Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5M over allegedly manipulated Twitch clips
The suit claims Jennings stripped context from a Twitch clip, escalating a dispute between the streamer and the political commentator over how creator footage i
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YouTube Q3 ad revenue rises 9% to $11.2B as Alphabet misses earnings estimates
YouTube's ad growth decelerated versus recent quarters and lagged Alphabet overall, a signal for creator ad rates and platform payouts.
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Canada weighs extending under-16 social media ban to Roblox, Minecraft and Discord
Expanding the proposed child ban to gaming and chat platforms would directly affect where younger creator audiences congregate.
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Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations
The letter follows allegations involving the streamer and fellow creator Rakai, part of a broader wave of personal-conduct disputes in the streaming world.
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Rockstar staff vote on union plan as GTA 6 launch nears
IWGB said employees will cast anonymous online ballots from Nov. 12 to 26, a notable labor test at a flagship game studio.
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Discord to let public server messages surface in Google search results
The change exposes previously walled community conversations to web search, with implications for creator communities and moderation.
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YouTuber ItalianBach calls on YouTube to scrap custom thumbnails to curb clickbait
The creator also criticized the platform's A/B testing of thumbnails, framing the tools as incentives for misleading packaging.
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Roblox users clone Counter-Strike, Left 4 Dead 2 and PS4 interface without permission
Recreations of major titles inside Roblox highlight persistent IP enforcement gaps on the platform.
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Remington Scott, digital-human pioneer on Lord of the Rings and Spider-Man, to head Eros Imagination
The motion-capture and Light Stage veteran will run a new creative technology unit, underscoring demand for digital-human pipelines across film and media.
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Rockstar faces GTA 6 launch details: reported file size and a Virgin Media $900 play-for-pay sweepstakes
Anticipation marketing around the Nov. 19 release keeps producing news, from storage requirements to a promotional stunt paying one fan to play for eight hours.
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ESRB names Netflix and MPA alum Orit Michiel president
Michiel takes over the game industry's self-regulatory rating body on Nov. 2, inheriting oversight of age and content ratings for games and apps.
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China's first fully AI-generated feature film flops at the box office
The miss comes months after a film mocked as "worse than AI" became a hit, complicating the case for automated production.
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Influencer Ocean Ramsey accused by former employees of unpaid training and forced freediving
Three ex-staffers at One Ocean Diving allege unpaid labor, bullying and physical intimidation, adding to scrutiny of influencer-run businesses.
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Trump says he wants to ban the term "AI," calling it a bad and inaccurate name
The remark targets terminology rather than technology but feeds into the broader political framing of AI policy.
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Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display and redesigned chassis
The long-rumored touch input arrives on Apple's high-end laptop line, a notable shift for creator hardware workflows.
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Sony unveils translucent DualSense controllers and matching PS5 console covers
The transparent hardware line revives a retro design motif for PlayStation accessories.
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Cyberpunk 2 reportedly to add multiplayer missions
A leak suggests the sequel could let players team up in Night City, a first for the series.
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Amelia Dimoldenberg's final Chicken Shop Date series to screen in theaters for one night
The Nov. 24 cinema event in the U.K., Ireland and Paris marks the end of the YouTube interview series after 12 years.
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