YouTube will now let parents limit the amount of time their teens can spend scrolling through its short-form video feature, Shorts, or block them all together. The option is part of a group of new ...

Like any good ghost story, Lights Out is effective because it’s so simple and relatable. Everyone has had that half-second of unease after flipping off a hallway light or seeing something shift in the ...

In late December 2025, online users discussed a series of YouTube videos allegedly showing conservative political columnist George Will commenting on fresh matters concerning U.S. President Donald ...

If you or your kids have spent too much time scrolling short-form videos during your holiday breaks, don't fret—you probably haven't suffered too much brain damage. Wait, was that even a question? the ...

YouTube has launched its first-ever personalized end-of-year summary called YouTube Recap. The feature shows users their top videos, genres, and music, and assigns a personality type based on viewing ...

With short-form video now dominant on social media, researchers are racing to understand how the highly engaging, algorithm-driven format may be reshaping the brain. From TikTok to Instagram Reels and ...

YouTube has introduced a yearly recap to the main app for the first time ever, bringing the focus to video. This recap highlights a user's favorite channels, topics and other fun little nuggets ...

A YouTube tool that uses creators' biometrics to help them remove AI-generated videos that exploit their likeness also allows Google to train its AI models on that sensitive data, experts told CNBC.

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 ...

Let's dip into the professionally produced short-video side of business -- again -- to find new money: advertising, subscription and otherwise. How about "Micro Dramas" -- one to three minutes of ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — YouTube, the popular video website, was down on Wednesday, according to Downdetector. Over 300,000 users reported outages. “If you’re not able to play videos on YouTube right now – ...