Netflix Is Betting on YouTubers. Here’s What It Gets Right and Wrong.

The Stokes Twins deal is a milestone for creators. But the bigger opportunity isn’t licensing YouTube videos, it’s helping creators make the next Netflix original.

The Next Phase of the Creator Economy Isn’t Just Content. It’s Creator Networks

Why LinkedIn, Forbes, and other are betting that the future of the creator economy is helping brands and creators do business together.

Cannes Lions 2026 Was a Turning Point for the Creator Economy

Creators took center stage, AI became infrastructure, and marketing dollars are shifting. Here’s what a week hosting conversations (and parties) across AI, creators, and marketing revealed about where the industry is headed next.

The YouTube-to-box-office model (and where it breaks)

Why some creator are succeeding in theaters while others never take the leap.

A Bombshell Just Entered the Creator Villa

CAA and TPG just launched a $250 million holding company to acquire, operate, and scale creator-led businesses.

When Politicians Buy Your Feed

As campaign dollars flow into the creator economy, the lines between political advertising, influence, and content are becoming harder to see.

Could This Technology End AI Slop?

Google’s SynthID is already embedded in billions of AI-generated files. The bigger question is whether platforms will use it to clean up their feeds.

The top creator summer events — and where I’ll be

From Cannes Lions to VidCon, these are the creator economy events shaping the second half of 2026.

We're All Living in the Clipping Economy

An army of paid clippers is reshaping virality, culture, and politics. The question is how much of what we see online is actually real.

How We Got 7,000+ Women to Join Our AI Challenge

The Robots Aren't Coming. They're Already Clocked In.

Journalism’s Power Structure Just Got Rewritten in DC

Why creators and infrastructure, not institutions, now define the press

The Band That’s Going Viral For Making Music More Ridiculously Human

The Quebec math-rock duo going viral by being everything AI music isn't

Is the Creator vs. Hollywood Debate Over?

Inside the room where that shift became real

OpenAI bought a media company. Here’s what that actually signals.

Why the TBPN deal says more about power, access, and narrative than views or revenue.

I Saw the New AI Documentary and Left with More Questions

The White House Just Dropped Its AI Rulebook. Here’s What You Actually Need to Know

The Trump administration's new AI framework wants Congress to set the rules before the states do.

SXSW 2026: Creators Aren’t Just Marketing Tools. They’re Media Companies

The creator economy moved from hype to infrastructure and SXSW made it clear

Did Big Tech’s Privacy Problem Just Get Worse?

Meta’s smart glasses, AI transcription tools, and the growing fight over who controls your data

The AI Race Was Never About Chatbots

I sat down to write about the Anthropic-Pentagon fight. Then, the U.S. and Israel struck Iran, killed its Supreme Leader, and set the Middle East on fire. These two stories aren't separate. They never were.

The $6.6 Billion Question Nobody's Really Asking

When Anton Osika told me that story on The AI Download, I had to sit with it for a second.

People Are Breaking Up With ChatGPT for Claude. But Why?

The AI honeymoon might be over and users are rethinking what trust and value actually look like in their AI tools.

New York Just Regulated AI Ads. Could Creators Be Next?

A new disclosure law, platform hypocrisy, and why transparency is about to become a trust signal.

Social Media on Trial: Accountability or Overcorrection?

While tech advocates warn of censorship, inaction isn’t an option either.

Is TikTok Over? The Transition, Policy Updates, and Why Users Are Jumping Off

From platform uncertainty to AI-powered civic action during unrest over ICE