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Apply for Blackbird Foundation’s Protostars microgrant program: http://blackbird.foundation/?utm_source=centennial Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from September 3rd, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:25 Viral investigation into dark money and the creator economy13:33 Shein questionable AI models16:40 Female Founder Interview: Lauren interviews Nikol Moses Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Sources:https://www.wearechorus.com/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/03/dark-money-political-donations-labor-coalition-liberal-greens-ntwnfb https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/26/social-media-influencers-election-money-campaigns/ https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/02/luigi-mangione-shein-clothing-model/ https://x.com/PopCrave/status/1963048820025008269 https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz/video/7544054576131968270?_r=1&_t=ZS-8zP80WV1Ef4 

Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from September 2nd, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:42 TikTok creator Teacher Bae faces backlash for outfits she wears to school3:50 Aussie podcasts accuse Chloe Barry-Hang of going on a paid influencer trip to Afghanistan11:10 Audra Winter BookTok updateFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from September 1st, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:12 KJ Apa's TikTok alter-ego3:54 Sydney Sweeney & Scooter Braun romance speculation6:13 Crumbl co-founder outed amid viral TikTok rumourFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from August 29th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:14 TikTok family Disney trip backlash4:02 Recho Omondi $55K-gate11:49 Sabrina Carpenter Man's Best FriendFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

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Apply for Blackbird Giants early stage founder mentoring here: https://www.blackbird.vc/giants?utm_source=centennial  Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld  The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from August 27th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro 1:14 Is YouTube using AI enhancements on already-uploaded content?5:38 Google reveals AI’s environmental impact 12:54 V-Tuber Ironmouse is one of Rolling Stone’s Top 25 influential creators Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF  Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/  Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_Sources: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.15734 https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/measuring-the-environmental-impact-of-ai-inference https://zenodo.org/records/7855594 https://theconversation.com/ais-excessive-water-consumption-threatens-to-drown-out-its-environmental-contributions-225854 https://www.theverge.com/report/763080/google-ai-gemini-water-energy-emissions-studyhttps://www-technologyreview-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.technologyreview.com/2025/08/21/1122288/google-gemini-ai-energy/amp/  https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/ai-footprint-august-2025 https://bsky.app/profile/emilymbender.bsky.social/post/3lwwarf472p2n https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/08/youtube-shorts-ai-upscaling/683946/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86nhP8tvbLY https://cloud.google.com/learn/artificial-intelligence-vs-machine-learning?hl=en#how-are-ai-and-ml-connected https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/top-social-media-influencers-creators-2025-1235413251/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwLbGcUMy6g 

Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from August 26th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:45 Connor Franta x Troye Sivan 2010s relationship confirmed3:41 Made by Mitchell vs. Malachi collaboration gone wrong10:27 Madison Beer rumoured new relationshipFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

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Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from August 22nd, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:11 YouTube's bid for the Oscars3:10 MAC LAX employee fired for DITL vlogs9:43 Concerning new tradwife content trendFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

Join Ariel Bogle, a technology and law reporter, and Cam Wilson, an acclaimed journalist on internet culture, as they delve into the fascinating world of conspiracy theories. They discuss how the internet fuels these beliefs, particularly during the pandemic, and illuminate Australia's unique role. From the evolution of fan culture to the impact of social media on societal discourse, their insights reveal how online communities can both connect and isolate. They also tackle the challenge of empathy towards those with conspiratorial views amid rising skepticism.