YouTube’s automatic captioning system can now describe sound effects

 YouTube has long had an automatic captioning system that, thanks to Google’s machine learning advances in recent…

Former Maker, Disney, Nickelodeon execs raise $6 million for kids media startup Pocketwatch

 With traditional television no longer the powerhouse it once was, today’s kids grow up on a…

After YouTube boycott, Google pulls ads from more types of offensive content

 Google is pulling display ads from being placed alongside a wider range of content on YouTube…

YouTube responds to complaints that its Restricted Mode censors LGBT videos

 After concerns that its Restricted Mode hides videos with LGBT content, YouTube released a statement saying…

Facebook, Twitter still failing on hate speech in Germany as new law proposed

 Facebook and Twitter have once again been criticized in Germany for failures to promptly remove hate…

Crunch Report | Intel Acquires Mobileye

Today’s Stories Intel buys Mobileye in $15.3B deal, moves its automotive unit to Israel Pandora’s on-demand…

YouTube launches Uptime, an experimental app for watching videos with friends

 Looking to turn watching YouTube videos into a more social experience, a team from Google’s internal…

Crunch Report | YouTube TV Is Live

An in-depth review of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch, YouTube launches YouTube TV, Uber’s CEO apologizes…