Creator Economy

DoorDash Bets on Rivian Spinoff ALSO's $200M Round for Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

Apr 2, 2026

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DoorDash Bets on Rivian Spinoff ALSO's $200M Round for Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

DoorDash invested in Rivian spinoff ALSO's $200M Series C for purpose-built autonomous EVs that deliver in bike lanes and curbside spaces.

Aaron Rafferty

Creator Economy

Whop Treasury Puts 21 Million Creators on DeFi Rails Without Them Knowing It

Mar 28, 2026

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3 min read

Whop Treasury Puts 21 Million Creators on DeFi Rails Without Them Knowing It

Whop Treasury routes 21 million creator balances through Aave lending markets via DeFi rails, earning up to 6% APY automatically.

Aaron Rafferty

Creator Economy

Uber Invests $1.25 Billion in Rivian to Deploy 50,000 Robotaxis Across 25 Cities

Mar 22, 2026

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3 min read

Uber Invests $1.25 Billion in Rivian to Deploy 50,000 Robotaxis Across 25 Cities

Uber invests up to $1.25 billion in Rivian to deploy 50,000 fully autonomous R2 robotaxis across 25 cities starting in San Francisco and Miami in 2028.

Aaron Rafferty

DoorDash Pays 8 Million Gig Workers to Film Everyday Tasks for AI Training Models

Mar 22, 2026

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3 min read

DoorDash Pays 8 Million Gig Workers to Film Everyday Tasks for AI Training Models

DoorDash pays 8 million gig workers to film everyday tasks with body cameras, feeding data to AI and robotics models while deploying autonomous delivery robots.

Aaron Rafferty

Creator Economy

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Mar 13, 2026

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5 min read

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Beast Industries fires video editor after Kalshi catches insider trading on MrBeast video prediction markets, CFTC Chairman personally flags the case.

Creator Economy

Tether Invests in Whop as MrBeast's Bank Acquisition Reshapes the Creator Payment Layer

Feb 27, 2026

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4 min read

Tether Invests in Whop as MrBeast's Bank Acquisition Reshapes the Creator Payment Layer

The race to own the creator-to-consumer payment layer is accelerating.

Creator Economy

DoorDash Bets on Rivian Spinoff ALSO's $200M Round for Autonomous Last-Mile Delivery

Whop Treasury Puts 21 Million Creators on DeFi Rails Without Them Knowing It

Uber Invests $1.25 Billion in Rivian to Deploy 50,000 Robotaxis Across 25 Cities

DoorDash Pays 8 Million Gig Workers to Film Everyday Tasks for AI Training Models

MrBeast Employee Fired After Insider Trading on Prediction Markets Tied to YouTube Videos

Tether Invests in Whop as MrBeast's Bank Acquisition Reshapes the Creator Payment Layer

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