📢 To mark World Teacher Day, we're making the Google AI Educator Series available to teachers across the UK and Ireland! 🇬🇧🇮🇪 74% of education roles can be enhanced by AI, yet only 15% of the country is using this technology to its full potential. To help close that gap, we're providing free digital literacy training for every educator across primary, secondary, and higher education. Here is what the program offers: 🍎 Built by educators, for educators: Practical, hands-on, and bite-sized training offered via virtually and via teacher-led, in-person events. 🍎 More time for personalised instruction: These resources show teachers how to use tools like Gemini for Education to reclaim valuable teaching time, craft engaging lesson plans, and tailor them to different student needs. 🍎 Recognised skills: Teachers earn credentials as they build confidence with these tools. Learning is at the heart of human progress, and teachers make it all possible. This initiative also contributes directly to the UK government's goal of training 10 million workers in digital skills by 2030. Share this with an educator in your network to help them get started! 👇 https://lnkd.in/eBvkfRaM #GoogleUK #AI #Education #WorldTeacherDay
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Shopping season is officially upon us and this year creators are the new storefront. At our latest Made on YouTube event, we shared how this shift represents an incredible opportunity for brands to drive sales and scale campaigns through the voices consumers trust most. Explore the highlights below: https://lnkd.in/e2qgkzyA
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Are you up for promotion and wondering what it will take to get you to that next stage? Well DYK that the top 15% of UK AI users are using it to fast-track their careers? 🚀 In our latest report with Public First, AI that works for Britain, we found that while workplace AI adoption has doubled to 73% this year (up from 34%), this rapid momentum is uneven and masks a critical skills gap. Only a small fraction of the workforce - the top 15% we call 'AI Trailblazers' - are unlocking true professional momentum. This group is: 🤓 84% more likely to have been promoted in the past year 🤓 88% more likely to achieve a positive performance review 🤓 53% more likely to have received a pay rise 🤓 Saving almost 8 hours a week - effectively gaining an extra working day! And what's holding those those who aren't using AI this way? It isn't a lack of coding skills or technical expertise... Our research identified three specific barriers - behavioural, cognitive, and organisational - that are keeping most people stuck in early-stage experimentation. 🧠 Luckily these barriers are entirely addressable. With the right steps, anyone can become an AI Trailblazer and unlock personal progression. Check out our blog post to discover how we can overcome these barriers and help more people use AI to unlock career growth: https://lnkd.in/g9tindvC
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In partnership with Gemini, Monzo has launched Monzo Aura, teaming up to include Google AI Plus (2 TB) for Aura members. The UK continues to lead the way in financial innovation, finding new ways to make everyday money management simpler, smarter, and more rewarding for consumers. We’re delighted that the Google AI Plus (2 TB) plan is included to give members a subscription to expanded usage and features in the Google Gemini app, alongside 2 TB of cloud storage, to help supercharge their everyday productivity. This partnership reflects an exciting direction: pairing modern banking products with digital AI subscriptions that deliver genuine, day-to-day benefits. #fintech #banking #AIsolutions
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📰 News straight from YouTube Festival 2026: YouTube is officially a big-screen experience. 📺 Living room watch time Google UK MD Kate Alessi revealed that more than half of our UK watch time now happening in the living room with YouTube reaching a staggering 49 million UK adults every single month. This isn’t just about incredible reach - it’s a massive commercial opportunity. To help marketers supercharge their creator partnerships and tap into this big-screen momentum, we rolled-out two game-changing opportunities for UK businesses: 🎬 YouTube Creator Shows YouTube UK MD Alison Lomax announced the launch of YouTube Creator Shows in the UK. Offering exclusive sponsorship and brand opportunities to integrate directly into an exciting slate of made for YouTube shows. Whether it’s Rio Ferdinand’s new show, Play Sports Network’s The Global Cycling Network or our talented YouTube Festival Red Carpet host, Nella Rose. 🎯 Open Call We are making it easier than ever for brands to discover and collaborate with creators at scale. With Open Call, UK brands can now simply upload their creative briefs to a streamlined matchmaking system. Relevant YouTube Partner Programme creators can then proactively pitch and submit custom video ideas making it easier for creators and brands to scale, approve, and amplify high-impact partnerships. With 78% of UK viewers stating they are more likely to buy a product recommended by a creator they view as an expert, we are giving marketers the ultimate canvas to tap into cultural moments and drive measurable, full-funnel results. Let's build the future of modern British culture and commerce together 🇬🇧 #YTF26 Read more here with reporting by Bethany Lee at Performance Marketing World: https://lnkd.in/efjMtUGf
