videos

YouTube’s ‘Hype’ feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally

Apps /

YouTube’s “Hype” feature, which allows fans to help their favorite creators get discovered, is rolling out globally, the company announced Tuesday. First introduced at Google’s Made on YouTube event in 2024, the feature — a dedicated button that appears below the existing “like” button — will become available on videos from creators with fewer than […]

YouTube’s ‘Hype’ feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally Read More »

Skylight’s TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix

Apps /

A startup called Skylight is taking a different approach to short-form video. Instead of restricting users to an algorithmic main feed, as is common on social apps, Skylight is building a community around human curators who post and repost videos to build out their own custom feeds others can subscribe to. The option, which launched

Skylight’s TikTok alternative adds community curators to the mix Read More »

Google Photos adds AI features for ‘remixing’ photos in different styles, turning pics into videos

AI /

Google Photos is getting major AI chops. On Wednesday, Google announced a handful of new features that will allow users to get more creative with their photo memories, including an option to turn photos into videos, and “remix” photos into different styles, like anime, comics, sketches or 3D animations. The app will also centralize access

Google Photos adds AI features for ‘remixing’ photos in different styles, turning pics into videos Read More »

Instagram Edits topped 7M downloads in first week, a bigger launch than CapCut’s

Apps /

Instagram Edits, Meta’s newly released video creation app, had a bigger debut than its direct competitor, ByteDance’s CapCut, once did. The new app, which today helps users craft videos for Instagram reels, stories, and other social posts, was downloaded an estimated 702,900 times on iOS devices during its first two days on the market. That’s

Instagram Edits topped 7M downloads in first week, a bigger launch than CapCut’s Read More »

Here are the apps battling to be become the ‘TikTok for Bluesky’

Startups /

TikTok’s potential U.S. ban has sparked a flurry of development within the open social web community. Several new applications are being built that could one day serve as a TikTok replacement for those who favor the open source, decentralized social network Bluesky and the technology that powers it, the AT Protocol. Though the TikTok ban

Here are the apps battling to be become the ‘TikTok for Bluesky’ Read More »

Vimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels

Media & Entertainment /

Vimeo joins companies TikTok, YouTube, and Meta in implementing a way for creators to label AI-generated content. The video hosting service announced on Wednesday that creators must now disclose to viewers when realistic content is created with AI.  The new updates to Vimeo’s terms of service and community guidelines ensure that videos that are AI-generated,

Vimeo joins YouTube and TikTok in launching new AI content labels Read More »