'Rivet' Turns Your Kid's Favorite YouTube Videos Into Books

Android/iOS: My six-year-old has started reading YouTube videos, and I’m cool with it. She’s using a free children’s reading app called Rivet, which was just released. Rivet has a digital library of more than 2,000 books, ranging from a mythical tale about Pe…

Google manually reviewed a million suspected terrorist videos on YouTube

In the first three months of 2019, Google manually reviewed more than a million suspected "terrorist videos" on YouTube, Reuters reports. Of those reviewed, it deemed 90,000 violated its terrorism policy. That means somewhere around nine percent of the millio…

YouTube Music for Android can play your local song collection

If YouTube Music is going to fully replace Google Play Music, it will need to handle many of the features that listeners take for granted -- and now, local playback is one of them. After an initial rollout for some users, YouTube Music's Android app now suppo…

Google is testing shopping links under YouTube videos

Google is looking at more options to boost its bottom line, and one of them seems to be shopping links tucked under YouTube videos. The company is running a test where it displays recommended products along with prices on its video-sharing platform, according…

YouTube VR will be available for Oculus Quest at launch

You won't be lacking in video when the Oculus Quest arrives. YouTube has announced that its VR app will be available for the Quest when the headset debuts on May 21st. There's no mention of technical advantages over the YouTube VR app on the Oculus Go, but th…

How to Find Band-Aids That Match Your Skin Tone

Last week, Dominique Apollon, a vice president of research at Race Forward, tweeted photos of a bandage on his hand—images that went viral for shedding light on issues of inclusion for people of color. Read more...

Australia MP cleared over 'egg boy' clash

Australia 'egg boy' clash: Senator cleared as teenager handed caution
In a viral incident, Fraser Anning had retaliated against a boy who smashed an egg on his head.

New York City Orders Williamsburg Residents to Get Vaccinated for Measles or Face $1,000 Fine

If using the law to corral antivaxxers doesn’t work at first, try, try again. At least, that seems to be the lesson learned by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. On Tuesday, he declared a state of emergency and mandated residents of the Williamsburg neighbor…

Watch women's basketball coach Muffet McGraw's viral remarks on gender equality

Muffet McGraw, the head women's basketball coach at the University of Notre Dame, led her team to a spot in the NCAA championship game on Friday night. Much less importantly, she's had two viral moments this week: her extremely good celebratory dance moves an…

The viral videos that helped me survive high school bullying

In 2000, at the back of my high school physics classroom, there was a computer with access to the internet, and for me, a whole new network of friends. I was one of the very few people who had access to the password and knew how to navigate a little program w…

YouTube wants more YouTubers in its 'Trending' feed

YouTube chief Susan Wojcicki has answered mounting concerns about how it handles content, including who gets the most coveted promotions. She acknowledged feedback that the "Trending" section tended to rehash content "again and again," and vowed that the site…

YouTube reportedly discouraged employees from reporting fake, toxic videos

For years, YouTube ignored its employees’ pleas to address and take down toxic videos in a quest to boost engagement, reports Bloomberg.

MLB to exclusively stream 13 live games to YouTube & YouTube TV – TechCrunch

MLB to exclusively stream 13 live games to YouTube & YouTube TV
YouTube today announced a new partnership with the MLB which will allow the site to exclusively live stream 13 MLB games to both YouTube and YouTube TV during the second half of the regular baseball season. While YouTube TV had previously partnered with MLB —…

YouTube tightens restrictions on channel of UK far right activist — but no ban – TechCrunch

YouTube tightens restrictions on channel of UK far right activist — but no ban
YouTube has placed new restrictions on the channel of a UK far right activist which are intended to make hate speech less easy to discover on its platform. Restrictions on Stephen Yaxley-Lennon’s YouTube channel include removing certain of his videos from rec…