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1 week ago | tubefilter.com | James Hale

YouTube has always been a place where humans teach each other, and under an administration where basic provable science is being questioned, it’s becoming a vehicle for climate and weather scientists to reach the masses.

1 week ago | tubefilter.com | James Hale

If there’s one thing Kick is good at, it’s staying on brand. The streamer launched in 2022 with one core, effective pitch: It would be cooler than Twitch. All the fun, sexy things Twitch didn’t want, like gambling and hot tub streams? Not only would Kick allow them, it would make dedicated front-page categories for them. And hey, streamers like Adin Ross, who were booted off Twitch for serious offenses? Kick wouldn’t ban them–it would welcome them.

1 week ago | tubefilter.com | James Hale

Sydney Sweeney is going extremely online for her next merch collab. Gamer girl bathwater? Nah. Now it’s Hollywood girl bathwater–and Sweeney’s the star. She’s skinny-dipping with Dr. Squatch, the also extremely online soap company that’s made memeable scrubs with major IPs like Star Wars, Harry Potter, and Jurassic Park, and also with companies like Trojan, which was behind its recent “Bricc’d Up” bar.

1 week ago | tubefilter.com | James Hale

Kai Cenat‘s first (and maybe last?) Streamer University wrapped with over 719,000 peak concurrent viewers, 27+ million total hours of watch time, and major streaming companies apparently trying to woo him into taking the program to their platforms instead. The three-day creator bootcamp was streamed live from the University of Akron in the much-be-memed Ohio, with 150 up-and-coming streamers–handpicked by Cenat–attending in person for lectures from established pros.

1 week ago | tubefilter.com | Sam Gutelle

Karat Financial has already launched the first credit card designed with content creators in mind. Now, the Los Angeles-based company is expanding its financial services in a big way. It’s launching Karat Banking, a multifaceted solution for creators who are building their own businesses. In collaboration with longtime partner Visa, Karat has issued over $1.5 billion in credit and advances through its Business Credit Card.