Animated

• Investors deliver $265 million funding round to Whatnot as live shopping gets hotter
• TikTok CEO meets Trump at Mar-a-Lago in last-ditch effort to thwart U.S. ban

  With the U.S. law forcing ByteDance to divest or ban TikTok set to take effect, Shou Zi Chew is appealing to President-elect Donald Trump.

  
• YouTube will let creators consent to AI training (and opt them out by default)

  YouTube is letting creators choose whether their content is used to train AI models like Google's Veo. By default, consent will not be given.

  
• India to get big influencer boxing moment with Logan Paul/Conor McGregor fight

  Former UFC star Conor McGregor said that he has agreed to fight Logan Paul in a boxing match that will take place in India.

  
• Instagram turns creator-led channels into two-way streets
• ‘Wallace & Gromit’ Studio Launches YouTube Channel To Showcase Up-And-Coming Animators
• Adi Shankar, Frederator Studios Reportedly Developing ‘Castlevania’ Series Adaptation
• Stan Lee Creates A New Superhero For Rovio’s New Animation Platform
• You Can Watch This Year’s Best Animated Short Film On YouTube
• Fred Seibert’s Animated YouTube Network Picks Up Simon’s Cat
• PBS Animates Jimi Hendrix’s Last Interview, It’s Purple And It’s Great
• Canada Gets A $3 Million Animated Online Comedy Program