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• YouTube protests Billboard’s new formula by pulling data from music charts
• YouTube invites creators to use Gemini tool to make video games

  A tool powered by AI model Gemini is letting YouTube creators like Sambucha develop and release their own casual games.

  
• Will the youths get thrifty-luxe on TikTok?

  
• YouTube inks deal to broadcast the Oscars in 2029 and beyond

  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that YouTube will replace ABC as the Oscars broadcaster starting in 2029.

  
• Netflix poaches top YouTube video podcasts
• YouTube expands AI Portraits to turn creators into chatbots
• Snapchat’s year-end recap summarizes a year that sent users to 6-7 heaven
• A DraftKings co-founder just launched a company to “build empires” for creators
• After paying out $100,000 to creators in 2025, Fairground is ready to advance AI artistry in 2026
• Meta is (reportedly) letting scammers target its users, so long as it keeps making the big ad dollars
• Kick CEO confirms the platform will turn on ads “at some point”
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: YouTube Recap pepperoni