’s Shorts initiative. She also …
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YouTube is stepping back from original programming. The Google-owned video site will cut back much of its investment in original programming, according to a report Tuesday by Bloomberg. In a statement shared on Twitter, Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s chief business officer, said the company will shift its focus to its “Creator Shorts Fund, Black Voices Fund and Live Shopping programming” in …
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Fact-checking organizations from around the world are calling on YouTube to take stronger action against misinformation on its platform. In an open letter published Wednesday through journalism nonprofit Poynter Institute, more than 80 fact-checking organizations addressed YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, citing a list of conspiracy theories and misinformation that have spread around the globe in the last few years. The letter said YouTube is being …
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It seems like everyone became a content creator in the past couple of years. Those who didn’t start showing off dance moves on TikTok or how-to skills on YouTube at least started spending a whole lot more time on a webcam for work or video chats with friends and family. And the lighting was terrible. Even if you went and …
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For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. More than 250 medical professionals have signed an open letter calling on Spotify to clamp down on COVID misinformation spreading on its platform, specially calling out the podcast of comedian Joe Rogan. The letter took issue with the Dec. 31 episode of The …
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