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It’s 24 hours before the biggest sporting event of the year and amid the fevered cacophony of rabid lines of fans, a looming showdown, and the city of Las Vegas, one small teenage girl only has eyes for an unassuming young woman in a Super Bowl LVIII T-shirt.  “Wait!” she says, as a family member tugs her through a crowded section of Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Convention Center. “Wait! That’s Pierson!”  She’s referring to Pierson Wodzynski, an American YouTuber and content creator whose easy smile, freckled…

The government is set to announce the national creators' awards to recognise new-age influencers and creators, official sources said on Friday. They said the first-of-its-kind awards will be targeted at "Gen Z", a reference to the young generation hooked to the internet and social media, and will be given in nearly 20 categories. Social media influencers, such as those on YouTube and Instagram, will be in contention for the awards as well, the sources said. Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

The government is mulling to come with a framework to prevent exploitation of content creators by big platforms on internet, minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday. The minister said that big powerful commercial platforms online have started to distort fundamental characteristic of openness of the internet. "I think to maintain the openness, the symmetry between those who create the content and those who distribute the content, there is a need for some sort of conversation or…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: becky cloonan, cadence, david marquez, Declan Shalvey, dustin weaver, emma rios, gabriel hardman, james stokoe, jeff lemire, Jenny Frison, Jill Thompson, Kelly Williams, richard pace, sara pichelli, zoe thorogoodOver the last few days, a number of comic book creators have been announcing that they will no longer be represented by Cadence Comic Art.Published Sun, 04 Feb 2024 12:00:10 -0600 by Rich Johnston | Last updated Sun, 04 Feb 2024 12:11:52 -0600 | Article Summary Several comic book…

This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 finale of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.”For Percy Jackson, the 12-year-old son of Poseidon and protagonist of the Disney+ adaptation of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” all roads lead back to Camp Half-Blood.Based on the popular young-adult book series by Rick Riordan, the show, which debuted in December, stars Walker Scobell as the titular character who discovers that he is actually a demigod and has been tasked with recovering Zeus’ master lightning bolt before a…

Remember that AI-generated George Carlin special? If not, here’s a quick run-through. Earlier this month, we covered the Dudesy podcast using artificial intelligence to create a new George Carlin comedy special. The special is called “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” and, as of the writing of this article, the video has been viewed over half a million times.At the start of the video, the AI says that it was able to create the special by listening to all of George Carlin’s material and using it to not only…

George Carlin‘s estate filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, the company behind the AI-generated special George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, for unauthorized use of the comedian’s copyrighted works. The lawsuit, which was filed in California federal court Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, denounced the special as “a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation,” adding, “It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work.” Will Sasso…

Like many major tech companies, Amazon is looking to cut costs. Its Twitch division recently (just over 500 employees) and now it's reducing how much streamers make from each Twitch Prime subscription.Every Amazon Prime member can toss a Prime subscription in the direction of their favorite Twitch streamer at no extra cost. Since that program debuted in 2016, streamers have received the same amount from Twitch Prime subs as they do from a base paid subscription. That's changing, though.Starting on June 3, Twitch is…

Elon Musk's X seems to be turning out to be a great platform for creators. YouTube's most popular creator, MrBeast raked in over $250,000 on his first video in just a week. However, things are not exactly what they seem In a…

The AV Linux Welcome app can help you get started. Screenshot by Jack Wallen/ZDNETZDNET's key takeawaysAV Linux MX Edition is available for download now and won't cost you a penny to use.With tons of audio software and extremely low-latency, this OS is ideal for audio creators.Video creation is still not on par with what you'll find on MacOS.Audio creation can be a tricky process. If you've ever dug into the nuts and bolts of the workflow, you'll understand that audio creation is not just about having a great idea,…