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Just a day after its flashy upfront presentation to advertisers, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealed that Shorts’ revenue per watch-hour is now on par with its core YouTube business in multiple countries, including the United States. Its monetization rate also now exceeds the core business in some countries. “It’s something that we have been working on for a while and it’s a testament to both the viewer side, but also the quality of the ad products that we build for our advertisers,” Mohan told an investor conference hosted by MoffettNathanson on Thursday. The TikTok-style short-form video platform also saw a 20% year over year increase in viewership during the first quarter of 2025. About 70% of channels on YouTube upload on Shorts. “Especially for younger audiences, viewing video is increasingly participatory in nature,” Mohan added. “They want to jump in themselves and participate in that creation process. And Shorts just makes that easy and straightforward.” The growth for Shorts comes as YouTube viewing on TVs surpassed mobile during the first quarter of 2025. YouTube has also consistently been ranked the leader in streaming watch time in the U.S., per Nielsen. At its Brandcast presentation on Wednesday, YouTube revealed that its

Credit: Serene Lee / SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images YouTube will now show ads at the "peak" moment of videos, in a move right out of cliffhanger TV territory. Announced Wednesday during the company's Upfront presentation, Peak Points is a new feature that uses Google's Gemini AI to identify "the most meaningful, or 'peak,' moments" to drop ads into YouTube videos. The idea behind the feature is YouTube connecting brands with the spot in videos "where audiences are the most engaged" and in doing so, allow creators to make more money from ads. These will likely be the most emotional, dramatic, and interesting parts of videos, identified by Gemini by crunching user viewing data. Hilariously, YouTube's blog post uses the example of a marriage proposal video, highlighting a "targeted moment" right before a suggested ad window. Can't wait for an ad right after that teary "yes." Mashable Light Speed It's not a surprising move, by any means, considering YouTube's dominance in the streaming market and its reliance on advertising as company and creator revenue. The platform has consistently bested industry leaders like Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+ as the top-watched streaming service on TVs globally. YouTube also takes the

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The vision “I just see this flattening of imagination. And that to me is the most terrifying thing. A lack of imagination leads to a lack of problem-solving, a lack of critical thinking. And that is what’s at risk here.” — Emily Graslie, creator of The Brain Scoop The spotlight Last week, we shared a story about the shake-ups that workers, career coaches, and development experts are experiencing in the climate job market right now. I was really happy to see the piece making the rounds on LinkedIn, where several commenters noted that the words of advice, as well as the resources we rounded up at the end of the newsletter, were useful. But one quote in the piece, from Tom Di Liberto, a communications specialist whose job was recently cut at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, has stuck with me — and seems to have struck a chord with others, too: “It’s not so much about me losing a job,” he said. “It’s about this job not existing anymore.” Many people who have lost their jobs or their funding in the past few months were leading bodies of climate work that reached communities in ways that may have

Andrew Webster is an entertainment editor covering streaming, virtual worlds, and every single Pokémon video game. Andrew joined The Verge in 2012, writing over 4,000 stories. The Cocomelon empire is expanding once again. A few years after the massively popular kids YouTube channel turned into a Netflix series, now it’s also becoming a feature film. Cocomelon parent company Moonbug Entertainment announced that a theatrical movie has been greenlit, which will be developed in part by DreamWorks Animation. There aren’t really any details about the movie yet, though a press release says that “fans will follow JJ and his friends on the big screen for a new adventure when the film premieres in theaters in 2027.” First-launched on YouTube in 2006, Cocomelon’s kid-oriented videos have proved to incredibly popular. The channel currently has more than 190 million subscribers, and Moonbug says that it averages 4 billion monthly views. It expanded into streaming with the series Cocomelon Lane on Netflix, which released its fourth season this year. A move into film makes for a logical next step, particularly as releases like A Minecraft Movie have proven that there’s still very much an appetite for family-friendly theatrical experiences.

It’s hard to realize from this distance, and a lot of you who read this never experienced this, but before 1991, Duke was seen as a nice team that couldn’t get over the hump. Before Mike Krzyzewski came to Durham, Duke made the Final Four in 1963, 1964, 1966 and 1978. Coach K took the Devils to the Final Four in 1986, 1988, 1989 and 1990 before winning the back-to-back championships in 1991 and 1992. As this video points out, before Christian Laettner became a lightning rod, Duke was not seen as a villainous team. When Duke had a rematch with UNLV in 1991 after getting crushed in the 1990 finals, UNLV was the villain. They were actually hissed when they came in to the Hoosier Dome. Not just booed - hissed. And when they lost to Duke, 3⁄4 of the crowd was ecstatic. By the next fall, things had changed and Duke, largely due to Laettner, was seen as the villain, particularly after the Kentucky game where he put his foot on Aminu Timberlake’s chest, drawing a technical. However you look at it, this team changed things for Duke, taking it from lovable underdogs to, for many people, the

One of ChatGPT’s best features is the ability to summarize information, which I use regularly. While the AI has no problem reviewing text-based content like websites or large PDFs, it can’t yet watch YouTube videos and summarize them or answer questions about the content in those clips. That kind of ability will probably come to AI products in the near future. After all, companies like OpenAI, Google, and others have already given AI the ability to “see.” You can feed images and real-time video to various AI models, and they’ll be able to extract information. They just can’t stream video clips, which is a bit of a letdown. Still, there is a way to summarize YouTube videos with AI, and it’s how I’ve been watching some clips for a while now. I use ChatGPT to summarize those videos even before I watch them, or at least the parts I’m interested in. Say I need to listen to a two-hour podcast on a specific topic and don’t have two hours to spare. I can use ChatGPT to summarize the whole thing, then focus on the part I care about. Once the AI finishes its summary, I can watch the segments that

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IN A NUTSHELL 🧠 Neuralink’s brain implant has allowed Bradford G. Smith, a non-verbal ALS patient, to communicate through his thoughts. 🤖 With the help of Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, Smith can enhance his communication speed and effectiveness. 🎮 The implant enables Smith to engage in everyday activities, such as playing “Mario Kart” with his children, improving his quality of life. ⚖️ The integration of brain implants and AI raises important ethical considerations, as these technologies become more widespread. In a groundbreaking development, the Neuralink brain implant has provided a way for individuals with severe communication challenges to connect with the world. Bradford G. Smith, living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), is making headlines as the first non-verbal person to successfully use this technology. This innovative device is transforming the lives of those unable to speak or move, allowing them to communicate effectively using just their thoughts. As the world watches, Smith’s story shines a light on the potential of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) to change the landscape of neurological healthcare. The Science Behind Neuralink’s Brain Implant The Neuralink brain implant is a small device, approximately the thickness of five stacked coins, that is implanted in the skull. This device

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Over the years, the YouTube suggestion algorithm has become pretty complex. I’ve noticed that it can extrapolate my tastes very well based on my watch history, continuously tempting me to consume more videos. For example, I recently watched a live clip of The Prodigy at Coachella. My home screen feed then filled up with not only concert clips from other shows by The Prodigy, but also other artists that I enjoy, such as Nine Inch Nails, St. Vincent, Air, and more. Notably, these artists sound nothing like The Prodigy, but the algorithm is smart enough to assume that my tastes will align with them based on my watch history. I’m not going to lie: I had to stop myself from spending all day watching live concert clips. This is impressive and something Google has probably spent millions of dollars refining, as it keeps people glued to YouTube and fueling the money-printing machine that it’s become. Curiously, while the algorithm is intelligent enough to do that, it is still completely inept at something else: understanding when I search for a video not because I’m deeply interested in the topic, but because I need help doing a