Jimmy Donaldson has in the past been criticized for using the $700 million fortune amassed by his work on YouTube to right social inequalities. But the 26-year-old, who goes by the online moniker ‘MrBeast’ has a question: what would you have him do instead? The creator posted on X this week about the backlash he […]
Jim Jordan (R-OH) has made himself the Republican gadfly attempting to sting Alvin Bragg, the Manhattan D.A. who has secured the first, and so far only, conviction of former president Donald Trump. But now the biter appears to have been bitten–by none other than Bragg. Bragg’s office is taking credit for being part of efforts […]
A German YouTuber says he made it onto the field during the European Championship opening ceremony while disguised in a mascot costume, in an incident which revealed flaws in tournament security. Marvin Wildhage published a video appearing to show how he entered the Munich stadium last Friday in a fake costume and danced on the […]
Ben Potter, the late YouTube personality known for the audio dramas that he created from comic books, died in a single-vehicle car crash, according to statements released this week by local and state officials in Colorado. Potter’s death on Saturday was announced on X, formerly Twitter, by his wife, Nathalie, who asked for privacy while […]
Roaring Kitty/YouTube The meme-stock rally in GameStop continued on Thursday, with shares rising as much as 50%. The stock soared after Roaring Kitty scheduled a livestream on his YouTube channel for this week. Keith Gill’s social media accounts have seen a revival in the past month following a three-year hiatus. GameStop stock soared as much […]
(Bloomberg) — Keith Gill, whose Roaring Kitty online moniker has sent GameStop Corp. shares surging in the past week, sparked another rally in the video-game retailer after a YouTube post said he’d return to the platform Friday for the first time in three years. Most Read from Bloomberg GameStop shares surged as much as 41% […]
The cause of death for the 19-year-old son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has been revealed. He died of an accidental overdose, according to the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office. Marco Troper was found dead around 4 p.m. in his dorm room at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), on Feb. 13, the Alameda County Sheriff’s […]
Originally appeared on E! Online New details have emerged about Marco Troper‘s final moments. The son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki was found dead on his college campus on Feb. 13, and now, his cause of death has been revealed. Troper died from “acute combined drug toxicity,” the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau confirmed to […]
(Reuters) – Verizon said on Tuesday that it added Comcast’s Peacock to its streaming subscription hub and plans to offer YouTube Premium at a discounted rate with myPlan subscriptions. The telecom firm said it will offer YouTube Premium for $10 per month, offering savings of 30% to myPlan customers, starting Thursday. Peacock streaming service, under […]
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Freedom Factory racetrack owner and YouTube influencer Cleetus McFarland has purchased an airstrip in Manatee County. McFarland, whose real name is Garrett Mitchell, announced the purchase of the private Myakka Head Airstrip and about 45 acres of land in a YouTube video posted this week. In addition to his social media presence, Mitchell has also […]
YouTube star Cleetus McFarland announced Thursday in a YouTube video that he bought a private airport in Manatee County. McFarland gave his more than 3.5 million YouTube subscribers a first look at the 50-acre airport in Myakka City. The video, which captures a P-51 Mustang fighter plane landing on the grass runway, has over 1.4 […]