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 video search filters by renaming, removing, and adjusting options to improve user experience, including adding a Shorts filter, changing duration options, removing 'Last hour' and 'Sort by Rating' filters, and emphasizing 'Popularity' for relevant videos. These changes aim to make filters more intuitive, though they are not yet widely rolled out.
The article reviews four popular AI-enabled home security cameras—Ring Indoor Cam, Eufy Security Indoor Cam C220, Wyze Cam V4, and Arlo Essential Indoor 2nd Gen—highlighting their features, AI capabilities, and real-world performance. It emphasizes that AI features like person/pet detection, motion tracking, and smart search are essential for effective home security, with Ring's Smart Video Search standing out as particularly useful. The review suggests choosing a camera based on specific needs, especially regarding AI functionalities and subscription plans, and concludes that AI identification should be a standard feature in home security cameras.
Google is rolling out a beta feature that integrates Google Lens into YouTube Shorts, allowing users to interact with video content by searching for objects or translating captions directly within the app on Android and iOS, enhancing the viewing experience.
Brave Software, the maker of the Brave web browser, has launched its own image and video search engine, ending its reliance on Bing. Brave Search, available on the web and through the Brave browser, will now serve image and video results from its own index. The move is part of Brave's commitment to privacy and independence, differentiating itself from other search engines that repackage Google and Bing. Brave aims to provide users with a private and anonymous search experience, allowing them to discover content without their search engine reporting and profiling the results to a Big Tech company.