Troy Warren

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YouTube CEO: More Creators Are Making At Least $10K a Year

YouTube CEO: More Creators Are Making At Least $10K a Year

Digital,
BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #DigitalIn an open letter addressing YouTube's 2022 goals, Susan Wojcicki also notes the platform will increase its focus on podcasting.YouTube saw a 40 percent year-over-year increase in channels making more than $10,000 a year, according to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, as the platform promotes new efforts to allow creators to monetize their work.The latest figures were shared in an open letter on Tuesday from Wojcicki, though the executive did not disclose the exact number of channels making that yearly income in 2020 vs. 2021 to account for the 40 percent increase.…
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Jan
26
2022
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Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?

Will Hollywood’s Streaming Ambition Lead to Big Gaming Buys?

Business, Entertainment, Gaming, NFT, , ,
BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #Business  #Gaming  #NFT As Microsoft snaps up Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to shore up its streaming platform, and Netflix also enters the sector, Sony — or even Disney — may be next to strike a deal. In May 2016, Disney sent shock waves through the video game sector when it ended its stint as a publisher of console titles to, it said, “transition exclusively to a licensing model.” It later replicated that move in the mobile games space and let outside studios create projects built on its intellectual property…
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26
2022
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Dolly Parton Is Releasing Her Own Cake Mixes with Duncan Hines

Dolly Parton Is Releasing Her Own Cake Mixes with Duncan Hines

Foodie,
By Mike Pomranz | FoodAndWine.ComTroy Warren for CNT #FoodieThe boxed mixes feature recipes inspired by Dolly's family favorites.Dolly Parton has long been known as "The Queen of County," but in 2022, she's been angling for the title of "The Queen of Sweet Treat Collaborations." Last week, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream announced they're bringing back the singer's signature flavor, Strawberry Pretzel Pie. And today, the cake mix specialists at Duncan Hines have announced the release of an entire line of "Dolly's Southern Favorites."Arriving this March, this Dolly Parton x Duncan Hines collab includes two cake mixes and two frostings, all of…
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26
2022
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2023 Toyota Sequoia Arrives with a Standard Hybrid Powertrain

2023 Toyota Sequoia Arrives with a Standard Hybrid Powertrain

Cars,
BY CONNOR HOFFMAN | CarAndDriver.ComTroy Warren for CNT #CarsToyota's full-size SUV shares a platform with the new Tundra, but the only engine choice is the 437-hp twin-turbo 3.4-liter V-6 hybrid.This is the 2023 Toyota Sequoia full-size three-row SUV, and it shares many components with the 2022 Tundra pickup.It comes standard with the iForce MAX hybrid powertrain with a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V-6 that produces a total of 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet of torque.Arriving in the summer, it'll be available in SR5, Limited, Platinum, TRD Pro, and Capstone models starting at around $50,000.Toyota is revamping its ancient body-on-frame offerings with technology…
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Jan
25
2022
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TV News Joins Streaming’s Nostalgia Programming Play

TV News Joins Streaming’s Nostalgia Programming Play

Digital, Entertainment,
BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.ComTroy Warren for CNT #Entertainment  #DigitalNetworks like CBS and CNN are leaning on "iconic franchises" and "old-school" reporters in a bid to transition linear audiences to digital viewers.A TV viewer in the early 1990s looking for the latest news would likely turn on CNN, where Wolf Blitzer delivered up-to-the-minute reporting from the Middle East and Washington D.C. If it was Sunday, perhaps they would turn the dial to NBC and watch Meet the Press.As daytime turned into primetime, they might flip to Fox, where the reality TV show Cops introduced a new format to the airwaves.…
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Jan
25
2022
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Relationship between food, disease stronger than you may think

Relationship between food, disease stronger than you may think

Health
By DeeDee Stiepan, Mayo Clinic News NetworkTroy Warren for CNT #Health‘It bothers our tissues. It bothers our heart. It bothers our arteries, our brains, our pancreas, our liver and our lungs. And that leads to disease’The phrase “you are what you eat” is commonly used in conversations about health and the connection between food and the body. Eating an unhealthy diet can have serious consequences and can increase someone’s risk of dying from heart disease, stroke and Type 2 diabetes.In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Stephen Kopecky, a preventive cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, discusses the relationship between food and disease.Things…
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Jan
25
2022
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New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

New space telescope reaches final stop million miles out

In The News, Technology
By MARCIA DUNN, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #TechnologyCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The world’s biggest, most powerful space telescope arrived at its observation post 1 million miles from Earth on Monday, a month after it lifted off on a quest to behold the dawn of the universe.On command, the James Webb Space Telescope fired its rocket thrusters for nearly five minutes to go into orbit around the sun at its designated location, and NASA confirmed the operation went as planned.The mirrors on the $10 billion observatory still must be meticulously aligned, the infrared detectors sufficiently chilled and the scientific…
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Jan
25
2022
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UK Dropping COVID Testing for Arriving International Travelers

UK Dropping COVID Testing for Arriving International Travelers

COVID-19, Travel, ,
DONALD WOOD | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel  #COVID-19 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom announced fully vaccinated international travelers will no longer be required to take a coronavirus test upon arrival. The new rule will begin on February 11, 2022. According to BBC.com, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the decline in Omicron cases and success doctors had against the latest highly contagious COVID-19 strain would result in the country’s economy reopening. “And although we have to be cautious, we are now moving through the Omicron wave, and you can see the figures are starting to get…
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25
2022
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NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY January 25, 2022

NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY January 25, 2022

Celebrations,
Troy Warren for CNT #CelebrationsNATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAYNational Irish Coffee Day kicks off January 25th each year with a mug of strong coffee, Irish whiskey, sugar, and topped with a layer of cream.On a cold, wet day in 1942 weary travelers to the small Shannon Airport in southwest Ireland found their way to a restaurant and chef Joe Sheridan. To warm his guests, he served them hot coffee, spiked with whiskey and topped with whipped cream. The passengers asked if the beverage was Brazilian coffee. Sheridan responded that it was Irish coffee.A travel writer, Stanton Delaplane, brought Irish coffee to…
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