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The biggest stories on the internet from February 5th, 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

2:53 HigherUpWellness backlash

10:46 Aussie entrepreneur claims Sopha Dophaa canned matcha collab was her idea

18:48 Red Cross in South Korea gets surge in blood donations with Dubai chewy cookie incentives

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Welcome to the first episode of Touch Grass, a mini series where we explore the implications of being chronically online with the creatives who can’t escape it.

In this episode, host Lauren Meisner interviews creator, mental health advocate and self-described terminally online expert, Kriti Gupta. Throughout this conversation, Kriti takes us through her career journey, how she handles Tall Poppy Syndrome as a woman of colour in a visible industry, and of course, her tips for touching grass.

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from February 4th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

0:55 Moltbook launches – a social media platform for AI agents 

10:03 Rentahuman.ai launches, another platform catering to AI agents 

11:22 Vogue Japan seemingly uses AI in Ariana Grande cover 

13:36 Anna’s Archive sued for 13 trillion dollars 

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Sources 

https://www.moltbook.com/post/c80b4948-04d7-4b79-8afc-3c7c54fa16ca  

https://www.moltbook.com/post/368ea5f7-a075-468e-a446-0b6cb361778b  

https://x.com/MattPRD/status/2017511543576137995?s=20 

 https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna256738

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/openclaws-ai-assistants-are-now-building-their-own-social-network/ 

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/what-is-moltbook-the-new-social-media-platform-for-ai-bots/106298768 

https://x.com/ranking091/status/2017111643864404445 

https://www.wired.com/story/i-infiltrated-moltbook-ai-only-social-network/ 

https://kenhuangus.substack.com/p/moltbook-security-risks-in-ai-agent 

https://www.404media.co/exposed-moltbook-database-let-anyone-take-control-of-any-ai-agent-on-the-site 

https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-major-record-labels-sue-annas-archive-13trillion-allege-brazen-theft-millions-files-3925977 

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/01/Annas-Archive.pdf 

https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/01/Annas-Archive-Injunction-1.pdf 

https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/major-labels-lawsuit-spotify-song-scraping 

The biggest stories on the internet from February 3rd, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:23 Sydney’s viral Heated Rivalry contest 

7:51 WeWoreWhat calls off engagement & recap of her controversies 

12:11 Alex Warren’s Grammys glitch

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 2nd, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:47 Mikayla Nogueira opens up about losing herself to influencer life

10:57 Clinton Kane admits to history of lies

16:00 Celebrities & creators speak out x Grammy's

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In this episode, we explore the viral analog trend and what is actually behind users motivations for going offline (or maybe pretending to) in 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Ad read

00:54 Intro

3:25 The trends indicating a shift to being “chronically offline”

7:42 Why is Gen Z pursuing the chronically offline lifestyle now?

8:34 Changes in the digital world

15:18 The pursuit of cool

23:55 Is Gen Z ACTUALLY pursuing the offline?

28:48 Conclusion

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The biggest stories on the internet from January 29th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:13 Married women on girls trip TikTok discourse

6:21 Harry Styles ticket pricing backlash

10:46 'Nutella tricks' meme

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 28th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:40 TikTok and the US government close the deal to spin off TikTok

5:42 Investors leading the TikTok USDS joint venture

8:10 Allegations of censorship on US TikTok  

11:00 Glitches & TikTok’s data centre power outage 

13:00 Changes to TikTok’s privacy policy 

15:17 Alternative platforms to TikTok gaining traction: UpScrolled, Skylight & Monnett

17:41 Will people stick to the alternative platforms? What is next for US TikTok?   

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Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/a rticles/c3edd1l328lo 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115942147803684675 

https://newsroom.tiktok.com/announcement-from-the-new-tiktok-usds-joint-venture-llc?lang=en-GB

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/26/tiktok-censorship-ice-shooting/ 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/26/are-new-owners-censoring-tiktok-top-democrats-influencers-celebrities-raising-concerns/ 

https://www.theverge.com/news/867873/tiktok-down-outage-us-data-center-power-outage 

https://x.com/tiktokusdsjv/status/2015936397073437004?s=20  

https://x.com/tiktokusdsjv/status/2015807214871535741?s=20 

https://www.theverge.com/news/868379/tiktok-us-trump-oracle-broken-rumors-power-outage 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/ 

https://usdsjv.tiktok.com/Technical-issues-impacting-TikTok-US-service 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-uninstalls-are-up-150percent-following-us-joint-venture.html 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/social-network-upscrolled-sees-surge-in-downloads-following-tiktoks-us-takeover/ 

https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/ 

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The biggest stories on the internet from January 27th, 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

2:57 Halley Kate engaged

9:27 Australian creator Emily Jolie-Pitt made it to AO

12:57 Viral Dramageddon drag show

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The biggest stories on the internet from January 23rd, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:48 Alix Earle reality show on Netflix

5:16 TikTok rainbow hair dye drama

13:33 Viral airplane panic attack sparks discourse over ragebait

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