Instagram tests 90-minute uploads and a TV version in direct challenge to YouTube's living-room watch time
Instagram is testing uploads of up to 90 minutes and a TV app as it competes directly with YouTube for living-room watch time, with creator payouts still unclea
Tubefilter · +14 outlets
Apple responds to iPhone Duo reports of inner screens cracking within hours of launch
Apple acknowledged an issue with the iPhone Duo's inner display after buyers reported cracks within hours of the foldable's launch.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Canada weighs extending under-16 social media ban to Roblox, Minecraft and Discord
Canada may broaden its proposed under-16 social media ban to cover gaming platforms including Roblox, Minecraft and Discord.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Mastercard partners with MrBeast's Beast Industries to bring payment perks to creators
Mastercard will fold payment and perks services into the creator economy through a partnership with MrBeast's Beast Industries.
Tubefilter · +7 outlets
Tubi unveils ten TikTok-star-led originals from its creator incubator program
Fox-owned Tubi detailed ten original shows fronted by TikTok stars as part of its creator incubator program.
Tubefilter · +4 outlets
Discord to make public server messages discoverable through Google search
Messages from certain public Discord servers will begin appearing in Google and other search results.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations
Kai Cenat's legal move follows allegations from former friend Reggie Travers involving the streamer and fellow creator Rakai.
Dexerto · +7 outlets
Firefox goes nostalgic with YouTube-OG ad campaign as Mozilla adds AI form filling to Smart Window
Mozilla is courting former users with a nostalgia-driven campaign featuring YouTube OGs, alongside new AI features in its Smart Window browsing mode.
The Verge · +3 outlets
YouTube teams with Bloomsbury and BookTubers to promote the latest ACOTAR release
YouTube partnered with publisher Bloomsbury and BookTubers, including Haley Pham, to promote the newest A Court of Thorns and Roses installment.
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Roblox users clone Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2 and PS4 games without permission
Users rebuilt Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2 and a PS4 interface on Roblox without permission from the rights holders.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Forbes examines when advertisers can trust Google and Meta's AI-driven ad buying
AI now drives much of Google and Meta ad buying, raising questions about when advertisers can trust automated campaign decisions.
Forbes · +2 outlets
Pokimane addresses Atrioc deepfake controversy as streamer responds to criticism
Pokimane revisited Atrioc's 2023 deepfake controversy, drawing a public response from the streamer.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Twitch streamer El Komanche found dead at home in Mexico at age 30
Carlos Mauricio Gomez, known as El Komanche, was a popular Salvadoran streamer.
Dexerto · +6 outlets
Smash Bros creator Sakurai criticizes AI games for copying human-made systems
Masahiro Sakurai said AI-generated games cannot match the originality of human developers because they copy existing systems.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
MrBeast leads weekly YouTube views as SASHA SHOW tops subscriber growth for second week
MrBeast topped the weekly global view ranking with 1.27 billion weekly views, while SASHA SHOW led subscriber gains for a second straight week.
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China's first fully AI-generated feature film flops at the box office
The AI-generated feature bombed after a film mocked for poor visuals became a box office hit months earlier.
Dexerto · +5 outlets
Chronicle Media pitches AI audience-prediction modeling for creators and studios
Chronicle Media is pitching AI-based audience prediction to creators, studios and brands before projects launch.
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Shark influencer Ocean Ramsey accused of unpaid training and workplace bullying
Three former employees of One Ocean Diving accused owner Ocean Ramsey of unpaid training, workplace bullying and physical intimidation.
Dexerto · +1 outlets