Geoff Weiss

• CryptoPunks, Meebits, And Autoglyphs Get Hollywood Representation. UTA Looks To Take Them To The Masses.
• Patreon Acquires ‘Clear Talent’ To Scale

  Patreon has acquired tech recruiting firm Clear Talent to scale its talent acquisition efforts in the engineering, product, and design realms.

  
• Instagram Will Make You Share Your Birthday — And Is Developing Tech To Ensure You’re Telling The Truth

  Instagram wants to know your birthday -- and soon, it will no longer give users any choice in the matter. Amid its ongoing efforts to create a safer experience for younger users, Instagram will begin asking all users to provide their birthdays if they haven’t done so already. 

  
• Flip Raises $28 Million, Wants You To Buy Beauty Products From Its Creators

  Los Angeles-based Flip, a social commerce app startup in the beauty and wellness space, has raised $28 million in a Series A round led by Streamlined Ventures.

  
• Thatch Raises $3 Million So Travel Vloggers Can Get Paid
• Jake Paul Nabs 4th Pro Boxing Win, Toppling Tyron Woodley In Split Decision
• TikTok Launches Latinx Creator Incubator For Hispanic Heritage Month
• YouTube Testing Picture-In-Picture With Premium Subscribers Before Rollout To All iPhone Users
• 100 Thieves Gamer BrookeAB Signs With Range Media Partners
• Twitter Is Starting To Roll Out Monetization For Its Clubhouse Clone ‘Spaces’
• Josh Richards To Mentor Up-And-Coming Creators For Logitech Talent Search
• Creator-Focused Crypto Startup Rally Raises $50 Million, Names Former Patreon Exec Bremner Morris CEO