Saturday, 16 May 2026

Shorouk Express – Global News, Geopolitics & Economic Analysis

Shorouk Express – Global News, Geopolitics & Economic Analysis

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    More than 500 writers, actors, and technologists launch the Creators Coalition on AI to push standards for how AI is trained and used across creative industries (Chris Gardner/The Hollywood Reporter)

    Isaac Hammouch02 mins

    Featured Podcasts Uncapped with Jack Altman: Saam Motamedi from Greylock Partners Conversations with people I admire about things I’m genuinely interested in. Subscribe to Uncapped with Jack Altman. Invest Like the Best: Henry Ellenbogen – Man Versus Machine The leading destination to learn about business and investing. We do this by showcasing exceptional talent and…

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    Charm.io: TikTok Shop reached $10B+ in US sales across 600K creators between January and October, up from $5B YoY; global sales are on par with eBay's (Emmett Lindner/New York Times)

    Isaac Hammouch01 mins

    Featured Podcasts [trading places]: Emily Zheng of Pitchbook 📊 | VC Secondaries Hit $95B 🔥 | Ramp $32B 💳 a very bad podcast about broken unicorns & busted carry hosted by dave mcclure and aman verjee Subscribe to [trading places]. Hard Fork: The Interview: How Wikipedia Is Responding to the Culture Wars The future is…

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    YouTube tells creators they can drop more F-bombs

    Isaac Hammouch02 mins

    YouTube videos with strong profanity in the first seven seconds (words like “fuck”) are now eligible for full monetization, according to a video from Conor Kavanagh, YouTube’s head of monetization policy experience. Previously, these kinds of videos were only eligible for “limited ad revenue.” Changes to YouTube’s inappropriate language policies have long been a sore…

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