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Fri, Oct 30, 3:16 PM ET

Feed18 stories ›

Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Picard and X-Men's Professor X, dies at 86
WSJ's obituary confirms the death of the actor whose 26-year Professor X run Marvel says ends with Avengers: Doomsday.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
YouTube Q3 ad revenue rises 9% to $11.2B as Premium and Music subscribers top 150 million
Alphabet missed overall earnings estimates even as YouTube's living room TV viewing now drives about one-third of its ad revenue.
The Hollywood Reporter · +5 outlets
Instagram offers YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form horizontal videos
Meta is chasing YouTube's TV watch time and ad dollars by paying creators to adopt its newly announced long-form format.
Dexerto · +9 outlets
YouTube tests policy letting creators delete violating videos to avoid permanent bans
The test gives some creators a path to save channels from termination by removing rule-breaking content.
Dexerto
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion
The deal would consolidate US food and grocery delivery and is expected to bring subscription changes.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
TikTok launches user-generated restaurant guide Must Eat
The feature extends TikTok's local discovery push into food recommendations, competing with Google Maps and Yelp.
Forbes · +14 outlets

YouTube18 stories ›

YouTube tests letting creators delete rule-breaking videos to avoid channel termination
The policy test would give some creators a way to save their channels instead of facing permanent bans.
Dexerto
Instagram reportedly offers YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form horizontal videos
Meta's platform is paying creators directly as it pushes a new horizontal long-form format against YouTube's TV watch time.
Dexerto · +4 outlets
YouTube Premium and Music subscribers pass 150 million as Q3 ad revenue tops $11 billion
Alphabet disclosed record subscription numbers alongside 9 percent year-over-year ad growth, with living room TV viewing now one-third of ad revenue.
Tubefilter · +4 outlets
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men actor, dies at 86
Stewart was best known for playing Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
True crime channel EWU slams YouTube's extreme censorship after losing monetization
The channel's demonetization adds to creator complaints about how YouTube enforces advertiser-friendly content rules.
Dexerto
Google says AI-equipped satellite returned its first response from space
The test booted TPUs in orbit and ran an on-board model, a step toward off-planet AI compute.
The Verge · +8 outlets

Twitch18 stories ›

Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over allegedly manipulated Twitch clips
The lawsuit tests how far streamers can pursue defamation-style claims over edited clips of their broadcasts recirculated by political commentators.
Dexerto · +11 outlets
YouTube pulls in $11.2 billion in Q3 ad revenue as living room TV viewing drives one-third of it
Alphabet's Q3 earnings show YouTube's TV-screen audience now generates a third of its ad revenue, alongside a record 150 million Premium and Music subscribers.
Tubefilter · +7 outlets
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in deal with subscription changes
The acquisition would consolidate two major US delivery platforms and reshape how customers order food and groceries online.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Instagram offers YouTubers up to $500,000 to post in its new long-form horizontal format
Meta is paying creators to seed a TV-style horizontal video format as it competes with YouTube for living room watch time and ad dollars.
Tubefilter · +7 outlets
Patrick Stewart dies at 86
The actor was best known for playing Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek and Charles Xavier in X-Men.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
YouTube tests lower payout thresholds to help creators in developing economies cash out
The YouTube Partner Program trial in the US, India, and Indonesia lets some creators claim AdSense revenue sooner.
Tubefilter · +6 outlets

Platforms18 stories ›

Patrick Stewart, 'Star Trek' captain and 'X-Men' star, dies at 86
Tributes from William Shatner, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman and other co-stars followed the death of the actor who led Star Trek: The Next Generation and played P
The Hollywood Reporter · +13 outlets
YouTube Q3 ad revenue growth slows to 9%, reaching $11.2 billion
YouTube's ad business still expanded but lagged Alphabet's overall growth as the company missed earnings estimates.
Variety · +6 outlets
People Inc. lays off 195 staffers, about 6% of workforce, citing rapid media changes
The publisher of People and Entertainment Weekly joins a wave of media job cuts as audience and advertising patterns shift.
Variety · +4 outlets
Anthropic IPO filing warns AI could pose catastrophic or existential risk
The risk disclosures raise questions about how investors should value a company betting on a technology it says could be dangerous.
The Verge · +13 outlets
Amazon Q3 ad revenue growth slows as company undershoots earnings estimates
Amazon attributed the softer ad numbers in part to shifting Prime Day timing and unfavorable foreign exchange rates.
Variety · +2 outlets
Reddit's CEO says Google's AI Mode 'does not drive traffic'
The comment adds to publisher concerns that AI-generated search summaries are siphoning referrals away from the open web.
The Verge · +14 outlets

