James Hale

• Discord’s new AI features aren’t getting a warm welcome
• YouTube Millionaires: Eric Struk tries the world’s worst things so you don’t have to

  Struk has always been a bit of an "edgy" creator, he says.

  
• Tastemade takes on Manhattan with its first brick-and-mortar restaurant

  Tastemade Me Tacos' menu was designed by Los Angeles-based chef Wes Avila, who founded well-known food truck Guerrilla Tacos and is the owner/chef at Angry Egret Dinette in L.A.

  
• Susan Wojcicki enters the Barbie world

  The former YouTube CEO is one of seven women tapped by Mattel to have one-of-a-kind Barbie dolls made in their likenesses to celebrate women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

  
• Spotify doubles up on video podcasts with Markiplier, Drew Afualo deals (Exclusive)
• Night’s production arm wants to broaden creators’ content horizons
• FaZe Clan just signed its first all-female esports team
• Creators On The Rise: Austin Shapiro and Lexi Cohen are becoming YouTube Shorts’ “it” couple
• Twitch will permaban streamers who create, share, or promote deepfakes
• Twitch relaxed its livestreaming exclusivity clause for creators. Will YouTube do the same?
• Anthony Padilla’s production company just signed Caroline Klidonas for a six-figure YouTube development deal
• CJ So Cool gets frosty with his first original sneaker