TechSmart had an opportunity to go behind the scenes at Africa’s richest poker tour at Time Square Casino last Friday, looking at what goes into the production of the tour’s live stream. FULL STORY >

Cryptocurrency is going through a turbulent time. With many rates unstable, crypto scammers have turned to new ways to hook their victims, and they are now using YouTube to this end. FULL STORY >

YouTube has announced that applications for its Black Voices Fund, Class of 2023, are now available. FULL STORY >

YouTube hosted over 100 local women creators at an event held yesterday in Johannesburg to mark the culmination of International Women’s Month under the theme of Raise a Voice. FULL STORY >

Google has announced expansion of its two-step verification (2SV) process for log-ins to enhance account security. FULL STORY >

A new Kaspersky Safe Kids research has revealed the online content that children were most interested in during the 2021 European Summer. FULL STORY >

About a quarter of all U.S. adults (26%) say they get news on YouTube. FULL STORY >

If you’re a bit concerned about the amount of data Google has on you, especially how it uses your location to track you, well you should be. FULL STORY >

Will cost R79 and R59 a month respectively. FULL STORY >

We’re quite the fans of Google Go, which provides a less data intensive way to search. Now the company is doing something similar with the launch of YouTube Go in South Africa. FULL STORY >

From 22 May onwards, YouTube Red will be known as YouTube Premium, costing $12 a month instead of $10, but users can still sign up for the previous price within the next five days. FULL STORY >

If you feel like you have lost a bit of self control and can’t quite handle your YouTube binges, the company has come up with a solution. Sort of. FULL STORY >

Despite the frustration of its creators, YouTube has reached a new milestone, with the company reporting that 1.8 billion viewers are logged into the platform each month. FULL STORY >

The platform's first community guidelines report details the removal of 8.3 million videos between October and December 2017. FULL STORY >

The company is aiming to help YouTubers understand why their videos get demonetised with a new uploading checklist. FULL STORY >