YouTube Shorts is getting 2x speed and a cleaner view, but it’s also ditching the dislike button

Four new Shorts updates landed today, and while 2x playback and Clear Screen mode are welcome, removing the dislike button will be a harder sell.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox ...

MrBeast Makes YouTube History By Surpassing 500M Subscribers

Content creator MrBeast — real name Jimmy Donaldson — made YouTube history Friday when his channel surpassed half-a-billion subscribers.

YouTube Takes 65% of Japan's VOD Hours, Data Shows

YouTube accounted for more than 65% of all digital video-on-demand hours watched in Japan in May, reaching 72 million viewers ...
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MrBeast becomes first creator in YouTube history to hit 500 million subscribers: Inside his record-breaking rise to global fame

For years, YouTube's subscriber counts have served as a rough measure of influence, though the numbers themselves often tell only part of the story. Channels rise and fall, trends move quickly, and ...
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MrBeast Hits 500 Million Subscribers on YouTube

Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, hosting "Beast Games" (Photo Credit: Prime Video) MrBeast has broken yet another record. Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, hit 500 million subscribers on YouTube Friday, ...
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MrBeast's YouTube subscriber count beats US population in 2025

Hyderabad: On the world map, two countries dominate the headcount. India has about 1.46 billion people and China has about 1.42 billion. Together, they make up around 35 percent of the planet’s ...
The Verge

Apple’s Screen Time updates are too little, too late

I’m tired of playing whack-a-mole with my kids’ devices. I’m tired of playing whack-a-mole with my kids’ devices. Only it’s really not. Screen Time sucks. As a mother of two whose children have had ...
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Apple is redesigning Screen Time and overhauling child controls

Recommended time allowances for apps and ‘Ask to Browse’ are coming to Apple’s devices. Recommended time allowances for apps and ‘Ask to Browse’ are coming to Apple’s devices. is a news writer focused ...
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MrBeast surpasses record 500 million subscribers on YouTube

MrBeast has set a new milestone on YouTube, becoming the first creator in the platform’s history to surpass 500 million subscribers. Real name Jimmy Donaldson, the 28-year-old creator has grown from a ...
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MrBeast’s 500 million subscriber countdown sparks massive reactions as YouTube history nears reality

MrBeast is just one subscriber away from making YouTube history. On June 12, the world’s biggest YouTube creator began livestreaming as his channel reached 499,999,999 subscribers, putting him on the ...
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Xbox Game Pass Shed 'Millions of Subscribers' Following October 2025 Price Hike

Microsoft says Xbox Game Pass lost "millions of subscribers" after it increased prices by 50% with a price hike in October 2025. "We shed millions of subscribers over the span of a few months," Ball ...