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YouTube has become the biggest platform out there, offering tons of opportunities for creators to earn a living. Back in June, the company reported that its creative ecosystem added over $55 billion to the U.S. GDP and created more than 490,000 full-time jobs. However, many YouTubers have reduced their reliance on ad revenue and brand deals. There are several reasons for this shift. First, ad revenue can be unpredictable. With YouTube continually updating its policies, some creators find it challenging to secure ads for their videos, which can negatively impact their earnings. They’ve also realized that income from these streams…

DETROIT – Kia on Monday previewed its next-generation Telluride SUV that the company is describing as a “new benchmark for the brand’s design and ambition.”The first-generation Telluride has been a standout success for the South Korean car brand since it launched in 2019, at many times ranking as one of the most highly in-demand vehicles in the U.S., based on inventory levels. It’s a crucial vehicle for the company in the U.S.Kia said the 2027 Telluride, which is expected to arrive in U.S. showrooms during the first quarter, has a larger, boxier and more modern design overall compared with the…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is looking into the death of a passenger who sailed aboard the Carnival Horizon after the ship returned to Miami this weekend.  The agency’s Miami field office confirmed it has opened an investigation, and Carnival Cruise Line says it is fully cooperating, though few official details have been released so far. The FBI told the Associated Press that its Miami office responded to the scene when the ship docked in Florida on Nov. 8, but declined to share additional information regarding the passenger’s identity or their cause of death.  Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson Chris…

Carbon management startup Carbon Direct is buying another carbon credit startup, Pachama, the companies announced today. Pachama laid off around 20 employees this summer as voluntary carbon markets softened. The company had attracted investments from a range of prominent names, including Amazon’s Climate Pledge, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and several celebrity angel investors, including Ellen DeGeneres, Laura Dern, and Serena Williams. “The current uncertain and volatile financial, economic, and geopolitical climate, added to the anti-ESG agenda in the U.S., is indeed having an effect on corporate sustainability budgets,” Diego Saez Gil, CEO of Pachama, told Trellis when the layoffs…

A FlexJet Gulfstream G450 airplane approaches San Diego International Airport for a landing on May 9, 2025 in San Diego, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesDemand for flights on private jets has been on the rise during the U.S. government shutdown as commercial air travel headaches have worsened, the CEO of private jet charter and fractional ownership company Flexjet told CNBC.More than 17,000 U.S. commercial flights were delayed over the weekend, partly due to major staffing shortages at air traffic control facilities coast to coast, according to FlightAware. That was on top of several hundred preplanned…

For eight years, Qantas has been working on a Sydney to London Heathrow route. The project had been deemed Project Sunrise, and Qantas has been calling it “the final frontier in aviation.” This long-haul frontier is now on Airbus’ assembly line in Toulouse, a significant step towards these historic non-stop flights that will also include service between Australia and New York. Qantas and Airbus have released the first images of the A350-1000ULR (Ultra Long Range) aircraft, following major production milestones. All key airframe components including the forward, center and rear fuselage sections have come together, along with the wings, tail…

Lenskart shares recovered after a soft start to finish slightly above the offer price on Monday, following the Indian eyewear retailer’s ₹72.8 billion ($821 million) IPO that sold out within hours but stirred debate over its valuation. The stock opened at ₹395, below the IPO price of ₹402, and fell as much as 11% to ₹356.10 during the session before recovering to close at ₹404.55. The closing price valued Lenskart at about ₹702 billion (around $8 billion). The IPO was heavily oversubscribed with bids coming in at about 28 times the shares available, led primarily by institutional investors. Lenskart’s pitch…

People walk past a Burger King restaurant with Chinese national flags displayed on a street during the National Day Golden Week holiday on October 5, 2024, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty ImagesRestaurant Brands International on Monday announced that it will form a joint venture with CPE, a Chinese alternative asset manager, to run Burger King’s restaurants in China.Earlier this year, a subsidiary of Restaurant Brands acquired its equity interests from its previous Burger King China partners, Turkish-based operator TFI and U.S.-based private equity firm Cartesian Capital, for roughly $158 million in cash. At the time, the company said…

MSC Seascape has arrived at its new homeport in Galveston in advance of MSC Cruises’ first-ever sailings from the Texas port. Starting Sunday, the ship will depart on a seven-night cruises to the Western Caribbean, with stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; and Isla de Roatan, Honduras. Seascape will depart every Sunday year-round from the port’s new state-of-the-art Cruise Terminal 16.  “Expanding our North American footprint to Galveston and cutting the ribbon on the port’s brand-new Cruise Terminal 16 are exciting steps for us on our path to making MSC Cruises a household name in the North American market. We’re…

After helping several enterprises document how work actually happens, Scribe has raised $75 million at a $1.3 billion post-money valuation to roll out Scribe Optimize, a platform that maps workflows across the enterprise to reveal where automation and AI will actually yield returns — instead of becoming another sunk cost. The all-equity Series C round was led by StepStone, with participation from existing investors Amplify Partners, Redpoint Ventures, Tiger Global, Morado Ventures, and New York Life Ventures. The new funding comes over a year after Scribe raised its $25 million Series B, capital the five-year-old startup has largely not needed…