I mocked the Saudi leader on YouTube - then my phone was hacked and I was beaten up in London

Al-Masarir's iPhones had been hacked in 2018 after he clicked on links in three text messages seemingly sent from news outlets as special membership offers. It led to him being stalked, harassed and ...

Fact Check: MS NOW shared AI-manipulated Alex Pretti photo on TV, website and YouTube. Here's what we know

The network formerly known as MSNBC featured the AI-altered picture on TV and online as part of host Nicole Wallace's show, ...

Popular YouTube background playback workaround stops working

YouTube is blocking a popular workaround for background playback — e.g. playing only the audio of a video with your screen ...
Dexerto

Linus Tech Tips praises YouTube for adding “huge” new feature

Linus Tech Tips creator Linus Sebastian has praised a new YouTube parental control option that allows families to block or limit access to YouTube Shorts ...

'Autoplay got me there': How YouTube's algorithm built a following for fascist group Patriotic Alternative

YouTube is a key tool in recruiting far-right activists to the largest British fascist group Patriotic Alternative (PA), ...
Android

Ad Blockers Now Causing YouTube Videos to Fail Loading for Some

YouTube might have started a new crackdown on ad blockers, as several users have reported that the YouTube website is not functioning properly when used in a desktop ...
CNBC

Disney channels go dark on YouTube TV as carriage deal expires

Disney content, including ABC and ESPN, was removed from YouTube TV after the companies failed to renew their contract before the deadline. More than 20 channels would be removed from YouTube TV, the ...
TweakTown

YouTube confirms it uses AI upscaling on videos, enabled by default

TL;DR: YouTube now uses AI to automatically upscale videos below 1080p to HD, improving viewing on high-resolution displays. Creators can opt out, and viewers can disable upscaling, which is labeled ...
PC World

YouTube will upscale SD videos to 4K using AI, unless creators opt out

YouTube turned 20 years old this year, because time is a nightmare with only oblivion as an escape. But that means a lot of the older stuff that was uploaded to YouTube is in pretty bad shape, ...
BGR

YouTube Is Using AI To Upscale Low-Quality Videos To HD

YouTube has unveiled a new initiative to boost overall video quality across the site. The streaming giant announced a brand new feature that will use AI to upscale low-quality videos to 1080p HD. In ...
TechSpot

YouTube modernizes video player with new layout, functionality and, wait for it, "liquid glass"

First look: YouTube celebrated its 20th anniversary earlier this year and is finally modernizing its video player for the first time in a decade. The refresh may irritate some, particularly users who ...
Engadget

YouTube rolls out its redesigned video player globally

YouTube is bringing a wave of quality of life improvements to its platform. These visual updates and new features will roll out globally starting this week. The main update to YouTube is a redesigned ...