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The 2024 U.S. presidential election was one of the biggest events of the year, and it showed in the record-breaking livestream viewership across platforms on election day. What Happened: Streams Charts reported that live streams covering the election generated nearly 84 million hours of watch time...

Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) took to Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) streaming platform Twitch for a gaming session. What Happened: On Sunday, they streamed their gameplay on AOC’s Twitch...

As Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) gears up for its next earnings report, investors are eyeing more than its e-commerce performance. Needham analyst Laura Martin recently highlighted the untapped potential within Amazon’s portfolio, particularly focusing on Twitch, the live streaming platform...

Content creator Kai Cenat is quickly becoming one of the most well-known streamers — and the most subscribed person on Twitch. Cenat has been developing a new stunt that could become one of the most highly anticipated events from a content creator. Related Link: Benzinga Buzz: Who Is Kai Cenat?...

Edward Snowden expressed puzzlement over the youth’s preference for livestreaming over professionally edited videos, questioning whether this was a sign of his aging. What Happened: On Monday, Snowden shared his thoughts on Twitter, expressing his bewilderment at why the younger generation...

Technology company NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA) is one of many that will highlight upcoming product launches at the annual CES 2024 event in Las Vegas this week. Here's a look at the highlights from Monday. What Happened: Nvidia was one of the best-performing stocks of 2023, hitting a market...

In a significant policy update, Twitch is now banning streamers from even implying nudity, effective immediately. What Happened: The Verge reported on Wednesday that Twitch, a subsidiary of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), recently announced an update to its sexual content policies. The new policy, which took...

After facing criticism for inconsistently moderating sexual content, the popular streaming platform Twitch is altering its stance and loosening previous restrictions. What Happened: Twitch, on Wednesday, decided to allow some previously banned material, as long as it includes a warning label, The...

OpenAI's new CEO, Emmett Shear, has dismissed concerns that the company's board fired Sam Altman over concerns about AI safety. Shear also gave a clue on how he will steer OpenAI going forward. What Happened: In his first statement since being appointed as the CEO of OpenAI, Shear cleared the air...

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) is testing a new feature – live video game streaming, as Musk looks to make X the "everything app". This new feature would see X take on Amazon.com Inc.-owned (NASDAQ:AMZN) Twitch and even Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube. What Happened: Days...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has announced her upcoming stream on Amazon.com, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AMZN) Twitch, and Twitter users can’t stop wondering why she isn’t choosing the microblogging site instead.  What Happened: In...

What Happened: YouTube, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG), is internally testing an online gaming product named ‘Playables,’ according to an email sent to Google employees. The new service is part of CEO Neal Mohan’s strategy to explore new growth areas...

WWE has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.12 per share for this month, with a payment scheduled for investors on June 26th. The stock is currently resting at a solid support level of $100, which has prevented further price decline, and if momentum builds, it could potentially break the all-time...

Video platform Rumble Inc (NASDAQ: RUM) reported first quarter financial results after the market close Monday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Rumble reported first-quarter revenue of $17.6 million, which was up 336% year-over-year. The revenue total beat a Street estimate of $15.93...

Major Wall Street indices closed mixed on Tuesday as investors and traders remained cautious ahead of the release of the consumer price inflation data on Wednesday. What Happened: Markets witnessed some relief after Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee warned the Federal Reserve needs to be...