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New YouTube creators will need 8,000 watch hours to start earning from ads – double the current bar

• YouTube doubles watch-hour and Shorts-view thresholds for new ad-earning creators.
• Changes take effect 1 February 2027; existing Partner Program members unaffected.
• Shorts now needs 10m views/90 days to earn; Premium Lite expands globally.

YouTube is doubling the entry requirements for its Partner Program (YPP), meaning new creators will have to build a much larger audience before they can start earning money from adverts and subscriptions. From 1 February 2027, new applicants will need 8,000 qualified watch hours over the previous year,…

How to see the Sun’s corona during the eclipse

• BBC video explains how to view the Sun's corona during an eclipse.
• The corona is visible only during totality.
• Aimed at eclipse viewers in the US and Canada.

BBC News has published a video explainer on how viewers can spot the Sun's corona during a solar eclipse, aimed at those in the US and Canada watching the event. The corona, the Sun's outer atmosphere, becomes visible to the naked eye only during totality, when the Moon…

Bath in ‘serious discussions’ to play in Reading

• Bath in talks to host two Prem games at Reading's stadium
• Move would allow Bath's Rec redevelopment to start
• Reading's ground previously hosted London Irish rugby (2000-2020)

Bath Rugby have had "serious discussions" with Reading FC about using the League One club's Select Car Leasing Stadium for two Premiership fixtures during the 2026-27 season, according to Reading owner Rob Couhig. The move would allow redevelopment work to begin at Bath's Recreation Ground, with the club…

DEVILDRIVER’s DEZ FAFARA Confronts His Mortality After Health Scare: ‘I’m Blessed To Be Here’

• Dez Fafara reveals non-cancerous tumour discovered two years ago
• Tumour shrinking naturally; he calls himself "blessed"
• New album "Strike And Kill" out with returning bassist Jon Miller

DevilDriver frontman Dez Fafara has revealed he was diagnosed with a non-cancerous tumour near his salivary gland two years ago, discovered after a bout of vertigo forced the cancellation of a Coal Chamber tour. Fafara, who turned 60 in May, is now speaking openly about the health scare…

Trump, threatened by Iran, used ruse to fly home from Turkey on jet

In today's issue: ▪ Republicans to choose Graham replacement ▪ Trump rolls back vaccine guidance ▪ Blanche sworn in as attorney general ▪ Record heat in contiguous U.S. President Trump engaged in an elaborate ruse last month as he faced a threat against his life from Iran, leaving…

Taron Egerton reveals villainous acting advice from Anthony Hopkins: “Don’t play the evil”

From one Welsh villain to another. The post Taron Egerton reveals villainous acting advice from Anthony Hopkins: “Don’t play the evil” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

Hacks by runaway AI are foreseeable. We’re letting them happen.

There is a point of no return ahead: a point where we can’t simply turn the AIs off because they’d escape and turn us off instead.