Someone once famously said that “video killed the radio star.” Forty-one years after that song helped ironically launch MTV, the question in 2022 is, what will artificial intelligence do for… Read More
The owner of a Canadian YouTube channel focused on video game soundtracks has reported that he received more than 500 copyright strikes from Nintendo of America, which has forced him… Read More
Amazon is publishing two new mobile games through its Amazon Kids+ service, based on the original Amazon specials Super Spy Ryan and Do, Re & Mi. The new games are… Read More
In the most wholesome scenarios, social media allows families to connect with friends and loved ones, sharing their kids’ milestones, as well as snapshots of daily life. Or it can… Read More
Rome wasn’t built in a day, the saying goes. But hey, Seattle was built in a month! At least a big chunk of it was — in Minecraft. An impressive… Read More
There’s online teaching and then there’s cool YouTube-style teaching with a lightboard, neon-colored markers, a black backdrop and a Steve Jobs-worthy wardrobe on the instructor. Steve Brunton is doing the… Read More
David Blaine went way, way up in his latest stunt on Wednesday. Coming back down, the illusionist / endurance daredevil relied on guidance from another guy who has taken to… Read More
Twitch, the goliath of game streaming, is getting even more gigantic. Amazon’s streaming service registered more than 5 billion total hours watched in the second quarter, up 63% from the… Read More
The arrival of 2020 is a chance to look back on the past decade and what it has meant for the world of technology. Recent security problems with security cameras… Read More
Bill Nye is cursing (again) in the name of climate change. But this time he’s swearing by the need to change out your laptop, specifically for Google’s Chromebook — and… Read More
Google and Amazon followed through on their peace pact this morning. The official YouTube app is coming back to Amazon’s Fire TV devices as part of an agreement that also… Read More
This week on Geared Up, we talk about the latest rumors saying that Microsoft is working on a new secret new foldable Surface tablet device that will be able to… Read More
Update 6:13pm PT: Google sounded the all-clear at 5:09 pm PT, saying that all service had been restored. Our original story follows below. Six weeks after Google dubiously claimed it… Read More
Amazon and Google have resolved a long-running feud that kept YouTube off Fire TV devices for more than a year. The two companies said “in the coming months,” they will… Read More
It’s not just you: YouTube was inaccessible for an extended period of time Tuesday evening, across both apps and its regular desktop site. The Google-owned dystopian video service acknowledged the… Read More
On the heels of Elon Musk’s angst-filled, market-moving interview with The New York Times, YouTube techie Marques Brownlee offered up lighter, brighter fare from a one-on-one chat with the Tesla… Read More
Like any proud dad, Dave Crosby thought his daughter was a pretty good little singer. So he pointed a camera at the 3-year-old and uploaded a video to the internet… Read More
Our kids are growing up behind the screens of their smartphones. What they’re looking at and how often is the subject of the latest Pew Research Center survey on teens,… Read More
Busy commuters might be a hop, skip, and a jump away from work but that doesn’t mean all of them will pass up the opportunity for some good clean fun.… Read More
Police in San Bruno, Calif., home to YouTube’s headquarters, have identified the shooter who attacked the campus Tuesday as Nasim Najafi Aghdam. Aghdam, a 39-year-old San Diego resident, had several YouTube… Read More
Early reports of an active shooter at YouTube’s headquarters in San Bruno, Calif. broke Tuesday afternoon. Employees and the San Bruno Police Department tweeted about the incident but few details… Read More
The premium YouTube TV video service has struck a multi-year deal with Seattle Sounders FC to become the exclusive live streaming provider for the soccer club starting this year. The deal… Read More
Who needs a YouTube app? That’s our conclusion after trying Amazon’s workaround to the popular streaming site after Google pulled YouTube from Amazon devices as part of a long-running tiff between… Read More
Amazon introduced web browsing capabilities for its Fire TV and Fire TV Stick streaming devices just over a week ago, and the new feature is already paying dividends. As first… Read More
A YouTuber’s attempt to show that speedy delivery services can be used to satisfy more than our own appetite for food or merchandise has touched a viral nerve on the… Read More
Editor’s note: This post has been updated to include comments from Amazon. Two months ago YouTube disappeared from the Amazon Echo Show device. Then it returned. And now it’s going… Read More
YouTube is back on Amazon’s Echo Show device, two months after Google pulled the video service over a violation of its terms of service. Voicebot.ai first spotted the return of… Read More
UPDATE, 2:50 p.m. PT: The video is now back up. UPDATE, 11:45 a.m. PT: Richard Sherman’s live stream Q&A video from his hospital bed disappeared from his YouTube channel about an… Read More
YouTube is rolling out a standalone app for its new TV service, but people hoping to stream content on Amazon’s Fire TV device are out of luck. After debuting YouTube… Read More
We’re not entirely sure if fidget spinners are still a thing on Earth. But judging by a new video from NASA, they’re still cool on the International Space Station. The… Read More