YouTube TV may pull Fox News, Fox Sports over fees
YouTube TV is warning customers that it may be forced to drop Fox-owned broadcast channels and cable networks by the middle of this week.
Google to pay $30 million to settle YouTube children’s privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to a $30 million settlement in a class action accusing YouTube of illegally collecting children’s personal data for targeted ads.
Google’s shift to AI summaries harming news publishers, DCN survey reveals
News publishers have seen a significant decline in online traffic from Google Search since the company rolled out its artificial intelligence-generated search summaries by default.
Search.com makes $35 billion bid to acquire Chrome from Google
Ad.com Interactive Media and its subsidiary Public Good have made an unsolicited $35 billion offer to Google for Chrome, the world's most-used web browser.
WalletHub pulls 40,000 web pages from Google, citing AI theft
WalletHub says it has blocked Google and other search engines from crawling more than 40,000 of its web pages, citing ongoing issues with AI-powered content theft.
Ad.com acquires Public Good, lauches Search.com
Ad.com has acquired Public Good as part of its development of a new search engine that will incentivize online users, advertisers and publishers alike.
Google bug allowed users to remove news articles from search engine
A press advocacy group said a glitch in a reporting tool allowed unscrupulous actors to remove unflattering news articles from Google search results.
Australia to ban YouTube accounts for those under 16 years old
Separately, YouTube said it is deploying age-estimation technology in the U.S. to determine if some users are underage.
YouTube earns $9.8 billion in ad revenue during Q2
YouTube earned 13 percent more ad revenue during Q2 compared to last year; Alphabet reported a 14 percent year-over increase in total revenue to $96.4 billion.
Broadcasters need to lean into YouTube, British TV regulator says
Shows and movies from public service broadcasters like the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV should be easily found on the biggest streaming platform in the world, Ofcom said.
Google cuts team working on Android TV
Google is eliminating some positions within its product management teams focused on Android TV and Google TV, according to a report.
YouTube to integrate AI video generator Veo 3 into Shorts
The move will almost certainly lead to an explosion of artificial intelligence-generated media on the largest streaming video platform in the world.