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Topgolf's founders raised $34M to shake up a new sport. A 28-page deal memo reveals their plans.
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A startup that helps you copy influencers' stock trades just raised $30 million. Read its pitch deck.
Dub, a fintech startup, raised $30 million in Series A funding to expand its platform, which helps users copy stock trades from financial influencers.
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Meta's advertisers didn't flinch after it shook up content moderation
Meta rolled back fact checking and content moderation in Q1, and advertisers showed they weren't spooked.
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I quit my dream job at YouTube to become a creator. Now I have a business on track for $10 million in yearly revenue.
Alex Costa left his dream job at YouTube to become a full-time creator. Today, his startup is on track for $10 million in revenue this year.
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LinkedIn wants a bigger slice of the creator economy
LinkedIn is going big on video, courting creators like "The Diary of a CEO" podcast host Steven Bartlett.
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Making MrBeast: How Jimmy Donaldson went from shy kid to YouTube's top creator and built a business worth billions
MrBeast is the top YouTuber on earth with the most subscribers. But the 26-year-old, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, keeps some details private.
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Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says the government is risking the privacy of Google users in their 'most vulnerable moments'
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the proposed antitrust remedy wouldn't protect people while they're searching in "their most vulnerable moments."
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How YouTuber Kenny Beecham got the NBA Commissioner on his podcast and Peyton Manning's company to produce it
Kenny Beecham's podcast interview with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver highlights the league's collaboration with content creators to drive growth.
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Advertisers are thinking about tariffs, but they haven't cut spending. Check back in a month, says an industry veteran.
If warnings about the impact of tariffs on the US economy come true, ad spending will crater. But it hasn't so far, Smartly CEO Laura Desmond says.
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Snap was already struggling. Then came Trump's tariffs.
CFRA analyst Angelo Zino wrote that the lack of second-quarter guidance "is not sitting well with investors"
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Meta's AI app is tapping creators for help as it takes on ChatGPT
Meta has launched a new stand-alone app: Meta AI. It has a social feed and the company onboarded creators ahead of launching to seed it.
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Conservatives say Disney's become too 'woke.' The company's most passionate fans aren't buying it.
Disney is caught in the culture-war crosshairs of Trump's second term. It's been an advocate for inclusivity, but recently changed some DEI policies.
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The chairman of a failed 'TikTok killer' pleaded guilty to lying to investors to inflate the company's stock
Roderick Vanderbilt, the former chairman of Vinco Ventures, pleaded guilty in April to a conspiracy charge. The company hyped a failed TikTok rival.
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The one brand that rules Coachella
The top brands at Coachella this year included fashion brands like Revolve and a few new players in skincare.
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An internal Meta planning deck reveals its early strategy for Threads, code-named Project 92
Meta's FTC antitrust trial reveals the company's planning deck for its Twitter-like app, Threads.
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Donald Trump is threatening the press because he doesn't like his poll numbers. Can you afford to ignore him?
Donald Trump says The New York Times and others should face "election fraud" investigations after they published unflattering polls. Is it just a threat?
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Hollywood found a new moneymaker with branded content. Trump and his tariffs are crashing the party.
Agencies and consultants that work with brands say film projects have been canceled or put on hold because of tariff-related uncertainty.
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The big phone and cable companies are in a brutal fight. That's good for you. What about them?
Broadband cable companies want to offer you phone service — and phone companies want to offer you broadband. Who will win this competition?
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Disney's constant reboots and sequels are even irritating its superfans
Disney has leaning into sequels and remakes, but some superfans are growing tired of it. "It just seems like a cash grab," one Disney adult said.
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Revealing my identity on YouTube was scary, but it transformed my life and career
Kristi Cook, the YouTube creator behind the Spill Sesh, says everything changed for her after she revealed her identity to her followers.
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How college basketball star Flau'jae Johnson scored more than 40 NIL deals and is putting her money to work for her
College basketball star Flau'jae Johnson has inked about 40 NIL deals and invests in building passive income and growing her wealth.
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7 former YouTube execs describe pivotal moments in its rise from pirate ship to king of video
From chief product officer Shishir Mehrotra to originals head Susanne Daniels, YouTube employees reflect on key moments in the platform's history.
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A Google breakup would rewire the ad business. Here's how top marketers are responding.
While big marketers have long pushed Google for more transparency, they rely on its reach and lack alternatives, ad insiders said.
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TikTok is taking power away from a top US shopping exec
TikTok is shaking up the management of its US shopping team, moving Nico Le Bourgeois under a former Douyin executive.
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Burned out on dating apps? This startup founder says AI can help.
