A Chinese livestreamer known as Fanqie Jiang Ye has drawn widespread attention after setting up a motorized gaming chair that spins whenever viewers donate the equivalent of about $7.50. Clips from her streams show her strapped into a red racing-style seat with a harness across her chest and a stuffed animal in her lap. Each qualifying donation triggers a rotation of the chair. When multiple viewers sent the payments in quick succession, the mechanism kept...

Twitch streamer Kai Cenat said during a livestream on Oct. 8 that he is assembling a team of astronauts and space specialists with the goal of eventually broadcasting from space, describing the effort as his focus for 2027 even if the flight itself does not happen that year. Speaking on his "Leave Me Alone" stream, the 24-year-old creator told viewers he was "trying to put things together" and that "we are going to reach for...