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A corgi-filled pawpalooza is coming to town.

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Itās Thursday and a YouTube Music search tool is making the most of Android usersā humming skills. If you can find the beat, YouTube can find the song.
DYNAMIC DUO
From a Kevin Hart collab to the ācreator Hunger Games,ā Kai Cenat has big plans for the future
The stream: Itās been a big month for Kai Cenat. After dying 17,000 times during a weeklong Elden Ring playthrough, the streamer came back with a vengeance for a four-hour Twitch stream with comedian and actor Kevin Hart.
400,000 viewers tuned in on Thursday to watch Hart and Cenat exchange comedic āgiftsā and show off some serious dance moves. A VOD of the stream has also garnered 4.5 million views on YouTube, where at least 12,000 fans agreed that Cenat is āliterally a younger versionā of Hart (per @HannahBrielle).
That comparison jives with the streamerās plans for the future. Last year, Cenat told A Safe Place co-hosts Lil Yachty and MitchGoneMad that his ultimate goal is āacting full-timeā in movies and shows.
Whatās next: In the meantime, Cenat is turning his full attention to the production of bigger and better streams. The Twitch record-breaker has encouraged viewers to watch out for playthroughs of roguelike games like Sekiro and the Dark Souls trilogy, as well as a ācreator Hunger Gamesā featuring ādrones,ā ācombat suits,ā and 50 influencers.
Why it matters: Cenat may be eager to break into Hollywood, but Hollywood seems just as anxious to harness the attention of his 10.7 million Twitch followers. Cenatās channel has become a coveted promotional stop for stars like Hart, 21 Savage, and Nicki Minaj, indicating a growing overlap between traditional media and the creator economy. Now, fans of Cenat and Hart are crossing their fingers that the duoās next team-up will be a feature-length affair.
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HEADLINES IN BRIEF š°
Alphabet and Meta are reportedly holding conversations with Hollywood studios in the hope of licensing productions to train AI video generation software. (Tubefilter)
According to a recent report from Epidemic Sound, 65% of surveyed creators believe a TikTok ban would hurt their ability to monetize content. (Tubefilter)
āElon Muskās xAI startup has raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round that included contributions from Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sequoia Capital. (TechCrunch)
āA lawsuit filed by families of shooting victims at Robb Elementary School claims that Meta and Call of Duty publisher Activision "knowingly exposed the shooter to the weapon [he used].ā (Engadget)
HOT DIGGITY DOG
Welcome to Chonkfest: a Philly-based pawpalooza hosted by the internetās favorite corgis (and their humans)
The big event: Chris Equale and Bryan Reisberg are letting the dogs out. The two creatorsāwho you may know as the dog dads behind internet-famous corgis Hammy and Maxineāhave joined forces with Philadelphia-based bar Bark Social to host āthe best dog party in history.ā
That three-day festival, called Chonkfest, is set to run from June 14-16 at Bark Social. Dog lovers who get their paws on tickets will enjoy offerings like a dog-safe pool, a comedian, a ball pit, caricature artists, food trucks, cocktails, guest appearances from famous pups, and a (hopefully) record-breaking dog yoga session.
According to Equale, only a āsmall amountā of those ticketsāwhich start at $35 apieceāstill remain. Passes to Chonkfest went on sale last week and (per a post from Equale) sold āthousandsā on their first day available.
The context: Itās no surprise that pet parents are eager to attend Euqale and Reisburgās pawpalooza. The former creator has built Hammyās digital presence to more than 15 million followers across platforms like TikTok and YouTube, while 1.3 million fans currently follow Maxineās Instagram account. Reisburg has also leveraged his pupās growing popularity to launch his own dog accessories company, Little Chonk. Now, Chonkfest will bring Hammy and Maxineās most devoted fans together under one proverbial roof.
The statement:
āFor years, Bryan and I have been thinking about how we can pull our community away from their phones and into an environment that allows for us to share an amazing in-person experience togetherā¦.Thanks to our partner, Bark Social, and sponsor, Jazwares Pets, we feel weāre finally ready to congregate with our audiences and leave them with memories that will last a lifetime.ā
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This week on the podcastā¦
OpenAI vs. the World: Itās been a tough month for OpenAI. The ChatGPT parent company faced major backlash last week after releasing an AI voice that supposedly sounds just like Marvel actress Scarlett Johanssonāand thatās only one of the controversies on OpenAIās plate.
Tune into the latest installment of Creator Upload to find out why YouTube has OpenAI in its sights (and stick around to hear all about Brandcast, Linktreeās latest user milestone, and host Josh Cohenās recent speaking gig at Nintendo).
You can find the full episode right here on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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