The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from April 15th, 2026.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:57 Are Coachella festival sets being designed for online audiences over IRL attendees?
10:13 AI influencers creating Coachella content & what it means to capitalise on buzzy events
16:19 Sam Altman exposé breakdown
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https://www.cnet.com/culture/how-youtubes-coachella-webcast-changed-the-world/
https://variety.com/2015/digital/news/youtube-to-live-stream-coachella-music-fest-for-free-for-5th-year-running-1201463642/
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/youtube-coachella-streaming-features-weekends-820927/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Coachella/comments/1sik8mq/livestream_thank_you/
https://www.reddit.com/r/festivals/comments/1sk2kre/dont_know_how_i_feel_about_coachella_really/
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/911267/ai-influencers-coachella
https://www.wired.com/story/i-watched-18-hours-of-coachella-on-vertical-video-and-it-was-not-good-for-my-fomo/
https://www.instagram.com/reels/DWymH2qD_XM/
https://pleasedontmakemefocus.substack.com/p/hot-critics-birkins-and-breakfast
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https://blog.samaltman.com/2279512
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted
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