Google I/O included a blitz of AI news across Search, YouTube, and Gemini. We sort through it to determine when the new features launch and which ones require a premium AI subscription.

At Google I/O 2026, Google introduced two new features for YouTube. There is now a new AI chatbot on the video-sharing ...

YouTube is testing a new search feature that it says is meant to feel more like a conversation than a search interface. Users are able to ask complex questions in natural language, receive results ...

Ask YouTube returns AI-generated summaries with cited videos and follow-up questions in a persistent thread. The experiment is available to US Premium subscribers 18 and older on desktop in English.

‘Ask YouTube’ is a new way to search that generates an AI Mode-like page of information. ‘Ask YouTube’ is a new way to search that generates an AI Mode-like page of information. is a senior reporter ...

YouTube TV has a pretty neat feature that just got a lot cooler. Within the YouTube TV app, the impressive Multiview feature allowed users to have four live streams playing on a single stream.

YouTube TV is rolling out a fully customizable multiview feature to select users. The feature lets subscribers combine any four channels, enhancing sports and event viewing. New genre-specific channel ...

The 19-second clip titled “Me at the zoo” has amassed over 388 million views. YouTube’s first video, “Me at the zoo,” is now 21 years old. The site rapidly grew, now ranking as the second most visited ...

In two landmark cases, social media companies have been found liable for endangering and harming children. Meta and Google are appealing the verdicts and disputing the idea that their products are ...

YouTube is officially retiring its Clips feature for users and replacing it with a “share at timestamp” option now rolling out to mobile apps on Android and iOS. Creators will still have access to ...

I've been covering Android and other mobile technology for close to ten years now, with a specific interest in phone accessories, e-readers, and what makes each individual phone different from another ...

The YouTube app for smart TVs is getting a conversational "Ask" feature that lets you talk to an AI assistant while watching videos. YouTube began testing its conversational AI as one of many hidden ...