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Men spent their holiday obsessed with a peanut

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 12:50

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Twitch streamer TheBurntPeanut is pictured. — TheBurntPeanut is blowing up on Twitch, the Amazon-owned livestreaming service.
Screenshot via Twitch/@TheBurntPeanut

Tech, Media, twitch, gaming, vtuber, Streaming, YouTuber

I download dozens of new apps every year. Here are my favorite social media alternatives to TikTok and Instagram.

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business, Style

Phoen with apps — sankai/Getty Images

Media, Tech, limited-synd, social-media, social-networking, vibe-coding, Instagram

Read the emails an AI startup founder sent Mark Cuban before securing his investment

Mon, 01/05/2026 - 04:45

Tech Insider : Business, Politics, Technology

mark cuban — Mark Cuban in season two.
Craig Sjodin / Getty

Media, limited-synd, Media, mark-cuban, Investment, seed-funding, clipbook

Podcasts face a major test in 2026: Can they make it big on TV screens?

Sun, 01/04/2026 - 05:02

Tech Insider : Business, Sports

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - DECEMBER 02: Charlamagne tha God speaks onstage at day 2 of the 2025 HOPE Global Forum at Signia by Hilton Atlanta on December 02, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images) — Charlamagne Tha God is among the podcasters coming to Netflix.
Paras Griffin/Getty Images

Media, Tech, podcasting, limited-synd, youtube, netflix, fox

Creators have broken through and become Hollywood's new power players

Sat, 01/03/2026 - 11:39

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Sports

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA - MARCH 10: Influencer Mark Rober is seen in attendance during a match between Inter Miami and CF Montréal at DRV PNK Stadium on March 10, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images) — Mark Rober is the latest YouTube star to get a Netflix deal.
Rich Storry/Getty Images

Media, Advertising, creator-economy, Hollywood, limited-synd, youtube, netflix

The 3 creator economy trends that helped startups pull in millions from investors heading into 2026

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 11:48

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Technology

Whatnot cofounders Logan Head and Grant LaFontaine. — Whatnot cofounders Logan Head and Grant LaFontaine.
Whatnot

Media, Tech, artificial-intelligence, social-shopping, social-media, Influencers, creator-economy

AI startups are raising millions to disrupt Hollywood. Read the pitch decks 8 used to get funding.

Fri, 01/02/2026 - 08:57

Tech Insider : Business

AI firm Wonder Studios' London team. — Wonder Studios' London team.
Wonder Studios

Media, Tech, limited-synd, Hollywood, film-production, venture-capital, pitch-decks

Soapy micro dramas face a reckoning in 2026 after capturing Hollywood's attention

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 05:21

Tech Insider : Business, Style

CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 22:(L-R) Siyu Karneboge, Nicole Mattox, Seth Edeen and Bofan Zhang speak at the ReelShort Wings Of Fire Screening at The Culver Theater on April 22, 2025 in Culver City, California. (Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for ReelShort) — A screening for leading short-drama app ReelShort's 'Wings of Fire.'
Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for ReelShort

Media, limited-synd, tiktok, micro-dramas, vertical-video, reel-short, dramabox

TikTok's transformation into a shopping app is complete

Thu, 01/01/2026 - 05:05

Tech Insider : Business

TikTok Shop has broken through in the US market.

Ezra Acayan/Getty Images

Media, Retail, Tech, tiktok-shop, tiktok, Bytedance, douyin

TikTok challenger Triller has been delisted from the Nasdaq

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 13:22

Tech Insider : Business, Sports

Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Triller

Media, Tech, triller, public-offering, delisting, tiktok, limited-synd

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