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☆ The 26-year-old YouTuber conquering French journalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Joshua Berlinger | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Travers, 26, is the founder and face of HugoDecrypte, a French media start-up that delivers news aimed primarily at young audiences. Travers' daily news round-ups, usually delivered from behind a desk, are very popular among younger French audiences. Joshua Berlinger/CNNThe first concerned the state of political coverage in French media. The HugoDecrypte channel launched with the mission to give young French audiences a fast, digestible way to understand the news. But he and editor-in-chief Aleberteau believe that, wherever there is social media, their model is viable.

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☆ The Tesla Cybertruck can be difficult to maneuver, auto expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementAuto expert Sandy Munro took a Tesla Cybertruck on a mini road trip and had one main complaint — the truck can be difficult to maneuver at times. Instead, Tesla has a rearview camera that displays on the truck's massive infotainment system. The auto expert is far from the first to express frustration with backing up in the Cybertruck. "A camera feed constantly runs on the center screen, but I still checked the rearview mirror out of habit every few minutes." "You have to be cognizant all the time that this is a big truck," Munro said of the Cybertruck.

Persons: Sandy Munro, —, Tesla, Munro, I've, Pharrell Williams, Clint Simone, Edmunds, MotorTrend, Scott Evans, Marques Brownlee Organizations: Service, Ford Locations: CybertruckATX, Grand Rapids , Michigan

☆ I had the opportunity to move from Chicago to Texas on Facebook's dime. I got nervous and backed out — a decision I now regret.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

I have a twin sister who I'm very close with, who said, "I'm going to Chicago," and I was like, "You know what? But once things started opening back up and the world started to become "normal" again, a lot of my friends left Chicago. When they hired me, they said I could work from one of two locations: either Austin, Texas, or Chicago. It's been almost two years or so and people are still commenting, "Texas didn't want you anyway." I haven't been back to Texas since I made my decision but I'm going in February for my cousin's birthday.

Persons: —, AW, I've, Austin, Ayahna Wilbon, wasn't, flack, It's, A.W, Wilbon, haven't, I'm Organizations: Service, Facebook, Business, Chicago, Texas, Austin, Dallas Locations: Chicago, Texas, There's, Austin , Texas, Austin, Dallas, Houston

☆ EV maker Fisker’s stock dives after company reportedly explores bankruptcy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Samantha Delouya | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Electric vehicle company Fisker’s stock plunged more than 40% in after-hours trading on Wednesday as investor concern about the company’s ability to stay in business intensified. The Ocean is built in Austria by Magna, a company that has also built vehicles for Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Jaguar. Brownlee’s video has racked up more than 4.5 million views so far and sent the stock plunging after its release. Fisker’s stock was trading at 32 cents a share at the close of trading Wednesday, a more than 80% decline since the start of 2024. Fisker is founder Henrik Fisker’s second car company.

Persons: Fisker, Marques Brownlee, madeh, ”, Henrik Fisker’s, Hurricane Sandy Organizations: CNN —, Wall Street, Magna, Mercedes, Benz, BMW, YouTube, Fisker Automotive, Hurricane Locations: Austria, American

☆ The great YouTube exodus is coming — leaving AI junk and MrBeast to reign supreme
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Read previewWhen MatPat announced he would leave behind his renowned YouTube channel The Game Theorists this year, he also had a prediction: 2024 will be the year we see a mass exodus from the platform. Speaking with the Guardian, he said he'd seen many of his peers reducing how much time they were dedicating to YouTube. AdvertisementJenna Marbles said goodbye to her YouTube channel back in 2020 after criticism over her old content. Hannah Witton / YouTubeScaling up in an AI worldWitton said she's always been aware of the "growth trap" creators can fall into. "I've seen cheap five-second videos of just an AI voice reading a summary of a movie," Tran said.

