Every face and every plate here is a real frame from a creator who applied, used with their consent. At the table: @lasvegasfood, @rkchickenleg, @PAZQALERIQ_, @nathanpiland, @mostly_ghostly1, @Meryemsalmii and @ivoriangram. One seat is still open.
Good morning, creators.
Today is the last day. EAT's $1 million clipping fund closes at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
Doing good for people is the way to get ahead.
Help feed people, build your future.
Today last day to apply | 1B views the fund targets | 96M followers already in |
THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE
The fund: applications close tonight at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
AI: OpenAI claims three new science results, with no outside check yet.
New here? WYDE turns attention into meals. A restaurant gives food. A creator shares it on camera. People eat.
CREATORS: LAST DAY TO APPLY
Photo: Danah Kim (@doopyssi) on Instagram. Courtesy of Danah Kim.
Last call. EAT pays clippers to spread the videos of creators who help feed people. Danah Kim made the first fund video with 2,479 followers. Size is not the test.
Applications close tonight, October 31, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.
Creators who applied report 96 million combined followers. The fund targets 1 billion impressions. That is $1 million at $1 per 1,000 verified views.
It is an application, like a venture fund. Content and fit count. Follower count does not.
WHAT EAT CREATORS GET
Clipped from day one. Clipping starts in November. EAT clippers cut your posts for TikTok, Reels, Shorts and X. The fund pays the clippers. You pay nothing.
A spot on the EAT creator board. Restaurants and brands come to the top of the board first.
Your fans get paid to clip you. They earn on verified views.
Keep every deal you have. EAT is non-exclusive.
Your videos may already fit. Level 1 is hunger awareness, in the content you already make. No eligible video yet? Apply anyway.
Two EAT videos to learn from
 Six pizzas, one skatepark. A pizzeria gives a creator six free pizzas. |  Lunch with a stranger. A restaurant pays the bill for a man she just met. |
"Everybody EATs. You help feed people. We help grow your audience."
Applying takes two minutes and costs nothing. EAT does not promise earnings, views or followers. Read who the fund is for →
THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER
"I'm not telling you the world's going to end tomorrow."
Newsweek's map lists 33 countries that tell households to keep emergency food and water. The most common advice is three days. Dan Bongino cited 30.
The fine print: an intelligence veteran told TNND there is no public sign of a specific threat that would require 30 days.
"These cuts are happening just as we are facing the fourth winter."
WFP cut monthly food aid in Gaza from 1.6 million people to 1.1 million. About 500,000 people lose support.
Why it matters: WFP says it needs $450 million over six months for Gaza and the West Bank.
"No New Yorker should have to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table."
The $25 million hub opened October 26 to supply 344 pantry partners. Only one funder has a dollar figure attached: a $1 million state matching grant.
More in hunger
The US says stockpile food. It still has no plan for its $720 million to fight global hunger, Joseph Cederwall reports.
THE WEEK IN GIVING
"It's not a joke to me, OK?"
A prankster faked a $10 Apple Pay theft from a worker stocking frozen pizzas. His GoFundMe reached $605,350 from 16,720 donors by Friday evening.
Why it matters: the page stood at about $5,500 until large accounts pointed their followers at it.
"This gift is our commitment to the next generation in Boston and far beyond."
The ownership group and the team gave more than $200 million. Rob and Karen Hale gave $100 million in December and the other owners matched it, Boston.com reported.
More in giving
Warren Buffett left the Gates Foundation out in 2026 and gave four family foundations 12 million shares. He plans to give them about $140 billion in stock by 2034.
An anonymous donor gave Centre College $225 million to launch a $450 million campaign.
Felicia and Ben Horowitz committed $150 million to a Las Vegas children's hospital.
Ohio Wesleyan announced a $40 million gift for faculty pay.
The Terry Fox Foundation got its largest donation, C$25 million from the Tanenbaum family.
Military and veterans giving rose 5.9% to about $4 billion in 2024.
AI AND HEALTH
"Announcing three major scientific discoveries, one each in mathematics (harmonic analysis), computer science (complexity theory), and physics (quantum field theory)."
OpenAI says its models produced three new results. No outside verification is reported, and the physics materials are not public.
"Compounded drugs are not FDA-approved, which means FDA does not review their safety, effectiveness, or quality before they are marketed."
Superpower opened pre-orders at $149 a month for BPC-157 and TB-500 on October 30. HHS said it does not intend to act against pharmacies compounding six peptides.
