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For your artistic side.

🎥 Vidu: Sora's Chinese Rival

China's AI scene is heating up with the debut of Vidu, a video model that's giving Sora a run for its money. With its “Universal Vision Transformer” architecture, it can churn out 16 seconds of 1080p footage in a flash.

Unlike Sora, which needs a small GPU army to create a minute-long video, Vidu can do it in a fraction of the time and at a fraction of the cost, according to AI expert Li Yangwei.

Sure, it's not as powerful as Sora yet, but with China's tech race in full sprint, Vidu could bridge the gap sooner than later. It's a story worth watching, and the cameras are rolling.

PRODUCTION MASTERY
The commercial aspects of creativity.

🇨🇳 DJI Drones: Banned in the USA?

Lawmakers might ban DJI drones in the US, following similar actions against TikTok. Under the bill, which is called the Countering CCP Drones Act, the Federal Communications Commission would be able to block the use of drones built by companies flagged as national security risks.

The proposed bill would bar the use of DJI drones by federal agencies and could start a trend of state-wide bans. The government has already restricted DJI’s access to US tech and put it on blacklists due to concerns about data security and human rights abuses in relation to its drones.

Meanwhile, DJI denies any wrongdoing and calls the measures “unwarranted and unjust”. However, it seems that lawmakers are stepping up those efforts after a year of relatively little action.

CREATOR ECONOMY
Navigating the digital creative world.

📸 Insta: Creator Cash Cow?

Social media platforms are raining cash on creators, and it's not just the big names raking it in. Micro-influencers with niche markets are often a better bet for brands.

But which platforms are the real money-makers? Instagram's ad revenue hit over $61B last year, and influencer Reels are playing to 200B daily views.

Meanwhile, on X, where Barack Obama has an engagement value of $192K, creators earn from $200 to a few thousand a month.

On Facebook, creators with 1M followers can earn $5K–$20K/post.

YouTube partners make 45% from ad clicks and impressions, they earn up to $8 per 1,000 views.

But TikTok is the true rainmaker, offering creators $30 per 1,000 views plus direct tips. At 20K views/day, that’s $13K–$22K/year.

Easy money? Maybe not. But creators on these platforms are proving you don't need a regular 9-5 to make bank. With a 2024 projected ad revenue of $23.6B, don’t expect the creator economy to slow down.

🔥 Press Worthy

📽️ VISUAL CREATORS

Medium format film is making a comeback. Why shoot 35mm when you can go big with double the negative size? It’s a photographer’s dream, minus the autofocus.

Facebook’s AI mistakenly flags Auschwitz photos, drawing outrage. Meta apologizes, calling the notices sent to the Auschwitz Museum a “troubling” error.

📈 PRODUCTION MASTERY

BAFTA grants £125,000 to 69 creatives. to help boost their careers.

Life as a photographer isn't all sunsets and selfies. The struggle for stability is real, pushing shutterbugs to diversify income through gigs like weddings and studios. A snapshot of financial reality.

🎭 CREATOR ECONOMY

Instagram cuts off reposted content from recommendations, boosting original creators.

Instagram's weekend glitch? You may have seen your follower count plummet, but it was just a tech hiccup, now fixed. Your clout is intact.

📚 Learn & Grow

📽️ VISUAL CREATORS

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📈 PRODUCTION MASTERY

• You Can Now Control Your Sony Alpha Camera with Your Apple Watch

• Why Hollywood Chooses High-End Cinema Cameras

🎭 CREATOR ECONOMY

• 8 ways to get more sleep and boost your creativity

• The $21 billion influencer industry has gone completely off the rails