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The biggest stories on the internet from August 28th, 2025.

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00:00 Intro

00:49 Taylor & Travis engaged

4:29 Twitter-viral 'Tallow' restaurant scandal

10:09 MrBeast vs. Caleb Hearon

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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 

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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-study

https://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 

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 26th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:45 Connor Franta x Troye Sivan 2010s relationship confirmed

3:41 Made by Mitchell vs. Malachi collaboration gone wrong

10:27 Madison Beer rumoured new relationship

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 25th, 2025.

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00:00 Intro

00:46 Ultra Violette pulls sunscreen amid SPF variability

10:34 Bobbi Althoff x Drake podcast again

11:51 Lil Nas X concerns

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 22nd, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:11 YouTube's bid for the Oscars

3:10 MAC LAX employee fired for DITL vlogs

9:43 Concerning new tradwife content trend

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In this episode, I interview Ariel Bogle and Cam Wilson, authors of the new book, Conspiracy Nation. We chat about the rise of conspiracy theories & the internet's role, as well as how these beliefs are impacting our culture and communities.

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 21st, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:27 Izzy Darnell Bama Rush troll

8:09 BFFs Podcast vs. Just Trish

12:25 LAInfluencerSnark subreddit drama

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from August 20th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:48 TikTok Shop markets GPS to “stalk” women

6:02 A man licensed his likeness to TikTok for $750

10:03 ChatGPT is friendly again

12:48 Lil Miquela collaborates with Nancy Pelosi (?)

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Sources:

https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1956461718097494196

https://x.com/sama/status/1956483306951938134

https://www.instagram.com/p/DNYngD8pSbf/?hl=en&img_index=1

https://www.businessinsider.com/misleading-tiktok-shop-videos-are-becoming-e-commerce-headache-2023-11

https://www.tiktok.com/@gracejohanna/video/7298829793271876906

https://www.404media.co/tiktok-shop-sells-viral-gps-trackers-marketed-to-stalkers/

https://seller-us.tiktok.com/university/essay?knowledge_id=1399532709988097&default_language=en&identity=1

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 15th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:58 E.L.F. responds to Matt Rife campaign backlash

3:22 Sweet Loren's viral TikTok rebrand

7:18 Sylvanian Drama lawsuit dropped

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 14th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:04 E.L.F. Cosmetics faces backlash for Matt Rife ambassadorship

4:52 Annal Delvey photoshoot with rabbits scandal

9:13 Men are using Reddit to shop for fashion

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