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Kane Parsons, Curry Barker and the Multi-Million Dollar Battle for Gen Z Eyeballs
Hollywood studios are competing fiercely to sign young, internet-native horror filmmakers after two low-budget films aimed at Gen Z audiences, Obsession and Backrooms, became summer box office hits. The most prized target is 21-year-old Kane Parsons, director of A24’s Backrooms, whose film began as YouTube shorts and has become the studio’s highest-grossing release ever, prompting…
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Someone needs to step in and defend Cody Rhodes’ awful, terrible placekicking performance
At this year’s Fanatics Fest in New York City, a fan and sports convention likened to Comic-Con for sports enthusiasts, WWE star Cody Rhodes was filmed attempting a placekick and reportedly performed poorly, leaving him red-faced. The moment quickly drew attention online, with the article’s headline suggesting Rhodes deserves defending over the widely mocked clip.…
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Olive Garden becomes unlikely face of voter ID fight after restaurant’s policy goes viral
Olive Garden’s Never-Ending Pasta Pass, a promotional deal requiring photo identification to redeem, has become an unexpected flashpoint in the US debate over voter ID laws. Conservatives seized on the policy, pointing out that customers must show ID to access a discounted pasta offer while some Democrat-led states do not require voters to present identification…
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The Ultimate Self-Defense Championship Launching Female-Focused Spinoff Series On YouTube
The Ultimate Self-Defense Championship (USDC), a combat and self-defense competition series that airs on YouTube and social media, is expanding with a new female-focused spinoff show set to launch this summer. The move reflects the growing popularity of the format, which has racked up 150 million views online across three seasons, and signals broader ambitions…
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Lil Wayne To Host Weekly Video Podcast ‘The Joint Venture Show’ With Craig Carton
Rapper Lil Wayne is getting back into the podcast business and has teamed with sports talk radio veteran Craig Carton. The pair are launching The Joint Venture Show on July 22 on YouTube and other platforms. The weekly series is produced by Magilla Entertainment, the company behind Peacock’s O’ahu Shores and Discovery’s Moonshiners. It marks…
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Transgender Maine Senate candidate sparks online frenzy over response to debate question: ‘Can’t be serious’
A Maine Democratic Senate candidate, Ashley Webb, has drawn widespread mockery on social media after citing her work as a songwriter and author of self-published books as key qualifications for the US Senate during a televised primary debate. The remark came in response to a direct question about what qualifications she holds for the role,…
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‘Keep the energy coming’: MW4 devs swiftly fix ugly visual bug after first public gameplay footage went viral
Infinity Ward, developer of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, moved quickly to fix a visual bug after gameplay footage from the game’s first public showing went viral for the wrong reasons. The footage, filmed at a Kill Block mode demo at Fanatics Fest in New York, showed a muzzle flash bug on a DMR…
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Gavin Adcock drops new single ‘The Day I Hang It Up’ and country music fans are fired up
Country singer Gavin Adcock has released a new single titled “The Day I Hang It Up”, prompting a strong reaction from fans online. Adcock has rapidly become one of country music’s rising stars, known for blending party-friendly anthems with an outlaw-style image, and the release has added to the buzz surrounding his career. Details on…
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Top EU court clips YouTube’s intermediary defense over reviewed content
The Court of Justice of the European Union has ruled that Google cannot automatically claim “neutral intermediary” liability protection for YouTube content it has reviewed as part of a commercial partnership with a creator. The judgment stems from a €750,000 fine imposed on Google Ireland by Italy’s communications regulator in 2022 over gambling-promotion videos, and…
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AI music generator Suno has been hacked, detailing the data scraping of millions of songs from YouTube, Deezer, and Genius
Suno, the AI music generation company, has reportedly been hacked, with the breach exposing internal details about how the firm sourced training data for its models. The leaked material allegedly shows that Suno scraped millions of songs from platforms including YouTube, Deezer, and Genius, reigniting concerns over how AI music generators obtain the copyrighted material…