YouTube may be blocking background play on third-party browsers (Update: Google confirms)

YouTube's background play feature has stopped working on Samsung Internet, Microsoft Edge, Brave, and other browsers.

I found a secret workaround for YouTube background playback in third-party browsers

YouTube background playback is no longer possible on many browsers, but not all of them. Here's one workaround on Android.
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AI Robot Brings Emotional Care to Pets

Tuya Smart unveiled Aura at CES 2026, an AI-powered companion robot designed to support pets’ emotional well-being through ...

YouTube wiped 4.7 billion+ views worth of AI brainrot

The great slop cleanup ...
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YouTube background play workaround no longer works in some third-party browsers

Samsung Internet, Brave, and other third-party browser users on Android have noticed their non-Premium workaround is no ...
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Pregnant woman saves pet cat from python in Nakhon Nayok

A pregnant woman in Nakhon Nayok rescued her cat from a four-metre python with her bare hands, saving it in a tense moment behind her home.

YouTubers sue Snap for alleged copyright infringement in training its AI models

The YouTubers claim Snap, like others, used AI datasets meant for research and academic use to train its AI models.

New Gemini Agentic Vision Update : Plans, Acts & Checks Its Own Visual Work

Gemini 3 Flash adds active vision with Python code execution, lifting accuracy by 5 to 10%, so you can trust verified results.
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First Human Patient to Receive a Neuralink Brain Implant Used it to Stay Up All Night Playing Civilization 6

The first human recipient of a Neuralink brain implant has shared new details on his recovery and experience of living with the experimental assistive tech, which has allowed him a greater level of ...