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• Would you sacrifice 6 years of your life to spend 4 days playing GTA VI?

  A decade ago, this would have been a surreal headline from The Onion, but in 2026, it's actual reality: A U.S. Army unit based in Georgia is offering soldiers a four-day leave pass to play Grand Theft Auto VI if they reenlist for up to six years.

  
• Brazil’s LiveMode was a big winner at the World Cup. Now it’s coming for Europe’s biggest leagues.

  After breaking YouTube records during the World Cup, LiveMode has snagged rights for the English Premier League and UEFA Champions League.

  
• After becoming China’s answer to YouTube, BiliBili has its eyes on the rest of the world

  BiliBili is often called the Chinese YouTube. Now, it's looking to compete with the actual YouTube as part of a bold expansion plan.

  

• Is Patreon planning to challenge YouTube and TikTok? CEO says the “current version of the web is a failed promise for creators and fandoms” amid rollout of 30 content tools
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