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Today marks the launch of Creator Voices, an independent alliance of top UK digital talent established to advocate for creator interests, secure institutional recognition and build bridges with traditional creative industries. Convened with the support of YouTube UK, the collective brings together entrepreneurs and storytellers-including Jordan Schwarzenberger, Damien Jordan, Jade Beason, Jack Kelly, Santiago Vazquez, Grace Andrews and Brandon Baum who collectively shape public discourse and reach millions worldwide. The initiative is backed by significant momentum highlighted in the latest Oxford Economics 2025 Impact Report, unveiled today at YouTube Festival: 🎦 £2.8 billion contributed to the UK GDP by the YouTube creator ecosystem (a 25% year-on-year increase). 🎦 60,000+ full-time equivalent jobs supported across the country. 🎦 75% of creators with careers in media and entertainment trace their roots directly back to YouTube. Despite these figures, 43% of digital creators report a lack of formal recognition across the wider creative sector. Creator Voices directly addresses this gap by fostering cross-sector collaboration, shaping policy, and ensuring digital-first entrepreneurs have an equitable seat at the table. Supporting the next generation of creative talent remains central to how we invest in the UK's cultural and economic future. Find out more about Creator Voices and read the full Oxford Economics report: https://lnkd.in/eEnjuG8d #CreatorEconomy #UKCreativeIndustries #YouTube #Innovation #EconomicGrowth #DigitalTalent
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💡 Did you know that over 95% of UK teens say watching videos helps them with their school work? Meet Dr Tom Crawford, one of the creators making that possible. An Oxford and Cambridge Maths professor, Tom runs TomRocksMaths on YouTube - sharing fun, accessible & simple explainers into some of maths most complicated processes for young people in all stages of their learning journey. Here he shares the best piece of feedback he’s ever had from a student ⬇️
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1 billion monthly active users. 🚀 This summer Google hit a huge milestone: Gemini has officially become the fastest-growing product in Google’s history. What’s most inspiring isn't just the sheer scale of adoption—it’s how seamlessly AI is shifting into an indispensable, day-to-day tool for people and businesses in the UK and beyond: 🔹 Creative Scale: Over 150 million images are generated on Gemini every single day. 🔹 Multimodal Engagement: 1 in 5 Gemini Live interactions now go beyond voice, with users leveraging real-time camera feeds and screen sharing to solve complex problems on the spot. 🔹 Real-World Utility: Gemini can now automate actions across 40+ popular apps, making tasks like reserving tables, booking rides, and managing workflows effortless. Reaching 1B users is an incredible testament to the relentless innovation of our product and engineering teams. How are you or your team using Gemini in your daily routine? https://lnkd.in/eAc3a5_F
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As families settle back into school routines, finding ways to best support healthy digital habits at home is top of mind for parents across the UK. This week YouTube brought together leading British parenting creators and influencers for a discussion about youth safety online, healthy screen time and digital wellbeing. The session was co-hosted by YouTube's UK MD Alison Lomax and creator and NSPCC Ambassador Louise Pentland, who sat down with Dr. Garth Graham to discuss digital safety, designing robust protections for young people and how to cultivate healthy online habits. Dr Garth explored: 📽️ YouTube’s default privacy and wellbeing protections: For users under 18, we default any videos they upload to private so that no one else can see them. We turn autoplay off by default, so they’re not seeing an endless string of videos. And we block personalised ad targeting. Our wellbeing protections - like our take a break and bedtime reminders - are automatically on. 📽️ Age-appropriate content: YouTube Kids offers a curated environment for the youngest viewers. Kid Accounts provide a managed middle ground with 3 content tiers to suit different ages, and Teen Accounts deliver near full access with automatic safety guardrails to avoid content rated 18+. 📽️ Tools that empower parents: Flexible controls via YouTube Family Centre, with features like our industry-leading Shorts feed timer (which can be set to 0!) help families set boundaries without friction. 📽️ Nurturing real-world learning: Dr Garth Graham and education creator Katie Estruch highlighted how 95% of UK teens use video to support their schoolwork. Protecting young people online requires collaboration, clear boundaries and ongoing conversation with the parenting community. A huge thank you to everyone who joined, asked candid questions and who continue to champion youth wellbeing. #backtoschool
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Did you know the average Brit spends 11 hours prepping for a dinner party, but only 3 hours enjoying it? 🍽️ As we enter hosting and entertaining season, that single data point sparked a question: How can we show how Gemini solves real everyday planning friction in a visually compelling, hands-on way? Enter our latest Team Gemini Creator Workshop at London’s Dalloway Terrace and The Coral Room. We paired consumer data with experiential storytelling—bringing together ~80 lifestyle creators and leading lifestyle press to experience Gemini in action. Hosted by food writer and stylist Alexandra Dudley, the sessions walked guests through end-to-end event hosting using Gemini: 🎨 Visual inspiration: Brainstorming tablescaping themes and visual place settings. 📋 Dynamic organisation: Generating custom menus, place-settings and instant shopping lists. ⚖️ Frictionless hosting: Automatically scaling recipe measurements and ingredient conversions for large dinner parties. Next time you’re hosting, skip the prep fatigue and let Gemini handle the logistics so you can focus on the party. What’s the first dish or theme you’d prompt Gemini to help you organise? Follow Google UK for more use cases and tips to streamline everyday tasks.
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