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• Want AI to help you generate ideas? YouTube invites creators to Brainstorm with Gemini.
• Hollywood turns to TikTok to fill seats in empty theaters—and it seems like it’s working

  TikTok says it "has the power to breathe new life into past programming, just as effectively as the latest blockbuster hit." It might be right.

  
• 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

  Led by channels like Anaya Kandhal and KL BRO Biju Rithvik, YouTube Shorts content has reached one trillion views in India.

  
• VTubers want to hold IRL events with fans, too. Hololive is making it happen.
• Views, views, views: Instagram standardizes its metrics to promote a multiformat approach
• Prime gets hit with $68 million lawsuit–its biggest one yet
• 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
• Roblox bets on ecommerce by selling tickets to ‘Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice’
• 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?
• YouTuber launches first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit against OpenAI
• YouTube doesn’t want to interrupt your live stream, but also wants creators to make money
• Podcasters are making hundreds of millions of dollars on Patreon
• Top 5 Branded Videos of the Week: This time, Kendrick Lamar and Drake both finished second
• Jake Paul raises $14 million for body care brand W as more investors buy into creator products
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• MrBeast’s team blames ‘Beast Games’ filming issues on weather and CrowdStrike incident, says it wants to “learn from this experience”
• Twitch lost 10% of market share to YouTube and Kick
• MrBeast apologizes for past “inappropriate language,” has yet to address alleged safety issues on ‘Beast Games’
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