What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court
What it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court

Around a dozen parents huddled in the dim hallway outside the courtroom in February, nervously gripping paper tickets. They were glaring at a gray tote bag held by a member of the court staff – the one who’d determine, by lottery, if they made it inside. Pinned on bags and coats, butterfly clips honored children […]

What is YouTube Premium Lite? All you need to know about YouTube’s cheaper plan

YouTube Premium Lite offers a cheaper way to watch most videos without ads. Here’s everything you need to know about its features, pricing, and how it compares to the full Premium plan.
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YouTube overtakes Hollywood studios, but it will show you 30-second unskippable TV ads

YouTube’s ad revenue hit $40.4 billion in 2025, surpassing Disney, NBCU, Paramount, and WBD combined. The shift changes what “TV” means for viewers who can’t escape those unskippable spots.
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YouTube is finally addressing the riskiest side of deepfaked videos

YouTube is expanding its AI “likeness detection” system to journalists, government officials, and political candidates to help detect deepfake videos impersonating them.
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YouTube surpasses Disney, Paramount, WBD in 2025 ad revenue

YouTube pulled in $40.4 billion in ad revenue last year, which is more than Disney, NBC, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery combined.

YouTube expands AI deepfake detection for politicians, government officials, and journalists

YouTube’s AI deepfake detection tool is becoming available to politicians, journalists, and officials, letting them flag unauthorized likenesses for removal.

YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to politicians and journalists
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to politicians and journalists

Public officials and journalists will soon be able to keep track of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves on YouTube through the platform’s likeness detection feature. The tool is already available to millions of content creators on YouTube, but beginning Tuesday, it will expand to a pilot group of journalists, government officials, and political candidates. (At a […]

YouTube’s Premium Lite gets a tad sweeter with essential features

Premium Lite subscribers can now play videos in the background and download content offline, closing a major feature gap without raising the subscription price.
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YouTube’s cheaper subscription is getting background play and downloads
YouTube’s cheaper subscription is getting background play and downloads

YouTube is adding background playback and offline downloads to YouTube Premium Lite, its $7.99-per-month subscription. With the change, you’ll be able to keep YouTube videos going while you use another app on your phone or save videos to watch when you’re offline. YouTube Premium Lite came to the US just about a year ago as […]

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play

Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.