The fine print: the policy is not FDA approval. Superpower's own page says research on BPC-157 in people is limited.
More in AI and health
FDA advisers backed 6 peptides, including BPC-157. Agency scientists opposed all 6.
Anthropic released a Claude for Nonprofits plugin with fundraising skills. It says more than 25,000 nonprofits use Claude.
Microsoft's MAI-DxO diagnosed 83% of hard cases in simulated tests, not real patient care.
Cent raised $15 million for AI-led preventive scans.
Dream Labs raised a $90 million seed and launched an API for robots.
FRAUD AND MONEY
"This is the biggest crypto hack in history."
Binance estimates the total impact at about $6.3 billion, with about $3 billion frozen on-chain. The final total is not confirmed.
The fine print: Binance says user funds are safe. Deposits and withdrawals are suspended, with no restart date.
More in fraud and money
A UAE-led operation identified more than $39 billion in funds and digital currencies linked to fraud.
Treasury flagged about $270 million in suspicious activity potentially linked to student aid fraud.
New York and federal investigators are examining more than 100 adult day care providers over suspected Medicaid fraud.
Trump and Vance launched a $25 million fraud tip program, with a planned $10,000 check for YouTuber Nick Shirley.
Kalshi bettors give Democrats 90% odds in the House as crypto braces for the midterms.
NYSE owner ICE is taking a stake in Trade.xyz to bring its Hyperliquid perpetual futures to the U.S.
FOR RESTAURANTS: GIVE MEALS, GET SEEN
A creator films at your restaurant and shares your food with the community.
Each clip shows your restaurant giving.
You can claim a food donation receipt from the WYDE Foundation, a 501(c)(3) public charity.
IMAGINE IF TRADES MATTERED
$EAT is the first token that funds creators to end hunger. All trades fund creators.
Every $EAT trade carries a 1 percent fee, split four ways: creators, hunger-relief charities, liquidity and the platform.
Creators are paid for work. They do not need to buy, hold or promote the token.
THE EAT CHALLENGES APP LAUNCHES SOON
Applications close tonight. Clipping starts in November. Eligible creators hear back by email by November 14. Get set up now so you are ready on day one.
Get the EAT app.
Apply to the fund before 11:59 p.m. Pacific tonight.
Choose a local restaurant you want to film with. This step is optional.
WORK WITH US
The podcast: our guest list is open to creators and founders whose work has a result behind it. Apply to be a guest.
Writers: report a story for WYDE Newsroom. See the list below.
Brands: brands are EAT's next focus. Back a creator whose content feeds people. Start at fund.eat.ong.
Nonprofits: reply to this email. Tell us what you want to build.
NEW ON THE SITE
Givers and leaders: Warren Buffett, Rob Hale, Bill Chisholm, David G. Greenfield, Greg Brockman, David Gross, Max Marchione and Karen Lobos.
Organizations: Met Council, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation, Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Simons Foundation, GivingTuesday and Wounded Warrior Project.
Rankings: Largest Charitable Gifts, Largest Gifts to US Universities, Largest Healthcare Gifts of 2026 and Largest Hunger Relief Gifts of 2026.
$EAT BY THE NUMBERS
Meals funded: 73,484 when the fund story was written. The goal is one billion. This is not investment advice.
WRITE FOR WYDE
WYDE Newsroom publishes outside contributors under their own names. Report a story and you get the byline, an author page, a spot in the contributor directory, a do-follow backlink and a place in front of 125,000 newsletter readers.
Stories we want written
Boston Children's Hospital Announces Historic Gift Led by Owners of the Boston Celtics Organization (wanted by 2026-11-01)
Financial AI startup Casap raises $56 million to help banks stop an explosion of customer fraud (wanted by 2026-11-01)
Tether launches FASE Foundation to fight scams and pilot stablecoin aid (wanted by 2026-11-01)
Met Council Opens $25 Million AI-Powered Kosher Food Bank in Brooklyn (wanted by 2026-11-01)
Always open: Crypto that changes how money moves, and who it reaches
Always open: AI and innovation, and what they change for people
A restaurant gives. A creator shares. People eat. Now it is your turn. Apply by 11:59 p.m. Pacific tonight.
Help feed people. Build your future.
Onward,
The WYDE Team
P.S. Know a creator who feeds people or helps people on camera? Forward this. The founding round closes tonight.
Last edition: Feed People, Get Ahead: 7 Days Left to Apply for $1 Million Creator Fund. Read every story as it lands at wyde.org/news.