Persons: —, MatPat, YouTubers, Jenna Marbles, Tyler Oakley, Tanya Burr —, Zoe Sugg, Lilly Singh, Dave Kotinsky, Matthew Patrick, Patrick, Stephanie, Tom Scott, he'd, Zoe Glatt, Glatt, YouTube's, Ollie, He's, Hannah Witton, it's, you've, Witton, she's, we've, Christine Tran, Tran, Emma Chamberlain, Jacopo Raule, That's, It's Organizations: Service, YouTube, Business, Media, Guardian, University of Toronto Locations: Suez, Witton

☆ The Cybertruck failed a YouTuber's bulletproof test
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-11 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

YouTuber JerryRigEverything put Elon Musk's claims that the Cybertruck is bulletproof to the test. AdvertisementThe Cybertruck might not be as bulletproof as Elon Musk has advertised. AdvertisementWhile the truck didn't prove entirely bulletproof, Nelson said he was still impressed by its durability. Since the Cybertruck was first announced in 2019, Musk has hyped up the rugged nature of the truck, claiming the vehicle would be entirely bulletproof. AdvertisementDuring an interview with Joe Rogan in 2023, Musk said that the standard Cybertruck wouldn't have bulletproof glass, but the stainless steel doors would still be thick enough to stop a bullet.

Persons: YouTuber JerryRigEverything, Elon Musk's, —, Elon Musk, Zach Nelson, Nelson, InsideEVs, Gun, Tesla, Tommy Gun, Musk, Joe Rogan Organizations: Service, Elon, YouTube, Browning

☆ Forget rust spots — handprints are the bigger headache for Tesla Cybertruck drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-10 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Some Tesla Cybertruck owners noticed their new stainless steel vehicles have small rust specks. A few months after deliveries began, some members of a Cybertruck-owners forum started complaining about rust spots on the vehicle. After all, the Cybertruck is the first stainless steel vehicle to be produced since DMC made the stainless steel DeLorean and later halted production in 1982. The extra upkeep isn't entirely unexpected for experienced Tesla owners, many of whom have taken on the role of early adopters. If Tesla hits Musk's ambitious production targets for the Cybertruck, Tesla is likely to face less forgiving buyers, automotive analyst Ivan Drury told BI.

Persons: Tesla, —, You've, Donald Green, Wes Morrill, Elon Musk, Dennis Wang, didn't, Wang, Cybertruck, Morrill, Jay Larson, Larson, Win Cramer, we're, Cramer, Ivan Drury, Green Organizations: Service, Business, Facebook, DMC, DeLorean, YouTube, BI Locations: League City , Texas, Arizona, California

☆ Look closely: Tesla's video celebrating a Mustang EV using its Supercharger hides a potential pain point for other drivers
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

15,000+ Tesla superchargers available for non-Teslas with an adapter starting todayOn the downside: Did you catch it? Many automakers have switched to Tesla's charging technology over the past year. Tesla's charging network is one of its biggest advantages over EV rivals — from faster and more accessible charging stations to more amenities. Non-Tesla EV owners can charge at updated Superchargers that have a Magic Dock adapter. On Thursday, Tesla opened V3 chargers to Ford owners who can use a NACS adapter supplied by Ford, according to Tesla's website.

Persons: —, Tesla, Marques Brownlee, Brownlee, ITuxtLsDju — Marques Brownlee, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Ford, Business, Ford EV, Tech, Tesla EV, EV, — Locations: New York

☆ How 'YouTube's resident librarian' built his business around book content, from hosting an award ceremony to a brand deal with Valentino
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Marta Biino | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. As the self-proclaimed "resident librarian" of YouTube, Edwards has amassed 1.3 million subscribers on his main channel and almost half a million on a second one with videos discussing books and reading. But while he's recently built a reputation as a BookTuber, Edwards didn't start his YouTube career with book videos. Between 2015 and 2020, he was more of a college YouTuber, publishing content about university life and studying tips. "The content people were generally making on BookTube was 'Books I want to read in April,' and then 'Books I read in April.'

