A / B testing for thumbnails is rolling out more widely. A / B testing for thumbnails is rolling out more widely. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in ...

YouTube is testing an integration with Google Gemini to help creators brainstorm video ideas, titles and thumbnails. The Google-owned company announced the launch of the new Brainstorm with Gemini ...

YouTube expands title A/B testing globally to all creators with advanced features. Test up to three titles or title-thumbnail combinations per video. YouTube's title A/B testing is now rolling out ...

A new dataset of 300K viral YouTube videos suggests that faces in thumbnails perform about the same as without them, with ...

YouTube is testing infinite scroll for long-form videos. This change, spotted in the YouTube app, could alter or even destroy an important gesture navigation for smartphone users. YouTube is by far ...

The latest experimental YouTube feature is like voice notes for comment replies. The latest experimental YouTube feature is like voice notes for comment replies. is a former weekend editor who covered ...

YouTube is testing a significant redesign of its web video player interface. The primary change is the fragmentation of the control bar into floating capsules. Volume controls have been moved to the ...

YouTube is testing two new features integrating generative AI into its viewing experience: The comment topics tool and the conversational AI tool. In a blog post, YouTube says these new features ...

YouTube is rolling out, or at least widely testing, a new video player design for its web experience that feels much different. YouTube has looked, in many ways, roughly the same for a long time. That ...