YouTube Premium Gets High Bitrate 1080p Video on Android, Smart TVs; Introduces AI-Based Features

YouTube Premium Gets High Bitrate 1080p Video on Android, Smart TVs; Introduces AI-Based Features

YouTube Premium subscription cost was increased in some regions recently. Premium users can enjoy ad-free access to videos, the ability to watch videos or listen to music in the background, and high-quality video streaming. YouTube claims to have 80 million paid and free trial Premium users around the world. Now,…

Google for India 2023: AI-Powered Search Becomes More Visual and Local, New Services on Google Pay

Google for India 2023: AI-Powered Search Becomes More Visual and Local, New Services on Google Pay

Google rolled out its search generative experience (SGE) in India in August, bringing AI-generated responses and summaries to queries on its popular search engine. Generative AI search promised to provide more effective and engaging results and in-depth overviews. Now, the tech giant is rolling out improvements to its AI search…

Mark Zuckerberg’s Podcast Interview as Photorealistic Meta Avatar Tickles People’s Metaverse Fancies

Mark Zuckerberg’s Podcast Interview as Photorealistic Meta Avatar Tickles People’s Metaverse Fancies

Mark Zuckerberg went bullish on the metaverse tech when he rebranded Facebook to Meta in September 2021. Despite incurring back-to-back losses in its metaverse-dedicated unit, Zuckerberg has kept his faith on this branch of emerging technology intact. On September 28, the 39-year-old CEO appeared for a podcast interview with YouTuber…

Xiaomi 13T Unboxing Video Surfaced Ahead of Global Launch; Specifications Revealed

Xiaomi 13T Unboxing Video Surfaced Ahead of Global Launch; Specifications Revealed

Xiaomi 13T, the successor to Xiaomi 12T, is expected to launch next month in the global markets. While there have been no official details or confirmation regarding the same, an unboxing video of the smartphone on YouTube has revealed the design, colour options and some of the key specifications of…

Spotify Planning to Test Full-Length Music Videos in App

Spotify Planning to Test Full-Length Music Videos in App

Spotify Technology is considering adding full-length music videos to its app, which could help the streaming service better compete with Alphabet‘s YouTube and ByteDance‘s TikTok. The service has already begun talking to partners about the product, according to people familiar with the plan who asked not to be identified because…

Google Launches New AI-Backed Ad Features That Auto Locates Best Ad Placements, More

Google Launches New AI-Backed Ad Features That Auto Locates Best Ad Placements, More

Alphabet‘s Google said on Wednesday it is launching two new artificial intelligence-powered features for advertisers that will automatically find the best ad placements for brands across the tech company’s services. AI has dominated the tech industry in recent months as Google and other companies have developed novel chatbots that can…

Spotify Announces Testing Offline Mix Playlist, May Compete With YouTube in Coming Days

Spotify Announces Testing Offline Mix Playlist, May Compete With YouTube in Coming Days

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek announced that the app is officially testing an offline playlist dictated by the users’ recently played favourites. The company first spoke about an offline mix playlist in 2020 but nothing tangible came of it immediately. But it is clear now that the development was in the…

Decentralised Apps’ Safety Touted by Former Twitter India Head After Recent YouTube Channel Hacks

Decentralised Apps’ Safety Touted by Former Twitter India Head After Recent YouTube Channel Hacks

The YouTube accounts of senior Indian journalist Barkha Dutt and YouTube creator Tanmay Bhat, were recently hacked, denying them access to the content uploaded to their YouTube channels. The incidents occured after their accounts were breached by hackers. Addressing the issues and challenges with keeping accounts and content safe online,…

YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy

YouTube to Stop Removing Content Spreading Misinformation on Past Elections as Part of New Policy

Alphabet’s YouTube said on Friday that the platform would stop removing content that might have spread false claims related to US presidential elections in 2020 and before. The new set of updates is part of YouTube’s elections misinformation policy that will go into effect immediately. “In the current environment, we…

Google Agrees to Pay  Million to Settle Claims Against Deceptive Pixel 4 Ads

Google Agrees to Pay $8 Million to Settle Claims Against Deceptive Pixel 4 Ads

Google, a unit of Alphabet, has agreed to pay $8 million (roughly Rs. 65 million) to settle claims it used deceptive advertisements to promote the Pixel 4 smartphone, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday. The search and advertising giant, which also makes Android smartphone software and owns YouTube,…