Persons: —, Booker, Jack Edwards, Edwards, Edwards didn't, BookTok, BookTube, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, that's, he's, I've, Valentino, It's, AdSense, — Edwards, I'm, David Nicholls, livestream, Kate Green, Universal Pictures It's, Edwards hasn't, — he's, There's, it'll Organizations: Service, BBC's, YouTube, Business, Netflix, Universal Pictures Locations: London

☆ South Korea digital nomad visa: what to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Lilit Marcus | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

According to a report in the Korea Herald, South Korea’s Justice Ministry says the digital nomad visa will make remote work and vacations smoother for visitors. The site ranks South Korea highly for nightlife and youth culture, but gives lower marks for LGBT acceptance and English-language accessibility. Meanwhile, South Korea places 49 out of 113 countries on the English Proficiency Index, which puts it in the “moderate” category. Still, Humphries is undeterred in his quest for the South Korea “workation” visa and plans to base himself in Seoul if approved. “The South Korean digital nomad visa is a great step forward for allowing foreigners to reside in the country,” he says.

Persons: Ashley Humphries, he’s, Humphries, Jungho Suh, ”, Suh, ” Jeong Hyun Cho, Jeong, Ed Jones, Gawon Bae, Veronica Lin Organizations: CNN, South Korean, Korea Herald, Korea’s, Ministry, Korean Management Institute, George Washington University, Korea –, Statistics Korea, Human Rights Commission, South Korean Society, Digital Nomads Korea WhatsApp, Getty, Foreigners, South Locations: South Korea, Asia, Dubai, Cayman Islands, Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesian, Bali, South, Seoul, AFP, Korean, expats, Turkey, Norway, Kuwait, North America, Singapore, Japan

☆ Having a common name can be frustrating. But so can be having a less common one.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Beth Caplin Stoneburner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

However, I quickly learned that having a common name was going to make that difficult. Instead, the precocious little diva that I was, every Sarah I encountered posed a threat to my uniqueness. I combined my first and middle names, Sarah Elizabeth, into something I thought was unique, yet not so different that friends and family couldn’t catch on: Sarahbeth. No sooner than the ink dried on my new Social Security card did I learn the challenges of having a unique name, which I hadn’t anticipated. One particular annoyance sprouted immediately: having to spell it out or explain it every time I introduced myself (“Sarahbeth, one word, no hyphen, lowercase b…”).

Persons: Sarah I, they’ve, YouTuber, ”, Sarah Elizabeth, Mary, Kate Olsen, Beth, it’s, Sarah, Sarahbeth Caplin Organizations: Social Security, Google

☆ Cybertruck engineer addresses claims the Tesla EVs rust in the rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One owner even said they'd been warned when the truck was delivered that it could rust in the rain. "The advisor specifically mentioned the Cybertrucks develop orange rust marks in the rain and that required the vehicle to be buffed out," a member of the Cybertruck Owners Club forum wrote. Stainless is reactive and free iron that sits on it will rust," the Cybertruck engineer said. Demaree said the latter method appeared to do the trick but advised Cybertruck owners to be careful using the polish on the truck. Tesla delivered its first dozen on November 30, and several celebrities have been spotted with their own Cybertrucks in the months since.

Persons: —, Wes Morrill, they'd, Morrill, Tesla, Elon Musk, Justin Demaree, Guy, he'd, Demaree, It's Organizations: Service, Business, Cybertruck Owners, Tesla, YouTube, Delorean

☆ MrBeast is asking for trouble by calling his employees 'friends of friends' instead of giving them job titles, HR experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewYouTube megastar MrBeast doesn't like traditional job titles. Instead, he prefers to call his employees "friends of friends," or "FOFs." Experts say leaning away from traditional work structures, like disregarding job titles, may give the illusion of an employer providing a better culture, but in reality, these frameworks persist because they are important. "Get job titles defined and what someone's actually in charge of, and everyone will be able to hold each other to account about whether all the wheels are turning neatly." A cautionary taleTravis Lindemoen, the founder and CEO of the recruitment startup Enjoy Mondays, told BI that "friends of friends" set off "alarm bells" for him.

