Today marks 3 years at The Information ! And I have a new title :) I am now Team Leader, focusing on shaping our creator economy coverage and growing the franchise. I’ll still be writing the newsletter, bringing you scoops, features, & events etc. More to come!

full column from Martin Peers here: theinformation.com/articles/metas…

This is a crackerjack story that reveals, among other things, how criminals gamed something as innocuous as digital tipping -- and contains gems like these

New: TikTok has started pitching advertisers on an in-development generative AI tool that would create AI avatars to star in their ads—potentially competing with creators for brand deals in the process.

scoop with Jing Yang and Juro Osawa: theinformation.com/articles/tikto…

Another ahead-of-the-curve story on Temu from our Asia bureau chief Jing Yang :
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“Will sovereign wealth funds with big pools of capital distort valuations in AI?” -Kate Clark

“No. Silicon Valley VCs have already done that!” - Ibrahim Ajami 🤣

Ibrahim also nailing it on how tech and investing are critically important for statecraft in 21st century.

So so ready for The Information #PrivateCapConf Kate Clark

Scoop: TikTok is introducing a new app (code name Coin App) in Spain & France that allows users to earn points by watching videos and doing other tasks, that can be redeemed as gift cards or sent to creators as digital tips, as growth in EU is “stagnant” theinformation.com/articles/tikto…

Excited to interview Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela on stage at The Information's debut Private Capital Conference tomorrow. So much to talk about! See you all there 🌶️

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TikTok expands TikTok Lite, which gives people financial incentives to watch its videos, to Spain and France, amid growth struggles in Europe (Kaya Yurieff / The Information)

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New: It’s been a year of big changes for Google DeepMind—and for its leader, Demis Hassabis. My look at how he’s been dealing with the AI unit’s new dynamic, which has at times left him deeply frustrated:

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Actors who turned to social media as an alternative during the actors' strike are finding they now have more leverage negotiating with entertainment companies.

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By Laura Mandaro

Leyendo sobre el Creator Economy Summit organizado por The Information en Los Ángeles... cobra todavía más sentido el idilio entre pádel y social media.
Clave para la difusión y crecimiento del negocio. Autenticidad + engagement
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Scoop: a mysterious company started by former Apple designer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to launch an AI-powered personal device has started funding talks with Thrive and Emerson
theinformation.com/articles/jony-… via Jessica Lessin Kate Clark Cory Weinberg

The creator economy descended on the Marina yesterday

Thank you
Kaya Yurieff
The Information
Jessica Lessin

I'll be on BBC Radio 4 in about an hour to talk about this story as well as today's layoffs in Amazon's physical stores tech division

At The Information 's creator summit in LA. This is a serious event. Wild set of talent and conversations... a long way from early versions in the living room. Private capital next in NYC.

New🛒🍌: Amazon's high-tech checkout system, Just Walk Out, has been a key part of its push into grocery stores. Not anymore.

The company's top grocery exec told me he's dropping the tech from new stores and removing it from many existing ones in favor of smart shopping carts.