Why are so many YouTubers quitting?

In a nutshell YouTubers quit for various reasons, such as burnout, waning passion for the craft and wanting to focus on creating — not running a business. As YouTube approaches its 20th anniversary, it’s likely that more long-time creators will retire from YouTube. Despite stepping back from their original platforms or content, many retired YouTubers…

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Fidelity marks down X valuation by 71.5%

Mutual fund company Fidelity has marked down its investment in X holdings — the parent company of X (formerly Twitter) owned by Elon Musk — by 71.5% from the original valuation of shares, according to a new disclosure. Fidelity spent $19.2 million to acquire a stake in X back in October 2022. The fund manager…

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Senators want to declassify TikTok briefing

To improve public awareness of potential concerns related to the Chinese ownership of TikTok, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn are pushing for the declassification of the app’s briefings.  They draw attention to worries about national security, describing TikTok as a “weapon” in China’s hands. The case for a forced TikTok sale…

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How to ride TikTok trends

In a nutshell TikTok trends encompass a wide variety of elements like sounds, dances, hashtags and video formats, and identifying them requires understanding and tracking trending hashtags and monitoring the TikTok Discover Page. Macro trends for 2023 on TikTok include actionable entertainment, promoting joy and well-being, and fostering community-built ideals, emphasizing authentic and engaging content….

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Top 10 Soft Skills Among AI Talent

The most distinctive soft skill among occupations with the highest AI talent share is design thinking — a systematic approach to problem-solving that centers the user or customer. That’s especially important when building new AI tools, which need to be as intuitive and frictionless as possible for non-technical users.  Operations management, also called operational excellence,…

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