YouTube rolls out a new tool that lets creators select up to 60 seconds of any video they posted and turn it into Shorts, available on Android and iOS (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

YouTube rolls out a new tool that lets creators select up to 60 seconds of any video they posted and turn it into Shorts, available on Android and iOS (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube rolls out a new tool that lets creators select up to 60 seconds of any video they posted and turn it into Shorts, available on Android and iOS  —  YouTube wants to quickly ramp up the number of short-form “Shorts” videos available on its platform in order to better compete with TikTok.