MINI TECH SCROLL: AI artist hits Billboard charts, male newsfluencers dominate + are AI browsers a security threat?

Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from November 6th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:04 Sephora x Mariah Carey Christmas ad backlash7:34 Ariana Grande threatened by fans after missing Wicked premiere10:34 Acquired twins rumoured to launch clothing lineFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

Learn more about Blackbird: https://www.blackbird.vc/get-investment?utm_source=centennial Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 5th, 2025.Timestamps: 00:00 Intro1:29 Xania Monet becomes the first AI artist to make Billboard airplay chart7:06 Universal Music strikes a deal with AI Music platform, Udio 9:07 New report reveals a majority of top news creators are men 16:08 Are AI browsers a security threat?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_Sources: https://www.billboard.com/lists/ai-artists-on-billboard-charts/ https://www.tiktok.com/@zauey/video/7568329227766910263?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7540547991460906503https://www.nme.com/news/music/xania-monet-becomes-first-ai-artist-to-chart-on-us-billboard-rankings-3904887 https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/01/entertainment/xania-monet-billboard-ai https://apnews.com/article/udio-universal-music-settlement-ai-song-downloads-774138b81d73f0652fcd1c19af165057 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-music-universal-music-group-settlement-udio-1235457945/ https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Newman%20et%20al%20Mapping%20News%20Creators%20and%20Influencers%20FINAL.pdf https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news-creators-influencers/2025/mapping-news-creators-and-influencers-social-and-video-networks#five https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/ https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/serious-new-hack-openai-ai-browser https://www.theverge.com/report/810083/ai-browser-cybersecurity-problems https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-browsers-comet-openai-hacked-atlas-chatgpt-rcna235980

Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from November 4th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:25 Diarrha N'Diaye appointed head of Skims Beauty following Ami Cole closure4:30 Teen Vogue to be folded into Vogue dot com7:40 Xandra Pohl opens up about Alix Earle friendship breakupFind our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

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Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from October 30th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro2:13 Brittany Broski reveals she's releasing an album3:20 BookTok vs. Matthew & Paul vs. Ingram15:11 Dr. Valentina Pumpin's viral marketing Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

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Thank you to BRITA for supporting the podcast, helping us keep our deep dives going, and, of course, keeping us hydrated!Check out BRITA here: ⁠https://www.brita.com.au/turnonthetaste⁠In this episode, we dive into why fan-fiction remains a central part of pop culture. To help unpack the intricacies of this space, we turned to some experts. We first spoke to Alessandra Ferreri, Head of Content at Wattpad — and then we asked you, our listeners, to share your own experiences and opinions. From these conversations, we explored two questions: Is fan-fiction positive or negative for fandom culture? And how does Gen Z perceive fan fiction?Timestamps:00:00 Intro3:47 Fan-fiction definition and its origins6:16 The modern era of fan-fiction: the rise of fanzines & pastiches7:51 Fanfiction goes mainstream: Digital fan-fiction platforms9:10 The rise of Fanfiction.net (FFN)11:12 The popularity of AO3 and Wattpad13:45 Interview with Alessandra Ferreri, Wattpad's Head of Content37:04 How fan-fiction impacts young people and how they perceive it38:58 The positives of fan-fiction43:36 The negatives of fan-fiction46:49 Conclusions Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/