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More YouTube creators are now making money from Shorts, the company’s TikTok competitor

More YouTube creators are now making money from Shorts, the company’s TikTok competitor

YouTube’s TikTok competitor, Shorts, is becoming a more significant part of the company’s monetization program. The company announced that more than a quarter of channels in its Partner Program are now earning money from the short-form videos. The milestone comes a little more than a year after YouTube began sharing ad revenue with creators making Shorts. YouTube says it currently…
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Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison

Sam Bankman-Fried just got sentenced to 25 years in prison

Disgraced former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was just sentenced to 25 years behind bars in a ruling handed forth New York's Southern District Court. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan announced the decision this morning. As posted by CNN, Bankman-Fried expressed regret for his actions and the people he harmed. "It's been excruciating to watch," he said. "Customers don't deserve any of…
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Vizio just announced a $999 86-inch 4K TV

Vizio just announced a $999 86-inch 4K TV

Walmart ag ’d have to sell a kidney to afford a giantg 4K TV for the living room. That is no longer true, as television prices continue to decline. Case in point? Vizio just announced a new 86-inch 4K smart TV that costs just $999. The first thing worth mentioning about the latest member of Vizio’s lineup of 4K televisions…
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Take-Two is buying Gearbox from Embracer for $460 million

Take-Two is buying Gearbox from Embracer for $460 million

More major changes are afoot on the business side of the video game world, as a notable name is changing hands once again. Take-Two Interactive (the parent company of Grand Theft Auto publisher Rockstar and others) has agreed to buy Gearbox Entertainment from the embattled Embracer Group. The deal is worth $460 million in stock and is expected to close…
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Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation

Meta and Google face claims of restricting reproductive health ads and fueling misinformation

A new report found Meta and Google are restricting reproductive health information in Asia, Africa and Latin America. MSI Reproductive Choices and the Center for Countering Digital Hate, which partnered on the report, claim that the companies have restricted local abortion providers' ads and allowed misinformation to fester, among other misdoings.  Take Mexico, which decriminalized abortion in 2023 but where…
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