YouTubers Sold Out. Again.

YouTube sponsorships have gone too far. YouTubers have gone from pitching questionable products and products with terrible value to pitching fullon scams. Likely the best example of this is the finance niche where influencers have pitched multiple bankrupt crypto brokerages, NFTs, and crap coins but it wasn’t always like this. 10 years ago, sponsorships were focused on actually providing viewers with value but now it’s just a shameless money grab and it’s no wonder why. The amount of money that these sponsors offer is just downright ridiculous so more and more YouTubers have sold out. There are a select few YouTubers with good sponsorship integrations though. The key to a good sponsorship integration is for the average viewer to get value from the sponsorship even if they don’t watch the sponsored portion. How is this possible? Well, the sponsorships should directly improve the production quality of the video and make it a better experience overall. This video explains the difference between good sponsorships and bad sponsorships and how the YouTube sponsorship space got so bad.

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Everyone Is Laid OffWhat Now?

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of big tech companies clamping down and going through another round of mass layoffs. While these layoffs displace hundreds of thousands of tech workers, with each and every layoff, these tech stocks tend to go up as investors actually tend to appreciate costcutting measures like layoffs. But, while these layoffs may be good for the stock price over the short term, the same cannot be said about the long term. Over time, surviving these layoffs became less of a matter of value and skill and more about how well an individual can play and thrive in corporate politics. This means that over time, the workforce at these companies will be replaced by pencil pushers instead of true innovators. This video explains the problem with vanilla tech CEO logic and constant layoffs and the longterm ramifications of such shortsided thinking.

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The $5.4 Billion Bug That Crashed The World

Crowdstrike is the world’s largest cybersecurity firm. They were trusted by much of the Fortune 500, governments, and public services worldwide. But, just one coding error turned them into the world’s most infamous cybersecurity firm due to the raw scale of the issue. In July of 2024, Crowdstrike pushed out an update that immediately crashed every computer that received the update. They spotted the issue relatively early and only 8.5 million computers were affected. However, many of these 8.5 million computers were at the hearts and souls of corporate and government infrastructure leading to massive global outages. And the worst part is that all of this could have been avoided if Crowdstrike had followed industry standard staging practices. This video explains the Crowdstrike incident and how one coding error led to $5.4 billion in losses.

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Here's What Happened To Sam BankmanFried

Just one year ago, Sam BankmanFried was one of the most successful young adults in the world with a net worth north of $30 billion by the time he was just 30 years old. What was even more impressive about Sam was his noble ambitions. He wasn’t looking to buy mega yachts or mega mansions, he actually wanted to donate all of his money. In fact, according to Sam, the only reason he was looking to get rich was so that he could donate his money. But, this facade rapidly came crumbling down when it was revealed that FTX wasn’t as safe and secure as people originally believed. It turns out that FTX had actually been lending a lot of their deposits to their sister trading firm, Alameda Research, and a lot of the funds were actually held in an inhouse crypto called FTT token. By the time this news came out, it was already over for Sam BankmanFried as people rushed to withdraw their money from FTX. Before you knew it, this led to FTX going bankrupt and Sam being questioned for ignorance, negligence, and straightup fraud. This video explains what happened to Sam after FTX came crumbling down and what his punishment may be.

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Why The EU Actually Hates Big Tech

If you follow the tech community, you’ve probably noticed that the only party that’s still invested in keeping big tech in line is the European Union. They’re constantly bombarding tech companies with regulation, fines, antitrust lawsuits, and basically anything else they can throw at them. Most recently, they forced Apple to switch to USB C. This has earned the EU a lot of praise for sticking up to big tech and looking out for the little guy, but as with most things, it turns out that the EU has some ulterior motives. It’s no secret that Europe has been largely left behind in the tech revolution. While the United States, India, and China race ahead competing at new leagues, Europe has nearly been demoted to secondworld status. The only tool the EU has to continue staying relevant within the tech world and prevent big tech from gaining too much power is regulation. This video explains why the EU actually keeps prosecuting big tech and what this means for the future of tech in Europe.

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Why Google Bard Is Flopping (Even Though It's Better)

Google Bard doesn’t stand a chance against ChatGPT even if it’s better. This isn’t because Bard is fundamentally worse or some sort of logical factor but actually because of brand optics and perception. You see, people’s views of Google, Facebook, and other big tech companies have fallen off a cliff over the past several years. From the days that people were rooting for these scrappy startups to succeed, people are now rooting for these tech monopolies to fall. Technically, Microsoft is very much involved with ChatGPT but people don’t seem to share the same resentment for Microsoft as they do the other big tech companies. The same thing could not be said 20 years ago though when Microsoft was one of the most controversial companies on the planet as they faced the potential of being split into 2 companies. The only way that Microsoft was able to work through this perception was to take a step back from consumer products, focus on the enterprise side, and give time for people to find a new villain. This video explains the shift in public perception regarding Google and why this will heavily stifle the potential of Google Bard.

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WhatsApp Has Officially Given Up On Making Money

WhatsApp is one of the most used ubiquitous messaging platforms in the world with nearly 3 billion monthly active users, but did you know that despite this massive user count, WhatsApp doesn’t actually make all that much money? In fact, WhatsApp is only now crossing the billiondollar mark in terms of revenue. For perspective, Instagram and Facebook have similar user counts and they pull in $50 billion and $70 billion respectively. The main reason for this is that Meta simply has no straightforward way of monetizing WhatsApp. And given that its reputation has been shaky over the past couple of years regarding data intrusion and privacy concerns, Meta has preferred to play it safe when it comes to WhatsApp monetization. Instead of rolling out some sort of largescale monetization effort, Meta has decided to monetize a completely different WhatsApp user base: businesses. This has provided Meta with a decent amount of revenue but nothing groundbreaking. This video explains why Meta never monetized WhatsApp and why that may be a fine strategy over the long term.

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What Could Have Been5 Tech Giants That Lost It All

Oftentimes, it seems like corporate giants are too big to failthat nothing can ever knock them down. But, while that may be true at one point in time, it’s almost never true over the long term. In fact, the only thing that’s guaranteed is that every company someday eventually failsno matter how big. 5 companies that once seemed like this but eventually fell are Xerox, Sun Microsystems, Fairchild Semiconductor, AT&T Bell Labs, and Juniper Networks. Each of these companies not only dominated their respective fields but gave rise to new giants from Cisco and Intel to Apple and Microsoft. This video explains the stories of 5 of the most influential companies in history and their eventual demise.

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