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YouTube is shifting its creator monetization strategy by acting as a matchmaker between creators and sponsors, as Netflix and TikTok increasingly woo creators (John Koblin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/media/youtube-creators-a…

YouTube Plays Matchmaker for Sponsors and Stars
The company is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix and TikTok.

YouTube is shifting its creator monetization strategy by acting as a matchmaker between creators and sponsors, as Netflix and TikTok increasingly woo creators (John Koblin/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/business/media/youtube-creators-a…

YouTube Plays Matchmaker for Sponsors and Stars
The company is trying to help streaming influencers, who are increasingly being wooed by competitors like Netflix and TikTok.

"24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected"
#Animals #Nature
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24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected | The Optimist Daily
In Poland, 16 scientists gave 24 deep-sea creatures their first formal identities. Until now, none of them could legally be discussed, conserved, or protected.

Oklahoma, where a Catholic charter school tried to get public money...
Drummond Sues State Board Over Handling of Jewish Charter School Application - Oklahoma Watch
https://oklahomawatch.org/2026/03/11/drummond-sues-state-board-over-handling-of-jewish-charter-school-application/

Facebook launches new tools to help creators detect and report impersonation, and updates guidelines to better define what it considers to be "original content" (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/13/facebook-make…

Facebook makes it easier for creators to report impersonators | TechCrunch
Facebook is making it easier for creators to report impersonators while tightening rules around reposts and other unoriginal content.

Enten: "It's not just one poll.
The five worst polls ever for any president on inflation,
they all belong to Donald Trump and they have all occurred in the last month.
What we're talking about here is the worst numbers ever.
Joe Biden isn't in there.
Jimmy Carter isn't in there."
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Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)
Enten: "It's not just one poll. The five worst polls ever for any president on inflation, they all belong to Donald Trump and they have all occurred in the last month. What we're talking about here is the worst numbers ever. Joe Biden isn't in there. Jimmy Carter isn't in there."

A look at Newpress, a production company and community platform for "creator journalists", which helps them build shows on platforms including YouTube (Hanaa' Tameez/Nieman Lab)
https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/03/with-new

With Newpress, Iz and Johnny Harris incubate video journalism for the creator era
A creator couple launched a wildly successful YouTube channel with longform video. Now they want to help other journalists do the same.

"24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected"
#Animals #Conservation

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected | The Optimist Daily
In Poland, 16 scientists gave 24 deep-sea creatures their first formal identities. Until now, none of them could legally be discussed, conserved, or protected.

Sources: HSBC and Standard Chartered are set to be among the first licensed stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong, as the city pushes to become a crypto hub (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/hsbc-standa…

A look at "YouTube whisperers" like Paddy Galloway and Mario Joos, a booming class of advisers that help popular YouTube creators grow their audiences (CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/10/youtube-advisors-mrbeast-top-creators-platfor…

Meet the YouTube whisperers, a booming class of advisors behind MrBeast and other million-dollar channels
A burgeoning group of YouTube strategists are charging big money to YouTubers who want to expand their popularity.