Persons: —, Jason Zavaleta, MrBeast, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, doesn't, Derek Bruce, someone's, Bruce, Travis Lindemoen, YouTubers, David Dobrik's, Dobrik, Jeff Wittek, Wittek, Lindemoen, Troy Guthrie Organizations: Service, Business, YouTube, Time, OSHA, BI Locations: bam

☆ A premium only airline will start giving some passengers Apple Vision Pros instead of its regular in-flight entertainment
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Beond announced it will give the Apple Vision Pro to select passengers on its flights. AdvertisementAn airline operating only business class services has announced plans to give an Apple Vision Pro to "select passengers" on some of its flights. "Offering the Apple Vision Pro is another step in our vision of delivering a premium travel experience to our customers, from the start to finish of their journey." And Marques Brownlee, the tech-review YouTuber, said using the Vision Pro on a plane was the aspect he was most excited about. AdvertisementSo as it's going up against airlines that offer first-class seats with enormous screens, the Vision Pro is something that could give it an edge.

Persons: Beond, —, Tero Taskila, Pete Syme, Marques Brownlee Organizations: Apple, Service, Emirates Locations: Maldives, Dubai

☆ MrBeast doesn't consider himself rich despite making $700 million a year, says his mom looks after his bank accounts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Despite huge ad revenue and brand deals, he says he isn't wealthy due to his reinvestment strategy. He also doesn't have access to his bank accounts — his mom does. With immense ad revenue and brand deals, Donaldson has the resources to do pretty much anything he could ever want to. Donaldson told the outlet he brings in between $600 and $700 million a year. Every video earns "a couple million" from ads and "a couple million in brand deals," he told Time.

Persons: doesn't, —, Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, Elon Musk, isn't, it's Organizations: Service Locations: Africa

☆ MrBeast brings in $700 million a year but says he's not rich: 'I've reinvested everything to the point of stupidity'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Nicolas Vega | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The YouTuber — real name Jimmy Donaldson — rakes in hundreds of millions of dollars from his YouTube channel and Feastables food brand. But despite bringing in revenue between $600 million and $700 million each year, Donaldson says he's not rich. His massive channel has 239 million subscribers, and his videos regularly get well over 100 million views. "Each video does a couple million in ad revenue, a couple million in brand deals," he told Time Magazine this week, which noted that brands pay between $2.5 million to $3 million for a shout-out in a video. "I've reinvested everything to the point of—you could claim—stupidity, just believing that we would succeed," he said.

Persons: Jimmy Donaldson, Donaldson, he's, doesn't, it's Organizations: YouTube, Time, New York

☆ People are totally going to be fooled by OpenAI's new video tool 'Sora'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

OpenAI has launched a new tool, Sora, that generates AI videos based on user text. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . On Thursday, OpenAI showed off a new tool called Sora that can generate strikingly realistic videos based on users' prompts. In addition to text, Sora can also generate videos from still images and "extend" existing videos — including the ability to "fill in missing frames," according to OpenAI.

Persons: OpenAI, It's, —, Sora, MrBeast, someone's Organizations: Service Locations: Tokyo, Amalfi Coast

☆ See what celebrities wore to New York Fashion Week
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —New York Fashion Week is back, with celebrities seen sitting front row at shows across Manhattan and Brooklyn and arriving at private parties for luxury houses including Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Christian SirianoJodie Turner-Smith arrives at a private Gucci party. Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images/Getty ImagesJessica Chastain at a private Gucci party on Saturday. Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage/Getty ImagesElliot Page arrives at a private Gucci party. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for NYFW: The ShowsIris Apatow at a private Gucci party on Saturday.

