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Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to making it better: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe news and entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives.</p></div><div><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/400x620/a23cf65b1a/badges.jpg"/></div></div><div class="sc-kFCroH gvIHCh"><div class="sc-irLvIq jBOIZF"><a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/11/buzzfeed-jonah-peretti-2010s.html" target="_blank" class="sc-gLLuof hCQRFV"><div class="sc-iBdnpw cMhsmM"><p>IN THE NEWS</p><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/1140x642/3086da9038/newyorkmagazine.jpg" alt=""/></div><div class="sc-fsYfdN jIxIHi"><h2>In The 2010s, BuzzFeed Made The World A Meme</h2><p id="image-credit">Image Credit: Peter Yang/August</p><p id="source">NEW YORK MAGAZINE</p></div></a></div><div class="sc-csKJxZ glCLrb"><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-14/buzzfeed-debuts-ai-quizzes-in-its-first-use-of-the-new-technology" target="_blank" class="sc-qZrbh drPnnA"><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/2000x1353/022c57b509/blooomberg-ai-quizzes.jpg" alt=""/><div class="sc-jsEeTM ifWwmJ"><h4>BuzzFeed Debuts AI Quizzes in Its First Use of the New Technology</h4><p>BLOOMBERG</p></div></a><a href="https://variety.com/2023/film/news/hot-ones-300-episodes-inside-show-chris-schonberger-1235657535/" target="_blank" class="sc-qZrbh drPnnA"><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/1000x563/150d8a3cf8/hot-ones.webp" alt=""/><div class="sc-jsEeTM ifWwmJ"><h4>‘Hot Ones’ Hits 300 Episodes: How Scorching Chicken Wings Conquered YouTube and Hollywood</h4><p>VARIETY</p></div></a><a href="https://www.axios.com/pro/media-deals/2022/05/31/huffpost-voices-director-rajul-punjabi" target="_blank" class="sc-qZrbh drPnnA"><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/1920x1080/5a5e4fb4f1/1653678474498.webp" alt=""/><div class="sc-jsEeTM ifWwmJ"><h4>Exclusive: HuffPost hires Punjabi as director for Voices relaunch</h4><p>AXIOS</p></div></a><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-12-12/buzzfeed-expands-shopping-links-overseas-to-rely-less-on-ads" target="_blank" class="sc-qZrbh drPnnA"><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/1400x788/7ae2d14f7c/bloomberg.jpg" alt=""/><div class="sc-jsEeTM ifWwmJ"><h4>BuzzFeed Wants to Sell You More Stuff</h4><p>BLOOMBERG</p></div></a><a href="https://deadline.com/2020/07/lionsgate-buzzfeed-1202997542/" target="_blank" class="sc-qZrbh drPnnA"><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/681x383/5a515919e2/lionsgate-buzzfeed.webp" alt=""/><div class="sc-jsEeTM ifWwmJ"><h4>Lionsgate And BuzzFeed Launch Motion Picture Partnership</h4><p>DEADLINE</p></div></a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/23/business/media/buzzfeed-botatouille-chatbot-food.html" target="_blank" class="sc-qZrbh drPnnA"><img src="https://a-us.storyblok.com/f/1001779/2048x1365/cad59a110e/23buzzfeed-ai-1-jkgw-superjumbo.webp" alt=""/><div class="sc-jsEeTM ifWwmJ"><h4>BuzzFeed Tries to Ride the A.I. 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