Checkout data meets YouTube scale: what Kroger’s deal with Google unlocks for retail media

Retail media has long promised to connect advertising to sales and at Shoptalk 2026, Kroger made a move that brings that ...
Android

These Are the Most Data-Hungry Mobile Apps, Led by YouTube

A new study reveals that video-heavy platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and Snapchat are the most data-hungry mobile apps, with YouTube alone using over 69GB per month on average. As data consumption ...
The Atlantic

AI Is Coming for YouTube Creators

When Jon Peters uploaded his first video to YouTube in 2010, he had no idea where it would lead. He was a professional woodworker running a small business who decided to film himself making a dining ...
New York Post

YouTube’s deepfake detection tool could allow Google to use creators’ faces to train AI bots: report

Experts are sounding the alarm over YouTube’s deepfake detection tool — a new safety feature that could allow Google to train its own AI bots with creators’ faces, according to a report. The tool ...
CNBC

Creators say they didn't know Google uses YouTube to train AI

Google is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its AI models, including Gemini and the Veo 3 video and audio generator, CNBC has learned. The company confirmed to CNBC that it relies ...
Wired

This Startup Wants YouTube Creators to Get Paid for AI Training Data

So far, when AI companies have trained on YouTube’s invaluable stash of videos, captions, and other content, they’ve done so without permission. An AI-focused content licensing startup called Calliope ...
TechCrunch

In AI copyright case, Zuckerberg turns to YouTube for his defense

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears to have used YouTube’s battle to remove pirated content to defend his own company’s use of a dataset containing copyrighted e-books, revealed in newly released ...