Persons: Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Tommy Hilfiger’s, Sofia Richie Grainge, Becky G, Willy Chavarria’s, Sam Smith, Julia Fox, Jessica Chastain, Jodie, Turner Smith, Demi Moore, Elliot Page, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Joe Biden’s, Ashley Biden, Kamala Harris ’, Ella Emhoff, Sophia Bush, J . Smith, Cameron, Philipps, Melanie Lynskey, Alicia Silverstone, Ashlee Simpson, Christian Siriano's, Jamie McCarthy, Christian, Jodie Turner, Smith, Gilbert Carrasquillo, Dascha Polanco, Willy Chavarria's, Roy Rochlin, Debbie Harry, Jason Mendez, Willy Chavarria, Amanda Lepore, Tommy Dorfman, Natasha Lyonne, Annabelle Dexter, Jones, Chanel, Dimitrios Kambouris, Camila Mendes, Ariana Greenblatt, Gilbert Flores, Storm Reid, Jackie Aina, Udo Salters, Cowan, Sarah Desjardins, Christian Cowan, Joel Kim Booster, Anna Wintour, Diane Kruger, Carolina Herrera, Charly Triballeau, Olivia Jade, Noah Beck, Louisa Jacobson, Misty Copeland, Jaimie Alexander, Jason Wu, Molly Ringwald, Helmut Lang, Jed Cullen, Dave Benett, Jeremy O, Harris, Stephanie Hsu, Phillip Lim, Arturo Holmes, Bella Thorne, Theo Wargo, Iris Apatow, Katie Holmes, Ulla Johnson, Manny Carabel, Jemima Kirke, Trullie Organizations: CNN, New York, Central, Brooklyn, Christian, Gucci, Bach, Getty, Harmonie Club, Carolina, Beauty Brooklyn Locations: Manhattan, Brooklyn, AFP, Zsela

☆ These Apple Vision Pro buyers are returning their headsets — and this is why
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhen the Apple Vision Pro hit the market on February 2nd, would-be fans lined up at the break of dawn to test the mixed-reality headset at their local Apple Stores. One major reason Vision Pro customers say they want a refund: its seemingly clunky design. Some Redditors who claim to be returning the Vision Pro also referenced how uncomfortable it is to wear the headset. Disappointment in the headset's vision quality is another gripe expressed by Vision Pro customers. AdvertisementThat is, if the Vision Pro ever gets cheaper.

Persons: —, they're, Farzad Mesbahi, Mesbahi, Collin Michael, he's, Michael, Apple, Kane Sutter, Matt Schneider, Apple didn't, Sutter Organizations: Service, Apple Vision, Apple Stores, Business, Twitter, Apple, Vision, Vision Pro, YouTube, Pro

☆ What it's like to take the Cybertruck camping
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-10 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Tesla owner Ben Levin went camping in Texas with the company's newest EV, the Cybertruck. AdvertisementTesla's rough-and-tumble Cybertruck might be perfect for camping, at least according to one owner, but it's missing one key feature — enough heat in the truck's bed for chilly nights. Levin identified several Cybertruck features that made it ideal for camping, including the spacious design of the truck. Cybertruck owner bought a truck tent to go camping. AdvertisementTo combat the cooler temperatures, Levin said he'd recommend Cybertruck owners consider bringing a heated blanket or portable heater for camping trips in colder weather.

Persons: Ben Levin, Levin, —, It's, VoyageATX, Elon Musk, Tesla, he'd Organizations: Service, Tesla, Campers Locations: Texas, Pace, Spicewood , Texas, Mode

☆ I'm an AI startup founder and love hiring liberal arts grads. They give us a surprising edge.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Megan Carnegie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Barthélémy Kiss, 36, is a politics graduate running his second AI company Powder. Kiss has hired career switchers and liberal arts grads to work on his most recent AI project. Working on this startup, I've learned that people with a liberal arts background have a major edge in our industry. The liberal arts grads we've hired have a creative, human-centric approach to understanding the best applications of AI in their respective fields. We need creative thinkers to get the best out of AI technologyHuman creativity is crucial in the AI space.

