By David Klepper and Krutika Pathi | Associated Press NEW DELHI — Bollywood stars seldom weigh in on politics, so videos showing two celebrities criticizing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi — and endorsing his main opposition, the Congress party — were bound to go viral. But the clips of A-list actors Aamir Khan and Ranveer … Read more
The US Senate passed a bill late Tuesday that allows the government to ban TikTok within a year if it doesn’t make meaningful progress toward separating from its China-based owner, ByteDance. President Joe Biden said in a statement after the vote that he would sign it in law on Wednesday. The version of TikTok impacted … Read more
Internet personality group Dude Perfect has raised more than $100 million to expand its reach and create more content, the company announced Monday. Founded more than a decade ago, Dude Perfect makes videos and other content focused on sports and humor and has amassed a sizable following using viral YouTube videos and clips. The group … Read more
Dude Perfect, the YouTube collective known for its PG-rated sports trick shots and fun-loving stunts, has secured more than $100 million in backing from investment firm Highmount Capital. Funding from the strategic partnership will go toward building Dude Perfect’s “growth and influence on and beyond traditional channels,” a press release said Tuesday. The group will … Read more
Siem Reap, Cambodia — A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over a concrete cistern, repeatedly dousing it with water. In another video clip, a person plays with the genitals of a juvenile male macaque sitting on a limestone block from an ancient temple to … Read more
YouTube‘s “multiview” feature, which has revolutionized the experience of watching sports, is expanding next week to the video giant’s live coverage of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Performances on up to four stages at once will be made available via the YouTube app, an experience the company is calling the first of its … Read more
The Biden campaign, which is spending more than USD 1 million on the ad across digital platforms, will run the spot for three weeks in battleground states. Updated: March 30, 2024 4:52 PM IST By PTI President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Washington DC: US President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign has launched a digital advertisement … Read more
YouTube has updated its rulebook for the era of deepfakes. Starting today, anyone uploading video to the platform must disclose certain uses of synthetic media, including generative AI, so viewers know what they’re seeing isn’t real. YouTube says it applies to “realistic” altered media such as “making it appear as if a real building caught … Read more
Michael Tran | Afp | Getty Images Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast on the internet, on Monday announced a new reality competition show in collaboration with Amazon MGM Studios, aiming to further blur the lines between YouTube and traditional television. The new series, “Beast Games,” is billed as “the biggest reality competition series ever” … Read more
Neither Yes! Neo nor Super Crazy Kids responded to WIRED’s request for comment. Few Limits Yes! Neo, Super Crazy Kids, and other similar channels share a common look—they feature 3D animation in a style similar to Cocomelon, YouTube’s most popular children’s channel in the US. (Dana Steiner, a spokesperson for Cocomelon’s parent company Moonbug, says … Read more
