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• If long-form YouTube videos are your bedtime ritual, a new “sleep timer” is made for you
• Amazon wants you to buy its stuff while you’re watching TikTok

  Amazon has announced partnerships with TikTok and Pinterest that will allow users to buy some products directly from those apps.

  
• Want AI to help you generate ideas? YouTube invites creators to Brainstorm with Gemini.

  In a video on the Creator Insider channel, YouTube discussed a Brainstorm with Gemini feature that utilizes Google's AI model.

  
• ByteDance is getting into AI text-to-video. Can it avoid the issues that have plagued OpenAI?

  ByteDance has added to the generative AI race by rivaling OpenAI's Sora with a text-to-video program called Jimeng AI.

  
• Indian creators are dominating YouTube Shorts to the tune of 1 trillion views
• Views, views, views: Instagram standardizes its metrics to promote a multiformat approach
• A year ago, Kai Cenat’s live event caused chaos. With a “huge festival,” he’ll turn over a new leaf.
• Twitch drops the beat to turn up the volume on its music business
• Creators are ready for some football, and a firm backed by the Dallas Cowboys is leading the way
• Will 2024 be remembered as the influencer election?
• YouTube doesn’t want to interrupt your live stream, but also wants creators to make money
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: This time, Kendrick Lamar and Drake both finished second