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Facebook readies fresh assault on YouTube

Facebook is testing a new video section on its platform.
14 October 2015, 12:56 PM

When Lara tamed Murali

Highlights of Brian Lara's three hundreds in Sri Lanka are now available on YouTube. It was the way he tackled spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan that stood out.
13 October 2015, 04:33 AM

Hayek, Paltrow lend voices for equal pay for women in Hollywood

The "Power of Women" event hosted by trade magazine Variety saw the fight for gender equality in Hollywood take center stage with Salma Hayek and Gwyneth Paltrow.
10 October 2015, 07:26 AM

30 military cadets hurt in West Point pillow fight

Thirty cadets at the prestigious US Military Academy at West Point were injured when an annual pillow fight tradition turned bloody.
5 September 2015, 14:41 PM

Facebook announces new tools to tackle video theft

Facebook has announced measures to tackle video piracy on its website.
31 August 2015, 14:35 PM

No more social media for Russell Brand

British stand-up comedian Russell Brand has taken a step back from social media and his YouTube channel.
22 August 2015, 15:40 PM

Google unveils surprise restructuring under Alphabet

Google unveils a surprise restructuring, creating a new parent company called Alphabet Inc.
11 August 2015, 04:57 AM

Creating a 3D hologram with your smartphone (video)

YouTube user Mrwhosetheboss in fact has created this devilishly simple video which shows how using just a few everyday items you can turn your smartphone into your very own holographic projector.
5 August 2015, 05:42 AM

Mother saves son before dying in escalator (video)

A shocking video seemingly showing a mother fall to her death beneath an escalator in front of her son has appeared online.
27 July 2015, 04:58 AM

Water balloon with man inside explodes in glorious slow motion (video)

The British YouTubers, The Slow Mo Guys, bring in an epic slow motion video of a giant water balloon exploding after being filled with water along with a man inside it.
22 July 2015, 13:51 PM

Video of differently-abled Ranchi singer goes viral

In two days, till last count at 6:30pm on Monday, the video had fetched 2,250,348 views, 100,161 likes and 118,647 shares on Facebook.
8 July 2015, 10:39 AM

Away yet not away

Bangladeshi-American engineer Shah Talukder had definite reasons to feel proud when his daughter launched a language coaching programme for poor students back in his motherland four years ago. And he had reasons to be frustrated too when Leilah, in the US, had trouble communicating with her students in Bangladesh due to hartals, weather, or traffic jams.
27 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Twitter, YouTube analysis pinpoints IS strategy

Tweets and YouTube videos by fighters from the Islamic State group have allowed analysts to pinpoint their movements in Iraq and Syria, highlighting the group's increasing push towards government strongholds.
21 June 2015, 07:58 AM

YouTube getting into game of streaming play

YouTube is creating an online arena devoted to video game play, jumping onto a hot "e-sports" trend and challenging Amazon-owned Twitch.
13 June 2015, 10:33 AM

15 Tips: How to be a rockstar on YouTube

So how do you rock YouTube? These are some tips for making the most of YouTube come from Gideon Mountford, Head of Video for Believe Digital, speaking at music industry conference Sound City in Liverpool, UK.
7 June 2015, 06:18 AM