$60 million sounds like a lot, but how much can it really buy you these days?
The extra money should allow Xreal to make up to 2 million AR headsets in 2025, per Bloomberg. Its latest, the Air 2 Ultra, ships in March.
Just look at how many image and title iterations The Try Guys go through when trying to make sure a video pops off.
If you’re interested in seeing more, the TikToker below is using a tool called CreatorML to view the thumbnail history.
That comes after 404 Media reported on a ring of them, leading to more than a thousand being wiped off the platform.
The advertising scams:
used artificial intelligence to make celebrities like Taylor Swift, Steve Harvey, and Joe Rogan pitch Medicare scams. In total, the videos had nearly 200 million views, with both users and celebrities regularly complaining about them.
Tasty was the definition of viral success in the “pivot to video” Facebook era. BuzzFeed planning to offload it speaks to just how much the social landscape (and the media landscape) have changed.
The possible sale of First We Feast might mean Hot Ones — another big social and video success — could be leaving the network, too.
404Media looks at how the site has escalated its verification policy after it was found to be hosting sexual assault videos:
Before this new policy, performers were required to keep records, including IDs and release agreements, of anyone else who appeared in their content. As of last month, performers were required to submit those IDs for approval by the platform before uploading a video featuring a new co-performer. Next week’s policy change adds proof of consent to those requirements.