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For Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Jared McCain, there’s more to life than basketball. 

Specifically, there’s 4.4 million followers on TikTok and 1.5 million on Instagram watching as the 20-year-old ballplayer dances, makes skits and posts sponsored content on behalf of Amazon and Yahoo.

If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll know McCain isn’t an exception. Over the last 12 months, football players and brothers Jason and Travis Kelce inked a $100 million podcasting deal with Wondery; soccer stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Jude Bellingham launched YouTube channels; and Angel Reese capped a breakthrough season in the WNBA by launching her own interview podcast.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says the new family of foundational AI models was trained on 20 million hours of “humans walking; hands moving, manipulating things.”

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang also announced new AI tools for creating autonomous agents during a keynote address at CES.

The 82nd annual Golden Globes ratings are in, and they’re Wickedly good. According to VideoAmp data, Sunday’s Golden Globes, which went up against NBC’s Sunday Night Football matchup of the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions, averaged 10.1 million viewers, which was on par with final numbers from 2024. The show’s live-streaming audience was up…

Michael Kassan helped put the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on the map, and now he’s back with a new company to help usher in the next wave of the conference. While Kassan has been going to the show for close to 40 years, he started speaking and bringing in high-powered thought leaders roughly 18 years…

After announcing its plan to roll out millions of generative AI characters across Facebook and Instagram, Meta has deleted several of its own AI bot accounts due to widespread public backlash.

President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election was officially certified by Congress earlier today. Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the joint session, which all the major news networks covered live. In a joint session of Congress, Vice President Kamala Harris begins the process of certifying Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential election win. More: https://t.co/Vja2O6eAQ9…

According to a post by Elon Musk, the company will try to promote more “informational/entertaining content” in order to combat “too much negativity.”

A guitar-strumming TikTok star with a sketch-comedy vibe makes his brand endorsement debut for Danone’s Silk, barging into people’s daily routines to break them out of their milk habit. The campaign, under the “Feelin’ Planty Good” banner, continues the milk substitute’s music-driven marketing. Silk created a 2024 Super Bowl streaming spot with Jeremy Renner, his…

Jon Kramer has been named vice president and general manager of Fox affiliate WMSN in Madison, Wisconsin. Kramer has been the station’s general sales manager since 2019. “Jon’s extensive expertise in developing innovative advertising strategies and his proven track record in maximizing revenue make him the perfect choice to lead WMSN Fox 47,” said Rob…