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Back to news homeAnthony Padilla and Ian Hecox usher in the new era of Smosh
In their first YouTube video together in seven years, Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla summoned a demon to score Taylor Swift tickets. The sketch was gently absurd, infused with pop […]
Robots learn to perform chores by watching YouTube
Learning has been a holy grail in robotics for decades. If these systems are going to thrive in unpredictable environments, they’ll need to do more than just respond to programming […]
YouTube rolls back its rules against election misinformation
YouTube was the slowest major platform to disallow misinformation during the 2020 U.S. election and almost three years later, the company will toss that policy out altogether. The company announced […]
YouTube Stories are shutting down June 26 as company focuses on Shorts
Stories are over — at least on YouTube, that is. The Google-owned video site announced today that YouTube Stories will be shutting down on June 26, 2023, as the company […]
This Week in Apps: Apple and Google team up on trackers, Google I/O preview, apps hit NewFronts
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app economy in […]
YouTube reinstates Donald Trump’s account
YouTube announced today that former President Donald Trump’s YouTube channel will no longer be suspended. The account had been restricted in the week after the January 2021 riot on the […]
YouTube TV launches early access to a ‘multiview’ feature for watching four streams at once
YouTube TV is today announcing a new feature that may help the live TV service attract more subscribers — and particularly those who like to watch live sports. The company […]
Podcasts are coming to YouTube Music
Though YouTube is a hotbed for video podcasts, the Google-owned platform hasn’t cracked straight-up audio shows just yet. YouTube podcasting head Kai Chuk announced Thursday that podcasts will be added […]
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down, will assume advisory role at Google and Alphabet
Susan Wojcicki is stepping down as YouTube CEO after nine years at the helm. In a letter to employees (first published by Recode), Wojcicki says that she’s leaving in order […]