Content creators are asserting their power like never before: ‘The model has flipped’

Social media stars are ditching brand deals to become entrepreneurs, building products and investing. Warner Bailey’s Assistants vs. Agents and Alex Poscente’s Ivy Insights exemplify creators launching products. Brett Perlmutter, founder of BulletPitch, helps creators invest in startups at NYC dinners. It’s the creators’ world — we’re just living in it.  Social media’s stars came of age on platforms like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, building massive audiences while getting paid to promote other people’s products. Now, creators are using the audiences they’ve built to expand beyond traditional brand deals and into entrepreneurship, software and venture investing. It’s a notable shift…

How to eat carbs like a biohacker — without gaining weight

They’re one of the most demonized food groups in America. For decades, carbohydrates have been blamed for everything from expanding waistlines and diabetes to heart disease and digestive problems. But according to Dave Asprey, the founder of the biohacking movement, carbs shouldn’t be public enemy No. 1. In fact, the…

How to win your World Cup pool: Which favorites should you fade?

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Two things are true about the World Cup. One of the favorites will likely win the tournament, but there’s almost always a heavyweight that…

World Cup 2026 Group E preview: Prediction, odds, full team overviews

Germany is the heavyweight in Group E, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be straightforward. Ivory Coast and Ecuador won’t make it easy, though Curaçao certainly looks like the underdog. The Post previews Group E at the World Cup. Teams listed in predicted order of finish. * indicates third-place team predicted…

4 key takeaways from South Carolina and Maine primary contests

Embattled Senate hopeful Graham Platner survived his Democratic primary in Maine Tuesday night, setting the stage for a November matchup against longtime incumbent Sen. Susan Collins that could decide which party controls the upper chamber next year.  Meanwhile, Senate and gubernatorial primaries in South Carolina demonstrated once again how crucial…

Knicks look to end slow starts that have cropped up again in NBA Finals

The Knicks’ sluggish starts to games were a recurring problem in the regular season. But by the postseason, they largely fixed their propensity to come out of the gate slowly. In these Finals, though, it’s returned. They’ve fallen to early first-quarter deficits in each of the three games of this…

Mets’ Francisco Lindor edging closer to return from calf strain injury

Of the many injured players scattered around the Mets roster, perhaps none is more important than Francisco Lindor. As The Post has previously reported, the shortstop is expected back from the left calf strain that’s sidelined him since late April sometime later this month. Asked Tuesday about a potential timeline…

2026 World Cup is a California homecoming for three USMNT players

IRVINE, Calif. — It was a much quieter and subdued day at the United States men’s national team’s training camp Tuesday as the Americans prepared for the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. But for three players wearing the crest, it carried something extra. They carried California. From the…

Inside secret DSA playbook for securing votes from the vulnerable

A Los Angeles chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America openly promotes it’s guide to instructing volunteers about how to pressure voters to cast ballots on the spot and hand them over for delivery. The practice, commonly known as ballot harvesting, is legal in California, but remains highly controversial. The…

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