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Kai Cenat’s Streamer U was a ‘masterclass’ for brands looking to tap content creators

Last week, streamer Kai Cenat (who has tens of millions of followers across Instagram, Twitch, and YouTube) hosted the second-annual Streamer University, a five-day creator bootcamp at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas that was streamed live on Twitch and YouTube. During the bootcamp, larger creators like Ludwig Ahren and Imane “Pokimane” Anys gave classes to

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Michaels claims Google-powered AI assistant doubles conversion rate of traditional search

This story was originally published on sister site, Modern Retail. One of the best-known arts and crafts retailers in the U.S. has lifted the curtain on how its new Google Gemini-powered AI assistant has performed so far. Michaels formally announced “Ask Mike” — its first customer-facing AI shopping assistant — on July 21. Ask Mike aims

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