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YouTube Music tests Spotify-like AI hosts for commentary: Check what's new

Google introduces experimental AI hosts in the YouTube Music app, offering stories related to the track playing, trivia, and AI-generated commentary to listening more engaging

YouTube: How to turn off annoying end screen content recommendations

Reportedly, YouTube adds a new "Hide" button to dismiss end screen pop-ups, while also removing the hover-to-subscribe feature to simplify the viewing experience

'Advertisers can now target urban, rural audiences separately on YouTube'

Google will allow advertisers on YouTube in India to target rural and urban audiences separately for the first time, as Shorts viewership and creator ads drive ROI

Spotify update brings new playlist tools, smart filters, and AI DJ controls

Spotify Premium adds tools to refine playlists, sort libraries by mood, refresh Discover Weekly with genres, and interact with AI DJ by voice

Tech Wrap Sept 4: Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Pixel drop, Instagram on iPad

Samsung Galaxy S25 FE, Tab S11 series, Buds 3 FE launched. Google Pixel Drop. Instagram has a dedicated app for iPad. Lava Yuva Smart 2. Sony Type-C earbuds launch

YouTubers attack: FIRs registered, situation under control in Dharmasthala

Police have registered two separate FIRs in connection with the attack on YouTubers by a mob near Dharmasthala in Dakshina Kannada. Following the incident, clashes broke out between two groups and the situation has been brought under control, they said. Four men, representing three YouTube channels, including a cameraman, were attacked by a large mob near Dharmasthala on Wednesday evening, when they were interviewing a person, amid an ongoing probe by SIT into the alleged mass burial case, police said. According to the district police, two separate First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered on Wednesday in connection with the incident. One FIR pertains to the alleged assault on a group of YouTubers and damage caused to their two vehicles. The same complaint also includes an alleged assault on a reporter of a private news channel. A second case has been registered for unlawful assembly in three locations: Pangala near Dharmasthala, where police resorted to a lathi charge, wit

YouTube relaxes profanity policy to support creator monetisation: Details

YouTube updates its monetisation policies to ease profanity restrictions for creators while introducing AI-powered tools to help identify and protect teen viewers across the platform

'Even if my film is a huge hit, only 3% of India sees it; what about rest?'

Sitaare Zameen Par will be released on YouTube's movies-on-demand service on August 1 at ₹100 per view

YouTube Shorts gets AI image-to-video tool, new effects: Check what's new

Google has introduced Veo 2 model-powered AI tools for YouTube Shorts that transforms photos into short videos and adds effects. There is also a new centralised AI Playground hub

YouTube drops support for older iPhones, iPads: Check affected models here

The latest YouTube update, version 20.22.1, is now available on the App Store. It officially requires iOS or iPadOS 16 to run

All about Harbhajan Singh & wife Geeta Basra's new show, 'Who's The Boss'

Harbhajan Singh, former Indian cricketer, has revealed a new show, 'Who's The Boss.' It will be co-hosted by his wife, Geeta Basra. The brand new chat show will be streaming soon on YouTube

YouTube tests shared Premium plan for two users at Rs 219 per month: Report

Reportedly, the two-user YouTube Premium subscription is being piloted in select countries, including India, and with select users

WAVES 2025: India big focus market for YouTube, says Gautam Anand

YouTube's Asia Pacific VP says India leads innovation for platform with Shorts, Create app, and shopping launched here first, highlighting its scale and growth potential

Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif's YouTube channel blocked in India over security

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's YouTube channel was blocked in India on Friday amid ongoing tension between the two countries following the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. "The content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order. For more details about government removal requests, please visit the Google Transparency Report," read a message on the blocked channel. The government had earlier this week blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating "false, provocative and communally sensitive content" about India and has also strongly objected to the BBC's reportage on the Pahalgam attack. The government's move follows recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in the upper reaches of the Kashmir resort town in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed. Besides, the Ministry of External Affairs will

India key to creator economy, to boost growth with AI tools: YouTube

India remains the home to the content creator economy and YouTube will continue providing tools, including leveraging AI, to improve their capabilities and help generate more revenues, a senior YouTube official said. Talking to PTI on the sidelines of the first edition of the World Audio Visual and Entertainment Summit, which started here on Thursday, Gautam Anand, Vice President, YouTube Asia Pacific, said the platform is investing in growing commerce and brand deals businesses. "We remain the home of the creator economy. Over the last three years, we've paid out over Rs 21,000 crore to creators and partners, media companies and music labels here in this market that creates the foundation for the great growth of the creator economy. "I think the numbers show that our goal is to continue to provide the best tools possible, including leveraging AI to improve creation capabilities for our creators and provide them with multiple ways for them to generate revenue," Anand said. "Creator

YouTube appoints Gunjan Soni as country managing director for India

Gunjan Soni to lead YouTube's growth and innovation efforts in India

After Search, Google plans AI-generated video overviews for YouTube: Report

YouTube said that it will showcase video overviews in short clips format, making it easier to find results instead of watching the whole video. However, it is limited to English query and select topic

YouTube Music to soon get 'Consistent volume' option for normalising volume

YouTube Music is rolling out a new 'consistent volume' feature similar to the 'Stable volume' feature available on YouTube app, that normalises the volume across music tracks

YouTube to roll out AI-powered music generation tool for creators: Details

YouTube is also testing a feature that automatically syncs creator's short content with the music they choose.

More views coming for YouTube Shorts creators: Here's what is changing

This change in metrics will not affect creators' earnings or their eligibility for the YouTube Partner Program as all that will still be based on the old metrics