MINI TECH SCROLL: US TikTok deal breakdown, AI actress prompts outrage + Snapchat charges for Memories storage

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Thank you to Bumble for sponsoring this episode of mini scroll. For the love of love, give Bumble another shot!Find the Recess podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/411M9yDDsDbcrflvVfTk6FPlease 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 2nd, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:21 Nicki Minaj vs. Cardi B5:08 Chat GPT x Etsy 8:08 German 'pudding mit gabel' trendFind 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 October 1st, 2025.Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:40 US-China TikTok deal breakdown 14:20 AI Actress receives backlash 17:06 Snapchat is introducing paid Memories storage plansSubscribe 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.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/saving-tiktok-while-protecting-national-security/ https://www.oracle.com/news/announcement/oracle-chosen-as-tiktok-secure-cloud-provider-091920/ https://www.reuters.com/article/business/factbox-oracle-chairman-larry-ellisons-history-of-support-for-trump-idUSKBN2652RV/ https://www.semafor.com/article/09/26/2025/abu-dhabis-mgx-joins-consortium-to-keep-tiktok-alive-in-us https://www.reuters.com/world/china/oracle-silver-lake-consortium-control-80-stake-tiktok-us-wsj-reports-2025-09-16/ https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-financial-page/donald-trumps-tiktok-deal-looks-like-crony-capitalism https://www.smh.com.au/business/companies/tiktok-will-soon-have-new-overlords-but-will-they-change-how-it-works-20250926-p5my5r.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iu-4WQSy20 https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/09/25/tiktok-deal-sale-algorithm-changes/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj7mlg9vdo https://www.theverge.com/tech/787051/larry-ellison-tiktok-quest-to-run-the-world https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-26/bytedance-to-get-about-50-of-tiktok-us-profit-under-trump-deal https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/opinion/tiktok-sale-us-china.htmlhttps://au.variety.com/2025/film/news/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-talent-agents-zurich-summit-2-28339/  https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/ai-actress-tilly-norwood-backlash-xicoia-eline-response-1236387903/ https://voice.lapaas.com/ai-record-label-higgsfield-launch/https://newsroom.snap.com/snap-memory-storage

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Thank you to Bumble for sponsoring this episode of mini scroll. For the love of love, give Bumble another shot!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/centennialworldTimestamps:00:00 Intro1:54 Selena Gomez x Benny Blanco wedding3:41 Tana Mongeau absent from Brooke Schofield engagement party7:49 Mikayla Nogueira luxury haul backlashFind 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_/ 

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 are interrogating the stereotype that Gen Z are most the most hyper-individualistic generation. We'll explore what hyper-individualism really means, the societal and political forces behind it, and draw conclusions based on our insight and research.Timestamps:00:00 BRITA ad00:40 Intro3:15 What is hyper-individualism?4:55 Neoliberalism & individualism5:54 Democracy & individualism7:34 Is Gen Z actually hyper-indivdualistic?7:44 Yes argument16:58 No argument24:43 ConclusionsFind 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 September 22nd, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:00 Wisdom Kaye's Miu Miu disaster5:01 Michael Weist talks TanaCon "trauma9:40 Keke Palmer x Hot Ones x college student TikTokerFind 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_/