Sunday newspaper round-up: YouTube AI slop, Kyiv heating outages, Labour visa restrictions, mansion tax, Wagamama price rises, contactless ticketing fare increases
(Sharecast News) - More than a fifth of the videos recommended to new YouTube users are low‑quality AI‑generated clips designed to maximise views, according to research reported by the Guardian. Video‑editing firm Kapwing analysed 15,000 of the platform's most popular channels and found that 278 consisted entirely of so‑called AI slop. Those channels have collectively drawn more than 63bn views and more than 200m subscribers, generating an estimated $117m in annual revenue.
Read MoreShare buyback program (December 17 - December 23, 2025)
On August 27, 2025, Better Collective A/S initiated a share buyback program for up to 20 mEUR, to be executed from August 27, 2025 to March 4, 2026.
Read MoreUS close: Five-day win streak pushes S&P 500, Dow to new highs
(Sharecast News) - US stocks rose for a fifth straight day on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow both settling at new record highs despite a low-volume, shortened trading session ahead of the Christmas break.
Read MoreBP sells majority stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for $10bn
(Sharecast News) - BP has confirmed the sale of a majority stake in its Castrol lubricants division to US infrastructure group Stonepeak in a deal that values the business at about $10bn including debt.
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