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4 days ago | me.mashable.com | Chance Townsend

It was only a matter of time before OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addressed the inevitable: ads in ChatGPT. "We haven't done any advertising product yet. I kind of...I mean, I'm not totally against it. I can point to areas where I like ads. I think ads on Instagram, kinda cool. I bought a bunch of stuff from them.

4 days ago | me.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

VidCon 2025 had it all: dozens of panels, hundreds of featured creators, loads of meet-and-greets, and three very different tracks (Community, Creator, and Industry) designed to serve three very different audiences. But as often happens when you try to serve all audiences at once, not everyone walked away satisfied. Still, a few core themes stood out amid the noise. These three takeaways reveal where the creator economy is going next — and why creators may need to adapt faster than ever.

5 days ago | me.mashable.com | Lauren Allain

Most of us spend a lot of time and effort on staying healthy. We’re drinking water, wearing fitness trackers, trying to get good sleep, and taking our vitamins. We all know we’re supposed to limit sugar, alcohol, tobacco, bad fats, and salt, and those are all things we can personally decide to ingest. But when it comes to air, we don’t really have a choice. We must continue to inhale and exhale nearly constantly in order to continue living.

5 days ago | me.mashable.com | Christianna Silva

There are many ways to build a sustainable career as a content creator, but starting off can be really tough. One of the swiftest ways to break into the algorithm is by creating viral content. The definition of "viral" varies depending on who you ask. For one creator, 100,000 views on a video is viral; for another, virality isn't accessed until the one million viewership threshold is passed.

5 days ago | me.mashable.com | Lauren Allain

I sleep hot in every season. On vacation in snowy Finland in January, I slept with the heat off and the window open and still (still) woke up drenched in sweat. No amount of cooling mattress topper or breathable percale sheets or lightweight linen pajamas has rid me of my overheating dilemma. So when Brooklyn Bedding came out with a new lineup of mattresses specifically targeted to sleep cool, I was intrigued, but skeptical.