Creators18 stories ›

YouTube Q3 ad revenue rises 9% to $11.2B as Alphabet misses earnings estimates
Slower YouTube ad growth matters for creator payouts since platform ad revenue underpins the partner program and Shorts monetization.
Variety
Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5M over allegedly manipulated Twitch clips
The lawsuit turns a political clip-editing dispute into a high-profile test of how context-stripped stream clips are treated legally.
Dexerto · +7 outlets
Patrick Stewart dies at 86
The actor's death marks the loss of a figure central to Star Trek and X-Men, both staples of fan and creator culture.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17 billion in deal that includes subscription changes
Consolidation in delivery could reshape creator food-content partnerships, affiliate deals, and sponsored ordering promotions.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Reddit plans shift toward a primarily logged-in experience for users
Requiring logins would reduce anonymous browsing and change how outside audiences and aggregators consume community content.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
White House pushes to keep the podcast election going
The strategy underscores how podcast and creator media have become a primary political communication channel in the US.
Bloomberg · +13 outlets

Podcasts18 stories ›

White House pushes podcast strategy into 2026 midterms as podcast election era shifts
Both parties are leaning on podcast appearances to reach voters, though 2026 dynamics differ from 2024 as hosts and audiences show political fatigue.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
Spotify adds podcast Q&A, memberships and personal audio features
New creator monetization and audience interaction tools deepen Spotify's push into podcasting beyond pure listening.
ChannelLife Australia · +14 outlets
SiriusXM podcast ad sales jump 20% as advertiser demand outpaces available inventory
Strong podcast ad demand at SiriusXM signals continued advertiser appetite for the format even as broader media ad growth slows.
https://www.podcastnewsdaily.com/
Netflix hires former Apple Podcasts marketing head to lead podcast content acquisition
Netflix staffing up podcast content acquisition suggests it is building a podcast slate to complement its video library.
Net Influencer · +13 outlets
beehiiv launches podcast advertising tools with no minimum download requirement
Opening podcast ad buying to creators of all sizes could broaden the pool of shows that can sell sponsorships directly.
Net Influencer · +4 outlets
MeidasTouch takes podcast network to streaming TV with 24/7 news channel
The progressive podcast network's move into always-on streaming reflects podcast brands expanding into video-first distribution.
https://www.podcastnewsdaily.com/ · +2 outlets

Gaming18 stories ›

Activision apologizes, removes real Itaewon crowd crush footage from Modern Warfare 4 after backlash
Using real footage from the 2022 South Korean tragedy in a game drew swift criticism, prompting Activision to confirm the clip will be patched out.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Microsoft Q1: Xbox revenue dips 2% as hardware falls 14%, first-party content partly offsets
Microsoft beat overall expectations with $92.3B in revenue, but its gaming division continued to see hardware declines.
Gamesindustry · +4 outlets
Roblox Q3 beats expectations with revenue up 16% to $1.6bn despite bookings falling 12%
The platform's bookings decline to $1.7bn reflects shifting monetization metrics even as top-line revenue grew year over year.
Gamesindustry
Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox over pro-Palestinian BDS boycott
The indie studio's move follows a broader wave of political boycotts affecting game storefronts.
Gamesindustry · +9 outlets
YouTube tests policy letting creators delete rule-breaking videos to avoid permanent bans
The experiment gives some creators a path to save their channels by removing content that violates platform rules.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Patrick Stewart dies aged 86
The actor was widely known for Star Trek's Jean-Luc Picard and X-Men's Charles Xavier, roles that shaped gaming and genre fandom.
Dexerto · +13 outlets

Economy18 stories ›

Binance hit by $6.3 billion hack, the largest crypto theft on record; $3 billion frozen
Binance suspended deposits and withdrawals after hackers siphoned $6.3 billion, the biggest heist in crypto history, with investigators and reports blaming susp
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
Nasdaq 100 set to enter correction as AI spending fears and weak big-tech earnings roil markets
The index is down about 10% from its Oct. 6 record as investors react to soaring AI capex at Amazon and a bleak Intel PC outlook, with Asian chip stocks also sl
Bloomberg · +13 outlets
Amazon taps $80 billion supplier loan facility to help fund AI buildout
Amazon set up supplier financing arrangements to borrow against hardware purchases, a move to preserve financial flexibility as AI spending climbs.
Bloomberg · +6 outlets
Intel posts worst stock rout in four decades on weak PC forecast
A deepening PC slump and supply-chain snags drove Intel's bleak outlook, renewing doubts about its turnaround.
Bloomberg · +2 outlets
AI borrowing binge drives record global bond sales and widens credit stress
Debt raised to fund AI infrastructure is pushing bond issuance to records while hedging costs and default-clause worries rise across corporate credit.
Bloomberg.com · +3 outlets
Anthropic IPO filing draws scrutiny over risk factors and timing
Anthropic's S1 filing revived debate about AI bubble risk and whether the company's listing is well timed, with commentary questioning how investors price catas
The Verge · +10 outlets