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• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The AI battlefield
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Shorts stack up

  This week goes to the Shorts, with short-form clips taking spots #1 and #2--and racking up some serious views along the way. Then we've got a gang of long-forms, with the goal-scoring Futcrunch, Linus Tech Tips exploring a Taipei tech mall, and our bonus, a fine art restorer whose deft hand returns a grinning lady to her full glory.

  
• Millionaires: This four-stack Full Squad is getting the W on YouTube

  Together with Full Squad's previous members Nick Dallas and Mikeoofs, Avalanche, Classify, and Tran set out to supercharge the group's social media presence.

  
• For the first time, more than half of Gen Z self-identifies as content creators

  YouTube's Culture and Trends Report for 2024 details the growth of fandoms and fan-created content within the creator economy.

  
• YouTube has improved its misinformation policies, but fact-checkers say it’s not enough
• Jenny Nicholson’s four-hour ‘Star Wars’ hotel rant gets eight million views, Disney copyright claim
• Khaby Lame is ‘Coming to America’ in a Tubi star vehicle
• TikTok has a simple plan to get you to buy stuff from its Shop: Deals
• Props from Rhett and Link’s ‘Good Mythical Morning’ set are now part of the Smithsonian collection
• There are new test features for YouTube Premium subscribers (including a “jump ahead” button)
• Creators on the Rise: How one grumpy senior cat inspired Angela Rafuse to found a Canada-wide, cat-saving charity
• Kick star Ice Poseidon seeks creators for $100,000 ‘Hunger Games’ battle royale