YouTube News & Latest Stories

June 2024 · 3 minute read

Former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, who was also one of Google's first employees, died Friday at the age of 56 following a two-year battle with non-small cell lung cancer.

YouTube channel Dude Perfect landed an investment of more than $100 million from Highmount Capital that will allow the group to continue to expand its entertainment empire.

Marco Troper, son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, was found dead in his University of California, Berkeley dorm room Tuesday, according to officials. He was 19.

New York City is filing a lawsuit against social media companies such as TikTok and Instagram for causing a "youth mental health crisis" among the city's children.

Google showed off new artificial intelligence tools and features across the Google and Android ecosystem this week at the CES 2024 trade show in Las Vegas.

YouTuber Trevor Jacob is speaking out before starting his six month sentence in federal prison for actions tied to his viral plane crash stunt two years ago.

YouTube is adding notices to artificial intelligence-created content and will now allow anyone whose image was used in a fake video to request it be removed.

Music streaming service Spotify announced Monday that it is raising the prices on its Premium plans by one to two dollars “so that we can keep innovating."

Musician Dustin Ballard used AI technology to create a mashup video where Johnny Cash sings "Barbie Girl" and other pop songs for his YouTube Channel "There I Ruined It."

A TikTok user and YouTube vlogger shares two Chick-fil-A menu hacks that will get you a discounted chicken sandwich and a DIY frosted lemonade.

The pricing for 'NFL Sunday Ticket' has been published, with YouTube charging YouTube TV base plan subscribers $349 for the add-on, according to a blog post.

YouTube on Friday said that the restrictions placed on former President Donald Trump's channel after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol would be lifted.

YouTube TV users will see the price of a base plan subscription go up 13%, according to a Google announcement Thursday. The new price kicks in in about a month.

Twitter and other social-media companies have deflected blame saying in court filings that they have made extensive efforts to remove Islamic State content.

Susan Wojcicki will step down from her position as CEO of YouTube, she announced on Thursday. Her tenure as YouTube's chief executive has spanned about nine years.

Google filed a Supreme Court brief case hoping to keep a liability shield that would keep them immune from lawsuits if content they recommend causes harm.

A panel on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision that dismissed a class action lawsuit brought by children whose private information was used for ad targeting without parental consent.

Investors, including Softbank, are buying Youtubers historic video rights to infuse the video streaming stars with cash to expand their video catalog.

Shorts-focused creators will be eligible to apply to YouTube's Partner Program in early 2023 by meeting a threshold of 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views over 90 days.

Current and former executives from Twitter, Facebook, TikTok and others will address social media national security concerns at a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing.

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