The creator economic system’s advert income downside and India’s AI ambitions

The creator economic system is evolving quick, and advert income alone isn’t slicing it anymore. YouTubers are launching product traces, buying startups, and constructing precise enterprise empires. The truth is, MrBeast’s firm purchased fintech startup Step, and his chocolate enterprise is outearning his media arm. This isn’t simply one creator’s technique. For many, it’s the new playbook. 

On this episode of TechCrunch’s Fairness podcast, hosts Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Rebecca Bellan unpack how creators are diversifying past advertisements, whether or not their mannequin can scale past the highest 1%, every part happing at India’s AI Influence Summit, and extra of the week’s headlines.