Vlad and Niki are two of YouTube’s biggest child stars — meet the firm powering their rise in the creator economy Russian brothers Vlad and Niki Vashketov are the ninth most popular YouTubers in the world. Behind their rise is a company dedicated to helping creators break out of social media and into mass consciousness. Ivan De Luce , Julia Gray 6.4.21 2:45 PM Features
Google cuts hiring by more than 15% ahead of this week's earnings call A decrease in job openings could point to a slimming down for Google and YouTube. Jared Russo 4.28.20 4:07 PM Markets
Quibi's first day report card: how did it fare with users? It's way too early for final impressions or declarative statements, but never too early for crawling data. Jared Russo 4.7.20 3:30 PM Tech
A brief history of why Martin Shkreli got banned from Twitter The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.23.22 12:25 AM Outcasts
YouTube plans to rival TikTok with upcoming "Shorts" feature, but does it need to? Shorts has the potential to get YouTube trending again, or it could be proof that the platform needs to pick a lane and stay in it. Julia Gray 4.2.20 5:12 PM Markets
DevaCurl is losing its luster, and Instagram followers, as consumers claim the products cause hair loss DevaCurl was long lauded as the holy grail for curly hair, until customers started losing theirs. Julia Gray 2.21.20 9:04 PM Markets
Sony is killing PlayStation Vue on January 30, its successor is officially YouTube TV If Sony had a better "view" of the industry, maybe this could be avoided. Jared Russo 1.27.20 4:54 PM Tech
"Repulsive," "reptilian," "diseased": What John D. Rockefeller had in common with Martin Shkreli The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.20.22 5:13 PM Features