Monica Lewinsky Has Always Hated Notifications
…An Instagram meme that says, “Your bank balance in 2026 is $75 million. Send this to yourself.” Last thing you asked AI: “When was Death of a Salesman at the Morosco Theatre…
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A Dark-Money Campaign Is Paying Influencers to Frame Chinese AI as a Threat
…Josh Murphy, an ecologist with over 130,000 followers on Instagram who says he did not respond to SM4’s offer, explains that while he’s “not necessarily against AI,” combining generic…
Billie Eilish Doesn't Know if There Will Ever Be Another Billie Eilish
…Ten years ago artists could build followings, like Eilish did, through livestreams, Instagram posts, and videos on social media. In 2026, the landscape looks very different. Everyone seems to know, or claims…
This Is the Next Wave of Political Fundraising
…That group chat expanded into a more than 120-person Discord server that included influencers with millions of followers on platforms like Instagram, Twitch, and YouTube. People like Kurtis Conner, Hasan Piker…
A Kid With a Fake Mustache Tricked an Online Age-Verification Tool
…Meta began implementing age-verification tech in 2024 for Instagram users in the United States, Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Now, the mechanism will be extended to Instagram accounts in Brazil…
OpenAI Executive Kevin Weil Is Leaving the Company
…Weil was previously an early executive leading product at Instagram. “Today is my last day at OpenAI, as OpenAI for Science is being decentralized into other research teams,” Weil said in a…
WhatsApp Adds Meta AI Chats That Are Built to Be Fully Private
…This week, Meta entirely eliminated opt-in end-to-end encryption from Instagram Direct Messages after promising for years that it would roll out default end-to-end encryption on Instagram chat.
This Streamer Has Convinced the Internet Guy Fieri Never Swallows Food on TV
…He compiled much of his research into a half-hour YouTube video. “Fully invested,” wrote one commenter on Doctor Spaghetti’s Instagram account. “Diners, Drive-ins, and LIES??!!” another replied. As critics…
Meet the Accidental Editor in Chief of Muslim Media
…He runs @Muslim, with more than 12 million followers across platforms—6.7 million on Instagram alone. He has interviewed Zohran Mamdani, Riz Ahmed, Mo Amer, and Motaz Azaiza. The success of…
Meta Ramps Up Efforts to Disrupt Industrialized Scamming
…On Wednesday, the company said that in 2025 it took down 10.9 million Facebook and Instagram accounts “associated with criminal scam centers” and removed more than 159 million scam ads across…