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May 15, 2026
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to all adult users
YouTube is expanding its AI likeness detection program to all users over the age of 18 - meaning just about anyone can have the platform hunt for potential deepfakes of themselves. The likeness det...
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May 13, 2026
YouTube is courting creators — and sponsors — with streaming shows
In the ongoing fight for content and talent, YouTube is pitching itself as the connector between the creators and advertisers - and marketing its creators not just as the future of social media, bu...
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May 11, 2026
Palantir’s true believers are wearing this jacket
In late April, Palantir - the software company that, in recent years, has perhaps become best known for its defense industry contracts and work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement - announced ...
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May 6, 2026
The clippening
Earlier this year, after a tumultuous period serving as the former second-in-command at the FBI, Dan Bongino went back to what he is perhaps known best for: video podcasting. After Bongino exited t...
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April 30, 2026
Instagram says it doesn’t want your tweet round ups
The internet is full of copycat, stolen, reposted, and low-effort content - and Meta, at least publicly, has said it is working to cut off some of the reach. Beginning in 2024, the company has made...
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April 27, 2026
Conspiracy theories are swirling about the White House Correspondents’ Dinner shooting
On Saturday evening, a room full of journalists, media personalities, and senior members of Donald Trump's administration descended into chaos as gunshots rang out at the White House Correspondents...
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April 24, 2026
Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy
Alex Jones may soon lose Infowars, the digital perch that he's used for decades to traffic in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspaper. But not before he's uncovered something tru...
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April 21, 2026
Celebrities will be able to find and request removal of AI deepfakes on YouTube
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake monitoring feature to Hollywood - meaning some celebrity AI videos could soon disappear. The platform's likeness detection feature searches YouTube for AI deepf...
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April 17, 2026
Betting on the news raises ethical questions for journalists
Prediction market exchanges have created an environment where just about any piece of information is potentially monetizable: How well will BTS's new song perform this week? How hot will Los Angele...
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April 8, 2026
Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages
Unionized staff at ProPublica, one of the country's leading nonprofit newsrooms, are walking off the job for 24 hours beginning Wednesday and asking the public to honor a digital picket line. The r...
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April 6, 2026
Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying
Let's pretend you work in IT and you're looking for a new digital service desk platform to help your employees reset passwords or onboard new hires. You use Google's AI Mode to search for suggestio...
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April 2, 2026
New York lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the creation of ‘ghost guns’
Governor Kathy Hochul and other New York state lawmakers want 3D-printer companies to block the printing of components used to create "ghost guns" - firearms without serial numbers that can be prin...
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April 2, 2026
Insider trading or random guy? It doesn’t matter to Polymarket
In mid-March, conspiracy theories swirled claiming Benjamin Netanyahu had been replaced by an AI clone. Though there was no actual proof that the Israeli Prime Minister had been injured or killed, ...
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March 24, 2026
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content
Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party "link in bio"-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it's adding commerce featur...
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March 19, 2026
Prediction markets are trying to lure journalists with partnership deals
Prediction markets are working to ingratiate themselves with mainstream news and culture: The Golden Globes broadcast in January was plastered with Polymarket odds, the AP is licensing election dat...
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March 10, 2026
Every influencer eventually becomes a merch store
Tucker Carlson's online store sells right-wing apparel and home goods, like hoodies in the Supreme streetwear style mocking Somali people or mugs with The Godfather puppetmaster iconography edited ...
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March 10, 2026
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake detection tool to politicians and journalists
Public officials and journalists will soon be able to keep track of AI-generated deepfakes of themselves on YouTube through the platform's likeness detection feature. The tool is already available ...
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March 2, 2026
You could be an influencer without even realizing it
In late February, Puck reported on a strange case: An influencer with more than a million followers was inadvertently promoting products on Instagram. On some of Julia Berolzheimer's posts, a "Shop...
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March 1, 2026
How MLB can make baseball relevant on a fast-changing internet
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the contemporary attention economy, follow Mia Sato. The Stepback arrives in our subscri...
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February 26, 2026
DHS reportedly detained a Columbia University student and content creator
Department of Homeland Security agents "made misrepresentations" to gain access to a Columbia University residential building and detained a student early Thursday morning, according to a statement...
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February 24, 2026
More Shohei Ohtani content is coming to TikTok
Major League Baseball wants more of a footprint on TikTok. Just in time for spring training, the two companies announced Tuesday they were partnering to expand baseball content on TikTok, including...
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February 20, 2026
SCOTUS rules Trump’s tariffs are illegal — but the fight is far from over
The US Supreme Court struck down some of Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign imports, which have become a hallmark of the chaos of the second Trump administration. The court's ruling deals specifical...
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