infinite scroll MINI TECH SCROLL: TikTok US buyer update, Content moderators speak out , X pilots AI fact-checkers + Can AI run retail?
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from July 2nd, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:43 Trump claims there is a US TikTok buyer
3:44 TikTok content moderators speak out against work conditions and expectations
8:34 X is piloting an AI-driven fact-checking program
12:12 American AI company Anthropic tests whether AI can run a small store
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Sources:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/06/30/tech/trump-tiktok-who-could-buy
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/us/politics/trump-tiktok-buyer.html
https://restofworld.org/2025/tiktok-moderators-turkey/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/tiktok-content-moderation-layoffs-ai/
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-12/tiktok-slashing-jobs-to-boost-ai-content-moderation/104465606
https://www.theverge.com/news/658566/content-moderator-union-alliance-meta-tiktok-google
https://x.com/CommunityNotes/status/1940132205486915917
https://www.theverge.com/news/696210/x-community-notes-ai-note-writers
https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1