infinite scroll

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 7th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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00:34 ING ad read

2:10 Sopha Dopha vs. Sydney Airport

8:47 Offensive viral PR package

14:33 Monty Lopez update

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 6th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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00:30 ING ad read

2:22 Wedding makeup artist cancellation going viral

11:01 Pickle rental dress dramas

16:55 Perez Hilton & TikTok's culpability

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

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:36 ING ad read

2:15 Samantha's Journey used in humiliating thumbnail by YouTuber

8:52 Operation Eau de Fraud

11:17 Viral tech bro hedge fund saga

16:57 ChatGPT brand trip update

20:45 Monty Lopez fakes passing away???

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The biggest stories on the internet from August 4th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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1:44 Jezabel vs. Andra

10:01 Reesa Teesa speaks on virality

14:18 Ken Eurich & Bobby Murray relationship update

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from August 3rd, 2026.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:39 ING Ad read 

2:16 Hank Green admits to using AI in his content 

14:04 Myspace is (allegedly) relaunching

18:48 OpenAI’s “summer camp” influencer brand trip

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Sources:

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/chatgpt-is-changing-the-words-we-use-in-conversation/ 

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2409.01754  

https://gizmodo.com/humans-are-starting-to-talk-more-like-chatgpt-study-claims-2000628916 

https://www.reddit.com/r/nerdfighters/comments/1vbmoj5/comment/p0vzmog/

https://people.com/myspace-current-owners-explain-site-end-and-why-relaunches-havent-worked-12020148 

https://www.eonline.com/news/1434548/myspace-is-getting-a-relaunch-though-without-tom-anderson