YouTube unveils major overhaul of its video player for Android and iOS users

Android Central
YouTube has rolled out a fresh new look for its video player with bold icons and smarter playback tools on mobile.

YouTube's new timer stops you from doom scrolling into procrastination

Android Central
YouTube revealed a new timer for users who may scroll through Shorts too much.

Soapy, low-cost micro dramas are exploding in the US, challenging Hollywood streamers like Peacock and HBO

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Photo collage featuring a scene from DramaBox's show Young Elite, surrounded by the DramaBox and ReelShort app icons, a vintage television, and a black empty Hollywood slate board, with floating
Fox and others in Hollywood are moving to capitalize on low-cost verticals.

DramaBox; ReelShort; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

YouTube's settlement with Trump is helping pay for the White House demolition and ballroom

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Construction equipment tear down part of the East Wing of the White House to construct Trump's ballroom
Alphabet is helping pay for President Donald Trump's plan to build a White House ballroom.

Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

Top YouTuber MrBeast is laying the groundwork for a finance venture

Tech Insider : Business, Crypto, Economy
MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson
MrBeast, a.k.a. Jimmy Donaldson, is eyeing branching out into banking services

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Like Android, YouTube gets more 'expressive' as an overhauled video player rolls out

Android Central
YouTube's announced that it has started rolling out a redesigned video player, threaded comments, and more for all devices.

Netflix goes big in video podcasters with a new Spotify deal

Tech Insider : Business
Podcaster Bill Simmons
Bill Simmons' podcasts are coming to Netflix.

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Why Jimmy Kimmel loves YouTube — even though it's helping end late-night TV

Tech Insider : Politics, Business
Jimmy Kimmel speaks at the Bloomberg Screentime conference, October 2025
Jimmy Kimmel knows most people who watch his show are doing it on YouTube, not TV.

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If You Can Read This, You’re About to Get Scammed

Gizmodo : Crypto
Fake AI-generated image purporting to show Elon Musk at the bedside of a sick kid.

YouTube CEO reveals what creators worry about in terms of AI — and what he's working on to fix it

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology
YouTube CEO Neal Mohan
Mohan said YouTube is working on a tool to detect AI-generated likeness.

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