Older viewers are turning to YouTube. It's recently led me back to some favorite shows
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What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and gaming
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Chef John Mitzewich, Star Trek, the return of baseball and the videogame Teardown.
Sometimes, you just need to take a break and watch a guy unclog a drain
The world is full of unsolvable problems and it's nice to see something get fixed. Millions of us are turning to YouTube to watch people unclog drains, deep clean rugs, and do other satisfying tasks.
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley visionary, dies at 56
Over the past three decades, Susan Wojcicki had a knack for seeing a startup's potential. Her intuition helped shape the growth of YouTube and Google.
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and Silicon Valley visionary, dies at 56
Over the past three decades, Susan Wojcicki had a knack for seeing a startup's potential. Her intuition helped shape the growth of YouTube and Google.
TikTok and others change platforms to protect kids. Advocates say it's just a start
A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the U.K.'s Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020. Similar laws are being considered in the U.S.
YouTube mom Ruby Franke apologizes at sentencing in child abuse case
Franke told the judge that she would not argue for a shorter sentence before she stood to thank local police officers, doctors and social workers for being the "angels" who saved her children.
Peso Pluma bests Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny for most streamed YouTube artist of 2023
The Mexican singer-songwriter racked up more than 8.5 billion views globally on the platform this year.
Ruby Franke, the YouTube mom who gave parenting advice, pleads guilty to child abuse
The "8 Passengers" mother pleaded guilty to four felony counts for abusing and starving two of her children in a deal with prosecutors. She faces sentences of one to 15 years in prison for each count.
Fake social media accounts are targeting Taiwan's presidential election
The influence operation identified by Graphika researchers involved a network of more than 800 fake Facebook accounts that reposted Chinese-language TikTok and YouTube videos about Taiwanese politics.