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• At Cannes, ByteDance brings generative AI films into the market
• UMG’s new TikTok and Spotify deals are what we should expect in the age of AI

  In its latest deal with TikTok, Universal Music Group said it's all about "[promoting] human artistry." That's a pretty statement--but if you think it means UMG is anti-AI, think again.

  
• Have you heard? Saluting Patriotic Kenny, visiting 30 NBA arenas, and meeting a new shark

  Patriotic Kenny passed away, Justin Leusner visited all 30 NBA arenas, and a creator encountered a rare type of shark.

  
• YouTube is starting to test a “Top Fans” distribution option limited to the uppermost 1% of viewers

  YouTube is beginning to roll out a "Top Fans" option that lets creators limit video distribution to the top 1% of their viewers.

  
• MrBeast’s build kits are in the (Kids) Club at a Lowe’s location near you
• After 10 years and 50 million subscribers, now’s the time for Genevieve’s Playhouse to hit the toy aisle
• Spotify is doing creator memberships, and also AI-generated podcasts
• Are male and female social media accounts floating in gendered political bubbles?
• Zohran Mamadani’s Twitch show brings government “where New Yorkers already are”
• Tom Brady is the football GOAT. Now, on YouTube, he wants to be the football trivia GOAT.
• Podcasts raked in $9.2B last year, with video content “changing the picture.” But what makes a podcast a podcast?
• Duolingo takes screen time limits to the next level by blocking other apps until you finish studying