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July 29, 2020 Vol. 16 No. 58
Triller
You Do You Josh Richards Joins Social Media App Triller By Desert Star Staff LOS ANGELES, - As a growing number of companies and countries ban TikTok due to security concerns, social media A-listers and entrepreneurs Josh Richards, Griffin Johnson,
and Noah Beck have joined an impressive roster of top influencers and content creators jumping over to Triller, the leading AI-driven music video and entertainment platform in the U.S. and around the world.
Richards, the cofounder of digital talent management firm TalentX Entertainment, has become an investor in Triller and will be joining the company as Chief Strategy Officer. Johnson and Beck are also advisors and
equity shareholders, joining a long list of celebrities – from Snoop Dogg to Lil Wayne – who have invested in the platform. Last year, Triller raised $28 million in a funding round led by Proxima Media. Ryan Kavanaugh, Proxima’s founder, and owner is a strategic partner in the Triller platform. In June,
Triller hit 50 million monthly active users, surpassing TikTok’s user count when it was sold to ByteDance for $1 billion in 2017. Following TikTok’s ban in India, Triller saw a significant spike in growth as 120 million former TikTok users Continues on Page 7
White House adviser promises no evictions and more stimulus checks
By Desert Star Staff White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow has said that more stimulus checks are coming, along with an extension of the current eviction moratorium. However, he was slammed for claiming that all is well with the US economy. The $1 trillion bill will include another round of stimulus checks – to the tune of $1,200 per person, Kudlow told CNN on Sunday. Besides, the relief bill will extend unemployment benefits, provide funding for schools to reopen, and allocate $16
billion for coronavirus testing. It’s a very well-rounded package,” Kudlow added. “It’s a very well targeted package.” Senate Republicans plan on introducing the bill on Monday, after quarreling with their Democrat colleagues on whether or not to extend the $600 weekly supplement to state unemployment checks that expired on Saturday. At present, the supplement will likely be extended, though at a possibly lower rate. Critically, Kudlow told CNN’s Jake Tapper that a
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