Sam Gutelle

• Right-leaning streaming hub Rumble heads to crypto land to secure $775 million investment
• Have you heard? Nick DiGiovanni set a delicious record and we learned the truth about ‘Hot Ones’

  Nick DiGiovanni set a chocolate record, the ACLU supported TikTok, and the heat of 'Hot Ones' sauces received a lab test.

  
• ‘Fortnite’ creators want to know the rubric Epic Games uses for its promotions

  As Epic Games provides promotional support for Fortnite Creative experiences, developers are looking for concrete guidelines.

  
• Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear has a new AI startup. Here’s what we know.

  Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear is launching a new startup called Stem AI, which has received backing from Andreessen Horowitz.

  
• MrBeast has been on a promotional tour ahead of the ‘Beast Games’ premiere. Here’s where he went.
• Flipboard’s new app unites Bluesky, Threads, and other decentralized social networks
• YouTube’s clickbait crackdown begins in India
• How big was Kai Cenat in 2024? He got more watch time than the next two most-watched streamers combined
• Making events for streamers is a difficult business. Ludwig’s Offbrand learned that the hard way.
• TikTok CEO meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago in last-ditch effort to thwart U.S. ban
• YouTube will let creators consent to AI training (and opt them out by default)
• India to get big influencer boxing moment with Logan Paul/Conor McGregor fight