YouTube tests letting creators delete rule-breaking videos to avoid channel termination
The policy test would give some creators a way to save their channels instead of facing permanent bans.
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Instagram reportedly offers YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form horizontal videos
Meta's platform is paying creators directly as it pushes a new horizontal long-form format against YouTube's TV watch time.
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YouTube Premium and Music subscribers pass 150 million as Q3 ad revenue tops $11 billion
Alphabet disclosed record subscription numbers alongside 9 percent year-over-year ad growth, with living room TV viewing now one-third of ad revenue.
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Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men actor, dies at 86
Stewart was best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier.
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True crime channel EWU slams YouTube's extreme censorship after losing monetization
The channel's demonetization adds to creator complaints about how YouTube enforces advertiser-friendly content rules.
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Google says AI-equipped satellite returned its first response from space
The test booted TPUs in orbit and ran an on-board model, a step toward off-planet AI compute.
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Binance says it will cover all losses after $6.3 billion crypto hack
The exchange responded to claims that a single laptop was involved in the breach.
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Pope Leo XIV calls for AI to be disarmed: machines are tools, not persons
The papal address urged UN member states to guide and, when necessary, reject AI applications.
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Hololive parent company settles with a minor over false VTuber privacy claims
The settlement concerns defamatory claims circulated about a VTuber's private life.
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DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in grocery delivery consolidation
The deal would reshape online grocery ordering and subscription offerings.
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Instagram parent Meta faces creator competition as Reddit splits its home feed in two
Reddit is adopting a TikTok-style For You and Following split while also moving toward a primarily logged-in experience.
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Waymo's next robotaxi is a purpose-built Toyota bZ4X for Tokyo service
The vehicle builds on the Waymo and Toyota partnership announced in 2025.
The Verge · +7 outlets
Rivian's autonomy ambitions face first real test as R2 ramp looms
CEO RJ Scaringe spent more of the earnings call on unproven autonomy plans than on production of the R2 SUV.
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Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over allegedly manipulated Twitch clips
The defamation suit centers on edited clips of Piker's streams circulated online.
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Activision apologizes after real Itaewon crowd crush footage appears in Modern Warfare 4
Activision confirmed the clip will be removed from the game following backlash.
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Nijisanji VTuber Ars Almal apologizes for careless reports against Splatoon teammates
The incident drew criticism of streamer conduct toward randomly matched players in multiplayer games.
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Streamer Awards trophies stolen from a producer's doorstep ahead of 2026 ceremony
The theft creates a logistical problem for the creator-run awards show.
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Curry Barker returns to YouTube horror roots with Mama Bear amid Hollywood success
Barker's case highlights how horror creators who built audiences on YouTube are now being courted by studios.
Tubefilter · +1 outlets