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Day 1:A geophysics student at the University of Ghana wants a pair of $100 Birkenstocks, but the price tag is out of reach, and affordable lecture clothes are nowhere to be found. Day 500: He teaches himself to code on YouTube, launches a website, and battles the classic chicken-and-egg marketplace dilemma. Day 1000: Cedisaver averages…

YouTube is putting India at the centre of its latest creator-commerce push, with Amazon product tagging set to expand to the country in the coming weeks as the platform rolls out a broad slate of new tools for creators and viewers.

YouTube is piling on AI agents, live “gamification,” and new testing tools as it looks to keep creators, and their ad dollars, firmly within its ecosystem.

YouTube announced all new creator tools at this year’s Made on YouTube event.Credit: YouTube

YouTube has long been the platform people go to learn how to do things. Now it seems AI systems are increasingly sending them there too.

Google will allow advertisers to run personalized alcohol ads across YouTube inventory beginning Oct. 30th, where local laws permit.

YouTube’s August 27 launch post added Amazon to the YouTube Shopping Affiliate Program, allowing eligible U.S. creators to tag Amazon products in Shorts, long-form videos and livestreams.

YouTube has announced a new control feature that allows parents to set a time limit or turn off the YouTube Shorts feed completely within a supervised account.

YouTube announced on Thursday that eligible U.S. creators can now tag Amazon products in their content and earn a commission on resulting sales. This feature is available for shorts, long-form videos, and livestreams.

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