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2:28 Meghan Trainor fan account tour prediction

5:26 Chase Hudson x Ally Lewber

9:40 TikTok user New Girl inspo

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2:24 Clavicular alleged overdose & media "lolcow" discussion

9:00 Brianna Chickenfry vs. Alex Cooper vs. Alix Earle

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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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Sources: 

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

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/memos-and-confidants-allege-pattern-of-dishonesty-from-openai-boss-20260407-p5zls1.html 

https://blog.samaltman.com/2279512 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/13/sam-altman-may-control-our-future-can-he-be-trusted 

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/910890/openai-sam-altman-second-home-attack-shooting 

https://howtodothingswithmemes.substack.com/p/everythings-computer-but-how 

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1:51 Alex Cooper challenges Alix Earle to expose their drama

11:13 Jorginho backtracks on Chappell Roan

15:31 Bran Flakezz addresses Starbucks Coachella brand trip controversy

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1:07 Bieberchella mixed reviews

16:24 Sabrina Carpenter Zaghrouta backlash

21:11 Cardi B fan concert ticket controversy

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1:41 BookTok-favourite author Freida McFadden identity reveal

5:00 Alix Earle reposts shady video about Alex Cooper

11:09 Manon will not perform with KATSEYE at Coachella

11:50 LaBrants reportedly moving after Tennessee passed new bill protecting child influencers

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00:50 Influencers claim they were uninvited to Coachella

11:04 Julia Fox defends influencer red carpet interviews

17:00 Euphoria premiere event discourse

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00:44 OpenAI acquires viral tech talk show, TBPN

11:00 AO3 exits beta

15:10 The Australian under-16s social media ban isn’t working 

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Sources: 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/technology/tbpn-silicon-valley.html 

https://jdahl.substack.com/p/breaking-down-the-magic-behind-tbpn 

https://openai.com/index/openai-acquires-tbpn/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-acquires-tbpn-buys-positive-news-coverage/ 

https://www.smh.com.au/technology/why-billionaire-tech-bros-are-buying-up-media-companies-20260403-p5zl5o.html 

https://cdn.openai.com/pdf/a253471f-8260-40c6-a2cc-aa93fe9f142e/economic-research-chatgpt-usage-paper.pdf 

https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/technology-media-and-telecom-predictions/2025/women-and-generative-ai.html?

https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/25023_52957d6c-0378-4796-99fa-aab684b3b2f8.pdf 

https://archiveofourown.org/admin_posts/34626 

https://www.theverge.com/tech/906346/ao3-archive-of-our-own-beta-exit     

https://www.esafety.gov.au/sites/default/files/2026-03/SocialMediaMinimumAgeComplianceUpdateMarch2026.pdf?v=1774896024240 

https://www.techpolicy.press/early-lessons-from-australias-teen-social-media-ban-for-the-rest-of-the-world/ 

https://social-media-age-tracker.onrender.com/ 

https://theconversation.com/social-media-giants-are-not-complying-with-under-16s-social-media-ban-new-report-finds-279555 

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/01/australia-teen-social-media-ban-criticism 

https://www.crikey.com.au/2026/03/31/australias-teen-social-media-ban-isnt-working-yet/