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YouTube tests sleep timer feature for premium members: Check how it works

With sleep timer, premium YouTube subscribers will be able to set a time after which the playback will be paused. The feature is available on both YouTube for mobile and desktop

Susan Wojcicki, internet pioneer at Google, Youtube passes away at 56

She announced plans in February 2023 to leave YouTube to focus on her family, health and personal projects

YouTube Shorts surpass trillion views, CEO Neal Mohan lauds Indian creators

YouTube Shorts, a 60-second video format which made its global debut in India in 2020, has surpassed a trillion views, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announced on Wednesday as he highlighted the global impact of Indian content creators. Mohan, who was speaking at the YouTube Brandcast 2024 event here, said YouTube has become a platform that enables people to tell their stories. "Indian creators are making videos inspired by local trends that go on to define global culture. YouTube is number one in reach and watch time in India. And we just passed a huge milestone. Shorts, which we first launched in India, now have trillions of views here," he said. YouTube is the most streamed service on Connected TVs (cTV) in India with viewership growing 4x in the last three years, he added. "These creators and artists have business strategies, writers' rooms, and production teams. They're creating programs that people love to watch. And along the way, they're redefining entertainment, news, and educatio

PIL filed in Madras High Court to regulate functioning of You Tube

The Madras High Court on Monday ordered notice to the Centre and Tamil Nadu government on a petition, which sought to regulate and restrict the functioning of You Tube so as to bring it in conformity to Indian laws, social and religious restrictions, notwithstanding the right conferred under the fundamental right. A division bench comprising Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice P B Balaji posted after four weeks, further hearing of a PIL filed by advocate V Parthiban. According to the petitioner, media trials were effectively carried out on YouTube to hamper the investigation and decisions when the matter was sub-judice. Even such media trials, freely posted and commented on the social media site escape the eyes of law from contempt as You Tube disowns responsibility for any content posted by YouTubers, though it was also a beneficiary of any post, apart from those updating such content, he added. Several innocent people were getting affected. They were being judged by ..

YouTube Music updates artist pages on Android and iOS for easier navigation

The improved artist page makes the layout compact. The redesign is a server-side update and users will not have to manually update the app for the changes to be visible

22-year-old Youtuber earned 35 lakh a month, Ashneer's reaction goes viral

A BITS Pilani dropout claimed to have earned Rs 35 lakh in the previous month and he views it as a problem. Bharatpe founder, Ashneer Grover, has the most hilarious reaction to his claim

Apple denies using YouTube videos for training Apple Intelligence: Report

Many big technology companies including Apple, Nvidia and Amazon-backed Anthropic have been reportedly using subtitles of YouTube videos to train their AI models

YouTube a $455 bn media giant hiding in plain sight, say analysts

The streaming unit is one of the world's most valuable media companies and worth at least $455 billion on its own, Needham's Laura Martin and Dan Medina wrote in a July 3 note

YouTube updates audio eraser tool to help creators deal with copyrights

Reportedly, the updated eraser tool will let creators trim, replace or mute copyrighted music without impacting other audio elements of the videos from within YouTube Studio

Tech wrap Jun 28: CMF Phone 1, OnePlus Ace 3 Pro, Instagram AI chats, more

Nothing has confirmed the processor offering its upcoming CMF Phone 1. OnePlus has unveiled the Ace 3 Pro smartphone in China. Instagram to soon allow creator-made AI chatbots in messages

YouTube introduces new features for premium members, mulls more paid plans

Moreover, YouTube is planning to introduce new premium membership plans in addition to those that currently exists

Tech wrap Jun 25: Motorola Razr 50 series, iOS 18 dev beta 2, Nokia phones

Motorola has unveiled the Razr 50 and Razr 50 Ultra. Apple rolls out iOS 18 developer beta 2 to eligible iPhones. Nokia launches three feature phones with built-in YouTube, YouTube Music, UPI apps

HMD launches Nokia feature phones with built-in YouTube, YouTube Music, UPI

The Nokia 3210, Nokia 220 4G, and Nokia 235 4G will be available online on HMD website and e-commerce platform Amazon India, and offline at select retail stores

YouTube tests 'Hype' feature with small creators: What is it, how it works

The Hype feature currently beings tested by YouTube is mainly aimed to help small creators to be discovered by new viewers and help them receive support from the community

YouTube starts cancelling premium subscriptions purchased using VPN: Report

Reportedly, YouTube is cancelling premium subscriptions if the users' location does not match the signup country

Tech wrap Jun 20: Realme GT 6 pre-orders, Motorola Razr series launch, more

Realme GT 6 goes on pre-order in India soon after the global launch on June 20. Motorola schedules Razr series launch for June 25. OnePlus introduces Glacier Battery technology for smartphones

YouTube Music tests 'Ask for Music' AI feature: What is it and how it works

With Ask for Music AI feature, YouTube Music will allow users to search for music through voice commands and prompts and will make search conversational in nature

YouTube's new feature to let users add notes to provide context to videos

The feature will be rolled out out to limited users in the US and will be improved and expanded according to the feedback

YouTube finds a way to show ads in videos that ad-blockers cannot bypass

Continuing its crackdown on ad-blocker services, YouTube is reportedly testing a new way to inject advertisements in videos that could not be bypassed

Nasa erringly broadcasts simulation of stressed astronauts on space station

A female voice asks crew members to 'get commander back in his suit', check his pulse and provide him with oxygen, later saying his prognosis was 'tenuous'