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YouTube Will Now Let You Filter Shorts Out of Search Results

BeauHD / slashdot - YouTube is updating search filters so users can explicitly choose between Shorts and long-form videos. The change also replaces view-count sorting with a new "Popularity" filter and removes underperforming options like "Sort by Rating." The Verge reports:…

#google #streaming #youtube #internet #apps #ux #media #updates #algorithm

YouTube is Updating its Search Filters

1 month / thurrott / Laurent Giret

YouTube's updated filters are good news for anyone sick of Shorts

1 month / techspot

YouTube now lets you filter search results to only see Shorts

1 month / digitaltrends

YouTube now lets you hide Shorts in search results

1 month / dataconomy / Aytun Çelebi

YouTube introduces new search filters with the option to avoid Shorts

1 month / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

YouTube Will Now Let You Filter Shorts Out of Search Results

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

YouTube will let you exclude Shorts from search results

1 month / engadget / Anna Washenko

YouTube will now let you filter Shorts out of search results / The company is making a few changes to search filters, including adding a new ‘Popularity’ one.

1 month / reddit / /u/DemiFiendRSA

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Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?

John Gruber / wired - Caroline Haskins, writing for Wired (News+ link, in case Wired’s paywall blocks you): Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is being used to flood X withthousands of sexualized images of adults and apparentminors wearing minimal clothing. Some of this content appea…


App Store policies fuel Grok/X scrutiny

Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?

1 month / wired / John Gruber

Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?

1 month / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Why Are Grok and X Still Available in App Stores?

1 month / wired / Caroline Haskins


Child exploitation concerns in explicit AI images

Australian Regulator Flags Grok in Rising AI Image Abuse Complaints

1 month / decrypt / Vismaya V

Grok generates bikini pics of children — UK, US oddly powerless

1 month / pivot-to-ai / David Gerard

UK Weighs Ban on Elon Musk’s X Over AI Abuse Image Scandal

1 month / parameter / Maxwell Mutuma

xAI Under Fire for Sexualized Child Photos on Grok

1 month / wsj / Georgia Wells

Grok assumes users seeking images of underage girls have “good intent”

1 month / reddit / /u/CackleRooster

Grok, the Child Porn Generator, Should Be Illegal

1 month / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized


Governments and regulators push back on AI abuse

UK slams ‘insulting’ X move to paywall deepfake tool

1 month / politico / Isobel Hamilton, Emilio Casalicchio

Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X

1 month / reddit / /u/Logical_Welder3467

UK Prime Minister says ‘we will take action’ on Grok’s disgusting deepfakes

1 month / theverge / Emma Roth


Industry clamor, opinions, and calls for bans

No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature

1 month / theverge / Robert Hart

Opinion: In light of the Grok horror show, is it time we demand better?

1 month / siliconrepublic / Jonathan McCrea

The project that turned me into a Claude Code believer

1 month / platformer / Casey Newton

AI images and internet rumors spread confusion about ICE agent involved in shooting

1 month / npr / Geoff Brumfiel

Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?

1 month / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Elon Musk’s X must be banned

1 month / reddit / /u/Well_Socialized

Grok is generating thousands of AI "undressing" deepfakes every hour on X

1 month / reddit / /u/AdSpecialist6598

Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X

1 month / reddit / /u/DonkeyFuel


All Other Stories

The Verge says this is a rumor and not true: www.theverge.com/news/859309/...

1 month / bsky / @aimeenvironment.bsky.social / aimeenvironment.bsky.social

Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 17655 / 21 stories in 1 month


Disney+ will soon feel like doomscrolling social media on your phone

digitaltrends - Disney+ plans to introduce vertical videos this year, blending streaming with social-style scrolling as it looks to keep users engaged daily and compete with platforms that already dominate phone-first viewing habits.The post Disney+ will soon feel like d…

#mobile #streaming #entertainment #apps #ux #media #disney #tv #algorithm

Disney+ to launch TikTok-style short-form video feed in the US

1 month / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Disney+ to introduce vertical videos later this year

1 month / mobilesyrup / Bradly Shankar

Disney+ Adding TikTok-Style Vertical Videos to Attract the Kids

1 month / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year

1 month / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Disney+ will soon feel like doomscrolling social media on your phone

1 month / digitaltrends

Disney+ To Add Vertical Videos In Push To Boost Daily Engagement

1 month / slashdot / msmash

Disney+ is launching vertical videos this year

1 month / engadget / Mariella Moon

Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 11:23 am / permalink 17643 / 7 stories in 1 month


Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New

Austin Blake / iphoneincanada - Google is expanding its use of Gemini inside Gmail, with several AI-powered features now available to users at no cost. According to Blake Barnes, Google’s vice-president of product for Gmail, Gemini tools that previously required a paid subscription are …

#ai #ml #google #genai #alphabet #apps #ux #updates #gemini

Google Is Adding an 'AI Inbox' To Gmail That Summarizes Emails

1 month / slashdot / BeauHD

Gmail's new AI Inbox uses Gemini, but Google says it won’t train AI on user emails

1 month / bleepingcomputer / Mayank Parmar

Google Rolls Out Gemini AI in Gmail to Summarize Emails and Answer Questions [Video]

1 month / iclarified

Gmail’s new inbox is the ultimate gateway drug to AI

1 month / fastcompany / Mark Wilson

Gmail Users Just Got a Surprise Free AI Upgrade: What’s New

1 month / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Google Just Stuffed a Bunch of New AI Into Your Gmail

1 month / gizmodo / Bruce Gil

Back to Top / Thursday, January 8, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 17638 / 6 stories in 1 month


Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI

bgr - Gmail can be a much smarter tool if you enable its new AI features: Suggested Replies, Help Me Write, Proofread, AI Overviews, and AI Inbox are here.


Free AI Rollout

You can now use three of Gmail’s best AI features for free

1 month / digitaltrends

Gmail Users Can Now Use These Three AI Features Without Paying

1 month / macrumors / Tim Hardwick


Gemini-Powered Gmail Overhaul

Google just changed Gmail—and it could reshape how you use your inbox

1 month / fastcompany / Taylor Hatmaker

Google’s Gmail is getting a Gemini-inspired overhaul with AI priorities, summaries and more

1 month / siliconangle / Mike Wheatley

Google is giving Gmail and AI boost with new Gemini-powered features

1 month / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Google Brings Gemini 3 to Gmail in Biggest Update Since 2004 Launch

1 month / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

Google Just Overhauled Gmail With Gemini 3, Turning It Into an AI Assistant

1 month / decrypt / Josh Quittner

Gmail is Getting Gemini 3-Based AI Super Powers

1 month / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

Gmail adds new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant

1 month / techxplore

Google is putting even more AI into Gmail, and some of it is on by default

1 month / techspot

Google brings AI Inbox to Gmail with Gemini-powered summaries

1 month / testingcatalog / Erin

Google announces new AI features for Gmail: here’s what you can do with them

1 month / techzine / Colin Baak

Google brings Gemini AI to Gmail with summaries, smart replies, and inbox prioritization

1 month / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Gmail's new AI features, turning it into a personal assistant

1 month / go

Google Has a New AI Inbox for Gmail Users, and That's Not All

1 month / cnet / Blake Stimac

Google Unveils Ambitious Gmail Overhaul, And It's All About AI

1 month / bgr

Google announces AI Overviews in Gmail search, experimental AI-organized inbox

1 month / arstechnica / Ryan Whitwam

Google adds Gemini features like message thread summaries to Gmail

1 month / cnbc

Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI

1 month / theverge / Jay Peters

Google Is Adding an ‘AI Inbox’ to Gmail That Summarizes Emails

1 month / wired / Reece Rogers


Subscription-Only AI Enhancements

Gmail is getting a Gemini makeover, but not for free

1 month / mobilesyrup / Matthew Mountjoy

Gmail is getting a Gemini AI overhaul

1 month / engadget / Will Shanklin


User Control Options

Google pushing Gemini into Gmail, but you can turn it off

1 month / theregister / Brandon Vigliarolo


All Other Stories

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1 month / bsky / @arstechnica.com / arstechnica.com

Behöver någon av er faktiskt sammanfatta mejl på regelbunden basis? Om jag skriver ett längre mejl så är det förmodligen så att jag vill att man läser hela. På grund av informationen som finns i mejlet. www.wired.com/story/google...

1 month / bsky / @gyttjansfolk.bsky.social / gyttjansfolk.bsky.social

news story: www.wired.com/story/google...

1 month / bsky / @parismarx.com / parismarx.com

I rarely use Gmail now and this is definitely gonna make sure that I don’t. They’re gonna read one of my emails. At the same time, they are bowing down to this authoritarian dictator. #Voices4Victory #DemVoice1 #USDemocracy #ProudBlue www.wired.com/sto

1 month / bsky / @digitalwarrior.bsky.social / digitalwarrior.bsky.social

Google is taking over your Gmail inbox with AI. The new AI Inbox replaces the traditional list of emails with a personalized summary of what to do and what to catch up on. Details

1 month / bsky / @tomwarren.co.uk / tomwarren.co.uk

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