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4 stories this week in creators, content, and crypto:
- Jim Acosta ditched CNN for...Substack?
- Nintendo delay Switch 2 preorders
- TikTok ban delayed (again)
- Memecoins for dummies

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4 stories this week in creators, content, and crypto:
- Jim Acosta ditched CNN for...Substack?
- Nintendo delay Switch 2 preorders
- TikTok ban delayed (again)
- Memecoins for dummies

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Jim Acost Left CNN…For Substack?

Even the top anchors understand the creator playbook in 2025: build an audience through borrowed distribution (TikTok, CNN), then migrate them to spaces you own

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Nintendo just delayed Switch 2 pre-orders due to Trump tariffs.

90% of Nintendo’s revenue relies on the Switch. And historically? Second-gen consoles flop.
Tough launch environment ahead.

TikTok ban delayed again — 75 more days.

China won’t approve a sale, U.S. can’t pick a buyer.
This is Gen Z’s "3rd rail” issue.
My bet: it’ll keep getting delayed for the next 4 years.

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