YouTube is the most powerful platform in entertainment, and as such it has outsize influence on what kind of entertainment people make and watch. When YouTube adds a mid-video ad break, videos get longer to accommodate it. When YouTube tells podcasters to make video, podcasters make video. And for its next act, it appears the company is prepared to turn all its creators into livestreamers. On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge’s Mia Sato takes us through all the news from last week’s Made On YouTube event, and explains why live content is so important – and so hard to cultivate. YouTube’s…
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Google is turning Gemini into a gaming sidekick with a new Android overlay
Google might have found a way Gemini could be useful while you're playing games on your phone. The company is introducing a new software overlay today it calls the Play Games Sidekick that gives you access to Gemini Live while you play, alongside a host of other gaming-focused updates to Google Play that could make the app platform a better home for gamers.Sidekick exists as a small, moveable tab in games downloaded from the Play Store that you can slide over to show relevant info and tools for whatever game you're playing. By default, that's things like easy access to a screenshot…
Jodie Kidd temporarily shuts pub after staff are subjected to ‘physical and verbal abuse’
Pub encouraged patrons to give feedback in a ‘calm, constructive, and polite way’
Anand Rathi IPO opens today, sees 12% subscription so far on day 1
Anand Rathi IPO is entirely a fresh issue of shares, and has a price band of Rs 393 to Rs 414 per equity share with a face value of Rs 5 per share.
Gan mayor scraps plan to clamp out-of-province vehicles
Gananoque Mayor John Beddows will remove a controversial proposal to clamp the tires of out-of-province vehicles, following council concerns and public backlash over the practice. The move comes after questions were raised about the measure, which had been included in a broader budget directive issued under Ontario’s Strong Mayor Powers for the 2026 and 2027 […]
TLTI mourns former councillor Velma Kelsey
LANSDOWNE — The Township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands is mourning the passing of Velma Marlene Kelsey, a former Ward 2 councillor and long-time community advocate, who died peacefully at Brockville General Hospital on Sept. 18, at age 86. Kelsey, of Lyndhurst, was remembered for her dedication to municipal leadership and local organizations, as […]
Casino funds celebrated at Rotary Park
Local leaders and community members gathered at Rotary Park on Thursday evening for an OLG Community Recognition Event, highlighting the impact of casino revenues on area programs. More than $1.8 million was provided this year from Shorelines Casino Gananoque to support organizations and activities across the Town of Gananoque and the Township of Leeds and […]
UBCO leads creation of sustainability database to help Canadian companies
UBCO researchers and The National Research Council of Canada have teamed up to create a sustainability database that is specific to Canadian industry.UBCO associate science professor Dr. Nathan Pelletier led the project, which created a shared database that provides companies, industry groups an…
Culture Days on the Trails offered a view of artists performing
Brantford’s 3rd annual Culture Days on the Trails featured musicians, painters, and dancers pereforming along a 2.6 kilometre stretch of the SC Johnson Trail.
Panhandler struck by pick-up truck at North Bay intersection
A person begging for money was struck in a collision at the intersection of Highway 11 and Trout Lake Road Saturday morning. Members of the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police, along with North Bay Fire and North Bay Ambulance, responded to a report of a collision involving a pickup truck and a pedestrian. An individual […]