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YouTube TV subscribers are getting a $20 credit as the provider's ongoing dispute with Disney is making popular channels like ESPN unavailable.
YouTube TV customers will be receiving or should have already received an email with instructions for a $20 credit to their account.
Ryan T. Bliss and Chase Holfelder met when they were in fifth grade and now they are behind a viral YouTube channel featuring catchy children's music. Mooseclumps has been a hit among families since 2017.
Several channels owned by Paramount Global, including CBS, Comedy Central and MTV, will stay on YouTube TV after the two companies reached a contract renewal.
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN, and WRAL staff
A poll from Meredith College finds majority support among voters for the use of the U.S. military to arrest and deport immigrants. That was a campaign pledge made by President-elect Donald Trump, but it raises legal questions.
Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief
Scammers are trying to take advantage of people's generosity in the aftermath of Helene's devastation. One scam uncovered by 5 On Your Side involves fake relief donations through Venmo.
Pritchard Strong, 5 On Your Side producer
New York (CNN) -- First, YouTube subjected viewers to longer unskippable ads. Now, not even pausing your screen will let users escape.
By Ramishah Maruf, CNN
Susan Wojcicki, a pioneering tech executive who helped shape Google and YouTube, has died, her husband said. She was 56.
A Durham man is all in on "Mr. Strongly" in a creative twist that brings personality to a sometimes difficult task for young children.
Ryan Bisesi, WRAL mutliplatform producer
SAN FRANCISCO — Two years ago, YouTube abandoned its audacious plan to beat Hollywood at its own game.
Nico Grant and John Koblin, New York Times
Speaking with the Times on the condition of anonymity due to nondisclosure agreements, over a dozen people who participated in the first installment of "Beast Games" said that they had not received adequate food or medical care and that some competitors had suffered injuries from the physical challenges.
Madison Malone Kircher, New York Times
A live look at the large law enforcement scene outside Thomas Crooks' home in Bethel Park, PA.
The country’s eSafety regulator announced Tuesday that it had issued legal notices to Google, Meta, X, WhatsApp, Telegram and Reddit requiring each company to report on steps they are taking to protect Australian users of their platforms from extremist material online.
A New York state judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against several social media companies alleging the platforms contributed to the radicalization of a gunman who killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York in 2022, court documents show.
Teen usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.
YouTube will soon require disclosures on videos that contain content generated by artificial intelligence and could mislead viewers. Here are the details.
Google has announced that it is testing two new generative AI features designed to improve the YouTube viewing experience. A select number of YouTube users will have access to these new additions during Google's testing period.
Advancements in artificial intelligence enable spoofers to replicate a politician's look or sound. Government regulations are almost nonexistent, and few websites alert users to fakes.
Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter
Disabling an app or implementing restrictions, such as filtering out certain words and phrases, on young users' phones may be sound like a daunting process. But platforms and mobile operating systems offer safeguards that could go along way in protecting a child's mental health.
Google is introducing Bard, its artificially intelligent chatbot, to other members of its digital family — including Gmail, Maps and YouTube — as it seeks ward off competitive threats posed by similar technology run by Open AI and Microsoft.
Google has quietly increased its YouTube Premium subscription prices for newcomers in the United States. Here are the details.
A Chatham County family says their dream home was built so poorly, they've been told by structural engineers it would be better to tear it down and rebuild rather than repair it.
Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter
Caleb Simpson creates video tours of everyday people showing him their homes. His video content is like a mashup of MTV "Cribs" and "Humans of New York."
Mark Bergin, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
Caleb Simpson has 7.2 TikTok followers, 2.16 million YouTube subscribers, 1.3 million Instagram followers and 626,000 followers on Facebook as of April 25, 2023.
