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YouTuber sues Google Spain for wrongful dismissal
The YouTube app logo is seen on a smartphone in this picture illustration taken September 15, 2017. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
technology
YouTube creators will soon have to disclose use of generative AI in videos or risk suspension
(FILES) An exterior view of the YouTube Space in Los Angeles, California, November 21, 2019. YouTube on November 2, 2023, said it tweaked its recommendation system in the United States to prevent teens from bingeing on videos idealizing certain body types. The move comes about a week after dozens of US states accused Facebook and Instagram owner Meta of profiting "from children's pain," damaging their mental health and misleading people about the safety of its platforms. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
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In the fast-growing creator economy, how one YouTube star turns passion into profit
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Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse
This AI-generated image provided by Adobe shows a hummingbird. Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing the public in 2022. But most people don't actually use them at work or home. That could change as leading tech companies are competing to mainstream the use of text-to-image generators for a variety of tasks, integrating them into familiar tools such as Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop, YouTube and ChatGPT. (Adobe via AP)
cost of living
Ask an adviser: Why invest in stocks when you can get better interest with HISA?
The Bay Street Financial District is shown in Toronto on Friday, August 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Venus Williams on taking charge of her own story with her YouTube channel
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technology
YouTube hikes prices on its monthly, annual premium plans in U.S.
FILE PHOTO: YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
cost of living
Ask an adviser: Structured notes are designed to exploit cognitive and emotional investor biases
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technology
YouTube changes policy to allow false claims about past U.S. presidential elections
FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad on March 20, 2018, in Baltimore. YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by “widespread fraud, errors or glitches," the platform announced Friday, June 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
world
YouTube sends gun videos to 9-year-olds: ‘It’s not the kids. It’s the algorithms,’ study finds
FILE - The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore on March 20, 2018. YouTube is great at sending users videos that it thinks they'll like based on their interests. But new research shows the site's powerful algorithms can also flood young users with violent and disturbing content. The non-profit Tech Transparency Project created YouTube accounts mimicking the behavior of young boys with an interest in first-person shooter games. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
politics
Streaming platforms must promote Canadian films globally in English, French and Indigenous languages
An assistant director stands by as a stunt car drives down Yonge Street, during the shooting of the movie "Suicide Squad," in Toronto on May 26, 2015. Canadian producers say spending on film and TV productions leapt by a record 28 per cent during the second year of the pandemic. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
politics
Senate passes Bill C-11, an online streaming law that targets foreign tech giants and platforms
The Senate of Canada building and Senate Chamber are pictured in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 18, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
music
Universal Music Group pulls down AI-generated song with Drake, the Weeknd
Drake performs during Lil Baby's Birthday Party at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Saturday, Dec. 9, 2022. "Heart on My Sleeve," an unauthorized song using A.I. technology to clone Drake and the Weeknd's voices, appeared Saturday on YouTube and TikTok. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Invision, Paul R. Giunta
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politics
As content creators await the passing of Bill C-11, some say it’s still too ambiguous
Content creators who typically avoid politics have spent the last year diving into the parliamentary process as they've watched the Liberal government's controversial online streaming act move through the bill's various stages. This combination of 2017-2022 photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP
world
Trump returns to YouTube and Facebook after two-year ban
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb. 20, 2018. Trump's White House has failed to report more than 100 gifts from foreign nations worth more than a quarter-million dollars, and federal officials have been unable to find a life-size painting of Trump given by the president of El Salvador as well as golf clubs from the prime minister of Japan, according to a report Friday from House Democrats. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
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YouTube restores Donald Trump’s channel
FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage to deliver remarks on education as he holds a campaign rally with supporters, in Davenport, Iowa, U.S. March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
politics
Bill C-11 approaches finish line as Conservative MPs express anger over rejection of key amendment
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Online Streaming Act back in House, minister intends to reject some Senate amendments
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. The Liberal government's controversial Online Streaming Act is back in the House of Commons, where MPs are set to debate the Senate's amendments. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
politics
Heritage Minister rejects key C-11 amendment, puts himself on potential collision course with Senators
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
technology
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki steps down to focus on other projects
FILE PHOTO: The YouTube logo is seen at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo
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world
India blocks BBC documentary on Modi’s handling of Gujarat riots from airing in country
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves to his supporters during a roadshow ahead of the BJP national executive meet in New Delhi on January 16, 2023. (Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP) (Photo by SAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP via Getty Images)
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Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children’s privacy lawsuit
FILE PHOTO: The logos of Google and YouTube are seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo
football
NFL and Google strike multiyear deal to bring ‘Sunday Ticket’ package to YouTube
MUNICH, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 13: A player warms up next to the NFL logo painted on the field prior to the NFL match between Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Allianz Arena on November 13, 2022 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images)
canada
Newcomer YouTubers help immigrants get settled in Canada with advice and candid takes
Ruona Balogun works on one of her YouTube videos at her home in Moncton, New Brunswick on December 11, 2022. Chris Donovan/The Globe and Mail
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The YouTubers guiding immigrants in small-town Canada
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Anti-LGBTQ2+ hate speech increases online, spurs fears of more violence
-- STANDALONE PHOTO FOR USE AS DESIRED WITH YEAREND REVIEWS -- Mourners attend a vigil at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church after a mass shooting at Club Q, in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Nov. 20, 2022. Twelve times as many anti-L.G.B.T.Q. incidents have been documented this year as in 2020, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project, which tracks political violence. (Daniel Brenner/The New York Times)
report on business
With Twitter in turmoil since Elon Musk’s takeover, questions mount over his vision
FILE - Elon Musk arrives at the justice center in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, July 13, 2021. According to a filing posted late Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Musk sold another $3.58 billion worth of Tesla stock during the week, but it wasn’t clear where the proceeds were being spent. Musk has sold nearly $23 billion worth of Tesla stock since April, with much of the money likely going to help fund his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
politics
Senate makes key change to feds’ online streaming bill to keep YouTube videos out
FILE PHOTO: YouTube logo at the YouTube Space LA in Playa Del Rey, Los Angeles, California, United States October 21, 2015. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson
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Why your groceries are too expensive
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Heritage Minister justifies controversial clause in online-streaming bill that YouTubers want changed
Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez prepares to appear before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications on Bill C-11, in the Senate of Canada Building in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
alberta
As Hutterites’ views on social media evolve, the world gets a fresh look at their culture on YouTube