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By: James Hale
In his 2026 letter to creators, CEO Neal Mohan said YouTube is "focused on" making its platform a "premier shopping destination" where viewers can buy YouTube and Amazon have officially joined forces, and will let U.S.-based creators who are enrolled in both the YouTube Partner Program and the Amazon Influencer Program (or Amazon Associate Program) sell Amazon products directly within their long- and short-form videos.
By: James Hale
In case you've somehow missed all of this, a quick tl;dr: Good Good, one of YouTube's most well-known golf channels, collabed with golf equipment company Callaway to create and distribute its own official driver. But the ad Good Good produced (and Callaway approved) to promote the driver featured Good Good co-founder Garrett Clark shoving former pro golfer/influencer Alexis Miestowski to the ground and then leaning over her, telling her to never touch his driver
By: James Hale
“I have a nine year old son and I am a YouTuber, so I do find myself being OK with him watching YouTube,” Green said in a statement. “I think watching videos is absolutely fine for kids, but I want my kid to do it in a way that feels good for both of us and doesn't create a bunch of extra conflict. And I have to say, when the time is up and the app just turns off and my son puts it away and we get on with our day, it feels like a magic trick.”
By: James Hale
This past April, Markiplier went to GoPro ‘s booth at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, hoping to see its first interchangeable lens cinema camera, the Mission 1 Pro ILS , ahead of its Sept. 2 release date. They wouldn't show it to him.
After last week's full stock of newcomers MrBeast is back at #1–with a very MrBeast-y video.
By: James Hale
“The competition is a series of tests that are harder than anything you've seen. And unlike what I do, this will not be recorded, televised, streamed, or uploaded anywhere for the world to see. No audience. No clout. Just the games.”
By: James Hale
“As the first creator to reach 500 million YouTube subscribers, Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, is always pushing the boundaries of what's possible,” Google said in an official company blog post . “Now, he's tapping into Gemini to help him execute wilder concepts, showing his fans how they can use AI to help turn impossibly big ideas into reality. Along the way, he'll also show how Google Health can support their daily fitness and wellness goals.”
Roblox says U.S.-based creators making games and purchasable items on its platform had a GDP impact of $752 million in 2025 –a 69% jump from what they generated in 2024.
By: James Hale
Rockstar doesn't put out games very often. Grand Theft Auto VI is about to debut a full thirteen years after GTA V arrived on scene. Red Dead Redemption
Its data showed that “feed surfaces” like homepage hovering, “up next” autoplay, and recommended shelves produce a whopping 38% of all public views across YouTube
