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• BuzzFeed’s flagship YouTube channel is back with a “bold new programming slate”
• For teenage viewers, YouTube Shorts ads drive more purchases than TikTok ads

  The latest PARTY report from Precise TV shows how YouTube Shorts and TikTok ads lead to varying levels of purchase intent.

  
• AI is trained on YouTube videos. Now we can see which ones have been used.

  A search tool powered by The Atlantic lets users look up creators to see if their videos are being used to train generative AI.

  
• The parent company of Evernote and WeTransfer is acquiring pioneering video hub Vimeo for $1.38 billion

  Bending Spoons, a tech company that owns Evernote, WeTransfer, and Meetup, is acquiring pioneering online video platform Vimeo.

  
• TikTok says its search engine usage rivals Google among Gen Z
• 20 years of YouTube: In 2022, Minecraft fans made sure that Technoblade never dies
• France’s biggest streamer-led charity drive hits new peak by raising over €16 million
• “Twitch Plays Catan” while Schwab compares gameplay to real-life resource management
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: Nukes, F1, seed wars, horse girls
• YouTube’s NFL broadcast was a distinctive, record-breaking show, but some fans weren’t so enthused
• Have you heard? #TeamWater makes a splash, Colin and Samir press publish, and you can go on a ‘Chicken Shop Date’.
• Facebook is bringing Marketplace across the country in a custom Airstream