A new dataset of 300K viral YouTube videos suggests that faces in thumbnails perform about the same as without them, with larger differences by niche. Faces are common in thumbnails, but they are not ...

Changing a YouTube Shorts thumbnail after it’s already posted feels impossible because YouTube hides the option. This guide shows you every working method, including the only real way to change a ...

YouTube is preparing to support higher-quality content, including larger video upload sizes and higher file size limits for thumbnails. Alongside the announcement of AI-upscaled “Super Resolution” and ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. YouTube is introducing new features for both creators and viewers on the big screen. For the creators among us ...

JavaScript is a sprawling and ever-changing behemoth, and may be the single-most connective piece of web technology. From AI to functional programming, from the client to the server, here are nine ...

In the ’90s cartoon “Pinky and the Brain,” the titular Brain — a scheming lab mouse with an outsize noggin — fantasized about taking over the world. A study published Thursday in Science posits that ...

The thumbnail and hand of a kangaroo rat, an example of a rodent with thumbnails that uses its hands to manipulate its food. Credit: Missagia et al Picture a squirrel eating an acorn. It's holding the ...

Following a week of online criticism, world's-most-popular-YouTuber MrBeast, aka Jimmy Donaldson, has removed a new generative AI tool from his Viewstats platform, a suite of tools made to "help ...

YouTube is testing a new feature that will blur the thumbnails of videos that appear in search results that "frequently include sexual themes," the platform announced in the Community section of the ...

YouTube has started testing a new feature that automatically blurs thumbnails for videos featuring mature content. The experimental feature is available to a few users and works only on videos that ...