Investor Michael Burry is betting against Oracle by owning put options and shorting its stock, citing concerns over its debt and aggressive cloud expansion, despite Oracle's recent gains driven by AI demand.
YouTube has introduced new search filters, including a dedicated Shorts filter, to give users more control over video results, making it easier to find long-form or short-form content and streamlining the search experience.
YouTube is updating its search filters to allow users to specifically filter for Shorts or longform videos, removing some ineffective filters and renaming the sorting options to improve user experience.
A study by Kapwing reveals that over 20% of new YouTube Shorts are low-quality, AI-generated content, with a significant portion of the first 500 videos being AI-created or brainrot, highlighting the growing prevalence of AI slop on the platform and its global variation.
Renowned short seller James Chanos closed his $MSTR/Bitcoin hedge after 11 months, signaling a potential end to the Bitcoin treasury bear market, amid shifting institutional sentiment and a possible market reversal, though volatility remains.
YouTube is introducing a customizable daily timer for Shorts on its mobile app to help users limit their viewing time, similar to features on TikTok and Instagram Reels, with plans to add non-dismissible prompts for parental controls later this year.
YouTube has introduced a new feature allowing mobile users to set daily time limits on watching Shorts videos to help manage screen time, with notifications alerting users when their limit is reached. The feature is rolling out gradually and will later include parental controls with non-dismissable notifications.
YouTube has paid over $100 billion to creators, artists, and media companies since 2021, driven by increased viewership on connected TVs. The platform announced new AI-powered tools for Shorts and celebrated its 20th anniversary with a focus on supporting creators and expanding its media offerings.
YouTube announced new generative AI tools for Shorts creators, including a custom version of Google’s Veo 3 for quick video and sound creation, motion transfer, style application, and object addition. They also introduced a remixing tool to turn dialogue into soundtracks, and an 'Edit with AI' feature to help creators produce initial drafts from raw footage. These features are rolling out in select regions with plans for expansion.
YouTube announced new AI-powered tools for podcasters, including features to easily create clips and Shorts from video podcasts and generate videos for audio-only content, aiming to enhance podcast promotion and compete with platforms like TikTok and Spotify.
YouTube is experimenting with secretly upscaling Shorts videos using machine learning to denoise and unblur them, without creators' consent or options to disable the feature, leading to user and creator dissatisfaction.
Viking Therapeutics experienced its worst stock decline on record, leading short sellers to profit $521 million, after a mid-stage study of its obesity pill showed significant side effects, undermining investor confidence despite analyst optimism and high price targets.
Bitcoin surged past $118,000, leading to over $1.13 billion in liquidations within 24 hours, primarily affecting short positions, as traders bet against the rally. The event marked the largest short-side wipeout of 2025, driven by bullish market sentiment and increased open interest in futures.
Despite Bitcoin approaching an all-time high of around $110,000, traders are showing bearish sentiment with increased short positions and a declining long/short ratio, indicating a potential range-bound market and the possibility of a short squeeze if certain liquidation points are triggered.
The US dollar has been weakening against most currencies this year, with significant short positions indicating a potential reversal or warning sign for further decline, as historical data suggests such extreme positioning often precedes a rebound or further volatility.