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YouTube is a global video-sharing platform that provides users with a space to upload, share and view videos. Owned by Google, YouTube operates through several key divisions, including YouTube Music, YouTube Gaming, and YouTube TV. Competitors include Vimeo, Dailymotion, TikTok and Instagram.

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Inside OpenAI’s Decision to Combine Codex and ChatGPT

By Stephanie Palazzolo · Jun 2, 2026 1:45pm PDT · 3 comments
Early last year, after Anthropic released a preview of its coding tool, Claude Code, OpenAI realized it had allowed the then-smaller AI rival to surpass it in coding. Around that time, OpenAI threw resources behind a new dedicated team that would focus specifically on developing AI tools for coding. Nearly 18 months later, OpenAI... Early last year, after Anthropic released a preview of its coding tool, Claude Code, OpenAI...
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Amazon’s Media Empire Quietly Taps Outside Ad Sales Help

By Catherine Perloff · Jun 2, 2026 6:00am PDT
Amazon has been pitching its advertising business as an “everything store” for media—where brands can buy ads that run on everything from Thursday Night Football and streaming site Twitch to media it does not own, like Netflix and Spotify. Despite that united front, behind the scenes the company has been relying on an increasing number of... Amazon has been pitching its advertising business as an “everything store” for media—where...
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Polymarket Wants Traders to ID Themselves as It Faces Sanctions, Legal Risks

By Michael Roddan · May 27, 2026 6:00am PDT · 2 comments
In Russia, making bets on Polymarket isn’t permitted by the popular online prediction market’s rules. But that hasn’t stopped Ruslan Kashaev, a software developer who lives in the small Russian city of Ufa, a 15-hour drive from Moscow, from turning the site into a lucrative source of income. Using automated trading bots hosted on the Telegram... In Russia, making bets on Polymarket isn’t permitted by the popular online prediction market’s...
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YouTube Exec: Subscription Strength Prompted Reorg

By Erin Woo · Oct 29, 2025 6:16pm PDT · 1 comment
A major staff reorganization at YouTube on Wednesday in part reflects the growing importance of subscriptions to the streaming service’s business, a top executive from the video juggernaut said on Wednesday. Subscriptions are “a major monetization driver, so that deserves the attention of a senior leader reporting into [YouTube CEO] Neal... A major staff reorganization at YouTube on Wednesday in part reflects the growing importance of...