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  <title>Nearly 400 Creators Showed Up for The First AI Creator Day</title>
  <description>What&#39;s Trending and TheWrap brought creators, AI experts and brands to UCLA to talk about how they&#39;re already using AI</description>
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  <title>The Cornell Case is Far From Over</title>
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  <title>AI Creator Day Adds Rebecca Zamolo, Matt Slays and Vincent Marcus</title>
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  <title>Introducing The Affinity 100 List: The Most Impactful Creators of 2026</title>
  <description>Turns out reach and influence are two different products.</description>
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  <title>Amelia Dimoldenberg is Breaking Up With Us</title>
  <description>Chicken Shop Date ends after 12 years. Plus a felony plea, a Hulu cancellation, and Gen Z&#39;s wellness money.</description>
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  <title>Ariana Grande: &#39;Never Use My Music Again</title>
  <description>She clapped back after Trump&#39;s team used her song in a TikTok about women&#39;s sports. It&#39;s the second time this year she&#39;s had to say it.</description>
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