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• Strange things are afoot at the Circle K: Danny Duncan gets c-store distribution for his energy shots
• Creators join TikTok with their own lawsuit against new U.S. law

  Creators like Brian Firebaugh, Talia Cadet, and Timothy Martin have joined TikTok by filing lawsuits against the U.S. government.

  
• Conservative platform Rumble sues Google over its practices in the digital ad business

  Rumble is filing a second suit against YouTube. The conservative video platform is arguing that Google has an ad tech monopoly.

  
• TikTok is testing AI-generated search results from ChatGPT

  TikTok and OpenAI have teamed up to test a feature that includes ChatGPT-powered, AI-generated results in TikTok searches.

  
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The name of that man on top of our ranking? Albert Einstein.
• Ahead of Brandcast, YouTube’s Neal Mohan has a message: Creators should win Emmys
• Millionaires: Rachel Chaleff says “never, ever be afraid to be your most authentic self”
• Facing Congressional pressure, an influential advocacy group ends its relationship with TikTok
• Is Warner Bros’ next ‘Lord of the Rings’ movie inspired by a YouTube fan film?
• After leaving the Bluesky board, Jack Dorsey sounds off on the Twitter rival he backed
• Logan Paul, KSI’s Prime Hydration faces lawsuit over the “harmful chemicals” in its bottles
• Kendrick Lamar and Drake removed copyrights from their diss tracks, and creators are grateful