The new Hollywood: working for YouTubers, starring in mini-dramas, and building side hustles

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Hollywood pros are finding work in adjacent creative fields post Peak TV.

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Influencers are suing PayPal over its browser extension Honey

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New data reveals who is hiring in the creator economy

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The TikTok ban is headed to the Supreme Court

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TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, pictured here at a congressional hearing, met with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in December.

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Will TikTok be banned? Here are the latest details on the app's legal fight to stay in the US and Trump's options

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TikTok CEO Shou Chew is fighting for his company's future in the US.

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Influencers are putting together their post-TikTok plans as a potential ban looms

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Lifestyle and fashion creator Joseph Arujo said he no longer solely relies on TikTok for his business.

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LinkedIn influencers say they're seeing big engagement boosts by posting TikTok-like videos

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LinkedIn has a TikTok-like video feed.

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YouTuber Connor Franta accuses business partners of siphoning more than $1 million from Heard Well. They deny it.

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Connor Franta is accusing his business partners at Heard Well in a lawsuit of siphoning money from their company. The business partners deny it.

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How hustle icon Gary Vee found his inner Ted Lasso

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The hustle mindset made Gary Vaynerchuk famous. But another quality has been increasingly important to the 49-year-old serial entrepreneur's staying power: empathy.

Exclusive Spotify data shows the top 10 rising star podcast creators on the platform in 2024

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The "Hawk Tuah Girl," Haliey Welch, launched a podcast that gained rapid momentum on Spotify.

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