Persons: Barthélémy, Kiss, switchers, grads, —, Eric Risser, We've, I've, grads we've, Stan, Maryan, Pierre Boulez Organizations: Service, Unity, Creative, Ircam Locations: Paris

☆ Everyone is making the same jokes about those photos of people wearing the Vision Pro outside
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple's Vision Pro is here, and everyone is cracking the same jokes about people wearing it while out in public. Following its official release on Friday, the Vision Pro has been spotted on the heads of people at the gym, on the subway, and in the streets. Videos of the Vision Pro got comments comparing it to "Ready Player One," "The Simpsons," and "Black Mirror." But, that hasn't stopped users from donning the Vision Pro at the gym or on public transportation. Computer engineer Alvaro Cintas made an X thread of some of the more outrageous instances of Vision Pro being used in public.

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☆ Tech YouTuber says Tesla's refreshed Model 3 is more luxurious: 'It kind of feels like a mini Model S'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

YouTuber Marques Brownlee gave Tesla's updated Model 3 a glowing review. Brownlee called the EV a "mini Model S" and said it was more luxurious than the original Model 3. The refreshed Model 3, also called the Model 3 Highland, hit the US last month. AdvertisementTech YouTuber Marques Brownlee tested out Tesla's updated Model 3 and gave a glowing review. Tesla first announced the refreshed Model 3 — unofficially called the Model 3 Highland — in 2023.

Persons: YouTuber Marques Brownlee, Brownlee, —, Marques Brownlee, Tesla, he'd Organizations: Service, Tech, —

☆ Icon of the Seas: Why Americans Are Obsessed With Big Cruise Ships
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Henry Wismayer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +17 min

Love them or loathe them, giant cruise ships are among the most remarkable success stories of the mass tourism age. Rechristened the Mardi Gras, the first Carnival cruise ship sailed out of Miami that March. Cruise ships like the Icon of the Seas will spend the majority of their trip at sea. Eight years later, cruise ships such as the Diamond Princess became early incubators for COVID-19. Cruise Market Watch forecasts there will be 360 cruise ships in service at the end of this year, comprising less than 1% of the global commercial fleet.

Persons: Ted Arison, Arison, Pieter De Boer, Costa, Diamond, Aaron Saunders, We've, Sue Bryant, Z, sass, Emma Le Teace, YouTuber, David Foster Wallace, Harper's, Sarah Knorr, Bryan Comer, Karla Hart, Hart, Saunders, it's, Henry Wismayer Organizations: Port, Passengers, Mardi Gras, Mardi, Gras, Cruise, Royal Caribbean, Costa Concordia, Cruise Lines International Association, Broadway, CivicScience, Royal, Virgin, Business, Transport & Environment, Getty, International Council, Global Cruise, Global Cruise Activist Network, Cruise Market, Royal Caribbean International, New York Times, National Geographic, Financial Times Locations: Port of Miami, Caribbean, Miami, The Port, Tuscany, Italy, Royal Caribbean, TikTok, Panama, Bahamas, Brussels, Netherlands, Douarnenez, Venice, Dubrovnik, Croatia, Amsterdam, Juneau , Alaska, Skagway , Alaska, CocoCay, London

☆ ‘Palworld’ dubbed ‘Pokémon with guns’ ignites furor as it becomes an overnight sensation
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Michael Nam | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Cute video game creatures with guns have become a surprise monster hit. Fans of the long-running Pokémon franchise on Nintendo platforms have been angry about the close similarities of various creature designs, according to video game outlet IGN. It’s gotten bad enough that Pocketpair has said it received death threats. I promise…However, you’ll excuse me if I skip over the death threats, threats to the company and massively outlandish claims,” posted one Pocketpair community manager. “Nintendo has come for me, please leave me in your thoughts and prayers,” he posted on X.

Persons: Pocketpair, It’s, “, ”, Takuro Mizobe, doxxing, Mizobe didn’t, Nintendo’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, PC Steam, Xbox, Nintendo, Developers Locations: New York, Kansas

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