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• 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
• Machinima Ceases All Consumer-Facing Operations, Lays Off Most Of Staff
• Machinima Signs ‘Mortal Kombat,’ ‘Resident Evil’ Screenwriter Greg Russo To Development Deal
• Livestreaming Ecommerce Platform Talkshoplive Wants To Democratize The Home Shopping Experience
• Machinima Names Digital Ad Vet Steve Reed VP Of Brand Partnerships
• Machinima Ramps Up Twitch Presence With Always-On Channel
• Machinima’s ‘Transformers’ Series Returns To Go90 With MatPat, Tay Zonday (Trailer)
• Top 50 Live.me Broadcaster Rankings • Week Of 10/30/2017