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• TikTok upstart Hallie Batchelder has signed with Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network
• Unspeakable’s new app will bring popular YouTube content to FAST channels

  The team behind the popular YouTube channel Unspeakable is launching an app that will divide videos for distribution on FAST platforms.

  
• Google’s Gemini is developing custom AI chatbots, some of which may be inspired by YouTubers

  Google's AI model, Gemini, will power customizable chatbots, according to a new report. Some bots could be based on influencers.

  
• Patreon has a present for its users: Its subscriptions can now be gifted

  One day before the start of VidCon, Patreon announced several updates, including the launch of gifted subscriptions.

  
• TikTok encourages advertisers to “connect with” viewers as agencies prepare for potential ban
• The “MrBeast Lab” toy line will arrive on shelves in the U.S. this July
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: The next mobile game YouTube marketing blitz has arrived
• MrBallen is going on tour to tell his “strange, dark, and mysterious” stories
• An FTC complaint about TikTok’s child safety policy is becoming a Department of Justice lawsuit
• 18 years after ‘Shoes’, Kelly (a.k.a. Liam Kyle Sullivan) is a Pride Month star
• On the Good Mythical Tour, Rhett & Link’s comedy chops steal the show
• Bindery signs deal to adapt TikTok-approved books for the screen