Sitch is an AI matchmaking dating app. It's launching new voice tools and expanding to additional cities.
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Who are the maniacs out there who want to watch YouTube at 4x speed?
Some speedier playback options make a lot of sense on YouTube, but the actual use cases for 4x are probably pretty scant.
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Roblox CEO says he wants to protect your kids — but you're going to need to pitch in, too.
Roblox CEO David Baszucki discusses safety concerns as the gaming platform attracts 85 million daily users, with 40% under the age of 13.
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Instagram's new feature finally shows your friends what a weird little gremlin you are
Your Instagram reels algorithm is the most revealing thing you can share. Now you can with a new feature called "Blend."
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Some of the most powerful women in sports gather once a year at this cocktail party
Over the last 15 years, an annual cocktail party for women in sports has fostered networking, career advancement, and support among leaders.
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The trade war is coming for influencer plushies
As the US-China trade war rages on, influencers are worried that tariffs will raise the price of plush toys, or plushies, beyond what fans can afford.
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Read the exit memo by '60 Minutes' boss Bill Owens, who said he lost editorial independence
The longtime producer Bill Owens has quit "60 Minutes" as CBS faces a $10 million lawsuit from Donald Trump over an interview it aired last year.
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Why Mark Zuckerberg was worried about Instagram hurting Facebook — and what he tried to do about it
Internal Meta emails from the FTC's antitrust lawsuit detail tensions between Instagram and Facebook.
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Netflix is name-checking 3 hit shows as it seeks its next creator franchise
On the heels of the Amazon hit "Beast Games," Netflix is floating competition shows involving digital creators.
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A data startup working with Formula 1 raised $5 million to expand betting on niche and emerging sports
ALT Sports Data, founded by GoPro alums, raised $5 million to drive betting and fan engagement for niche and emerging sports like Formula 1.
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Ben Affleck says California needs to do more to keep Hollywood in Hollywood
Ben Affleck said California had taken film production "for granted a little bit" and called on officials to offer better tax rebates to producers.
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'Sinners' is a box-office winner, making $45 million on its opening weekend
"Sinners," Ryan Coogler's vampire drama, did better than expected to top the US box office on its opening weekend, overtaking "A Minecraft Movie."
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JD Vance's 'Chinese peasants' comment adds fuel to trade war tensions on Chinese social media
Anger against Vance's comments in China has spilled over into discussions related to US tariffs on China.
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Netflix isn't worried about the economy. These charts show why.
"Netflix is a tremendous value in absolute terms and certainly in competitive terms," co-CEO Ted Sarandos said.
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Netflix is charging ahead as one of the stock market's favorite recession plays
Netflix is outperforming the S&P 500 by nearly 20 percentage points as investors continue to view it as a safe play during uncertain times.
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MrBeast's Vegas hotel fail justifies his new business strategy
The YouTube star has recently brought more of his operations in-house, hiring a COO and other executive positions.
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Netflix co-CEO says he suspects you'll see video podcasts 'find their way' to the streamer
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said video podcasts could be the next format to show up on the streamer as it looks for creators in all areas.
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This is Mark Zuckerberg's theory of why Facebook is losing cultural relevancy
Emails presented during the Meta's FTC antitrust trial reveal Mark Zuckerberg's worries about Facebook.
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Netflix delivers a big beat in first earnings report without subscriber numbers
Netflix reported its first-quarter earnings results on Thursday, and its report looked a little bit different this time.
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Leaked TikTok memo reveals changes to its e-commerce division that give more power to Chinese and Singaporean leaders
TikTok Shop is restructuring its governance and experience e-commerce team in markets like LATAM, leaning on global leaders from China and Singapore.
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How brands are getting into the TV and movie game as they try to combat ad fatigue
People are increasingly tired of seeing ads, so big brands, from Walmart to Chick-fil-A, are funding filmed entertainment like movies and TV.
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Read the pitch decks of 9 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions
Social networking and dating startups used these pitch decks to raise venture capital funding rounds.
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Netflix earnings: 5 things Wall Street will be watching closely as the streamer stops reporting subscriber numbers
Wall Street will be especially focused on ad sales progress now that the company will no longer report quarterly subscription numbers.
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TikTok is adding community notes, but it's taking a different approach than Meta and X
TikTok said it will continue to work with 20 International Fact-Checking Network-accredited organizations.
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A former NFL player turned a football side project into a business with around $850,000 in sales in under a year
Former NFL quarterback Kurt Benkert and cofounder Matt Blakely redesigned the football with The Dime Lab and turned it into a budding business.
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