James Hale

• YouTube launches new editing app YouTube Create
• Creators on the Rise: Leah Ryder wields the power of plus-size positivity

  Once his repetoire of home-cooking dishes had been built up, it was Hill who encouraged him to get on YouTube. For Farnum (aka Jordan Torrey), it was an expansion of his wheelhouse.

  
• Streamers on the Rise: PointCrow’s goldfish beat Malenia. Also, he’s building a massive business across YouTube and Twitch.

  If you don't know PointCrow (which is unlikely considering he has 602,000 Twitch followers and 2 million YouTube subscribers), you probably know his goldfish Tortellini.

  
• Electrify raises $85 million to invest in long-form YouTube content

  So far, it's invested in Veritasium, Astrum, SpitBrix, Fizzy, and Improvement Pill, which together have over 30 million subscribers and 10 billion views.

  
• Karat’s playing creator/company matchmaker with a new angel investing program
• TikTok fined $367 million for alleged child data privacy issues
• Millionaires: Reb Masel wants people to know what it’s really like to be a lawyer
• aceu was offered $3,500 to order a pizza on stream
• Creators on the Rise: Farnum just wants to impress his wife
• Streamers on the Rise: Repullze just wants to help other streamers succeed–and rank up ‘Call of Duty’ while he’s at it
• Symfuhny signs with Loaded (exclusive)
• YouTube might make the subscribe button glow