infinite scroll

An internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Centennial World founder Lauren Meisner & deputy editor Annabel Bendavid. Follow us @infinitescrollpodcast

  1. MINI TECH SCROLL: Google Search's new AI era, Meta tests Reddit competitor + one-person AI company raises billions

    1d ago

    MINI TECH SCROLL: Google Search's new AI era, Meta tests Reddit competitor + one-person AI company raises billions

    The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 27th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:06 Google Search moves to AI 9:39 Facebook soft-launches Reddit-competitor, Forum  14:13 A single-person AI company, Polsai raises millions in investment (but is it legit?) Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF    Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/    Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com  Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld   Sources:  https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/search-io-2026/#powerful-ai  https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/business/google-seach-bar-ai-gemini.html  https://www.garbageday.email/p/an-internet-after-search-engines?  https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/54762-most-americans-say-artificial-intelligence-ai-development-moving-too-fast-twice-as-many-ai-pessimists-as-ai-optimists-may-9-11-2026-economist-yougov-poll  https://x.com/MattNavarra/status/2057606654594560495?s=20  https://x.com/MattNavarra/status/2057621584249053591?s=20  https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-blames-slower-sales-on-war-layoffs-on-ai-costs-in-meeting-2e9f8cac  https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/mark-zuckerberg-blames-slower-sales-on-war-layoffs-on-ai-costs-in-meeting-2e9f8cac  https://www.reddit.com/r/AI_Agents/comments/1tm5n18/a_solo_founder_just_raised_30m_series_a_and_let/ https://schneida.substack.com/p/the-closest-thing-yet-to-sam-altmans  https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/01/ai-agents-could-birth-the-first-one-person-unicorn-but-at-what-societal-cost/

    20 min
  2. MINI TECH SCROLL: The "Clip Economy" obsession, Ground News AI drama, Elon Musk vs OpenAI + YouTube targets deepfakes

    May 20

    MINI TECH SCROLL: The "Clip Economy" obsession, Ground News AI drama, Elon Musk vs OpenAI + YouTube targets deepfakes

    The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 20th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 0:53 Breakdown of the “Clip Economy” discourse online 10:44 Ground News is facing backlash on TikTok for AI usage 18:35 Elon Musk loses legal battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI 20:58 YouTube is expanding Deepfake protection to creators over 18 Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF     Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/     Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com  Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld   Sources:  https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html  https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-short-form-clips-took-over-the-internet/id1378618386?i=1000763360734  https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5794670-e1/the-clipping-economy-how-short-form-video-clippers-are-overrunningthe-internet  https://clipping.net/blog/how-much-do-clippers-make#understanding-campaign-rates  https://x.com/DevinNash/status/2044218558993813559  https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/p/the-clipping-economy-explained  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/musk-loses-open-ai/106695072  https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2056474896641782077  https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/youtube-expands-its-likeness-detection-technology-which-detects-ai-fakes-to-a-handful-of-top-creators/ https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/434105667  https://www.tiktok.com/@k_osherman/video/7638624044161535246?_r=1&_t=ZS-96VTy0suigO  https://www.tiktok.com/@totalhypocrisy/video/7637214699276307725?_r=1&_t=ZS-96VTvSa9Y5U

    23 min
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An internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Centennial World founder Lauren Meisner & deputy editor Annabel Bendavid. Follow us @infinitescrollpodcast

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