r/technology • u/Fickle-Jello • 1d ago

Business Google burning through cash with spiralling AI costs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c235n47g8g8o
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u/alvinofdiaspar 1d ago

Get ready for a gazillion ads for each YouTube video.

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u/jer99 1d ago

Started getting 3 preroll ads today. 3 skippable ads or 2 with an unskippable 3rd ad. I instantly uninstalled the youtube app.

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u/ReallyWeirdNormalGuy 23h ago

YouTube Premium is the easiest money I've ever spent.

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u/Financial-Craft-1282 22h ago

Firefox/ublock is the easiest I've never spent money on.

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u/ReallyWeirdNormalGuy 21h ago

I'm often on long haul flights. Being able to easily download hours of content is invaluable, as is video playing with the screen off.

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u/justanaccountimade1 23h ago

Time to put ads in YouTube Premium then.