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The Truth About The OpenAI Brand Trip
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-truth-about-the-openai-brand
Published: August 5, 2026 22:17
+ Gen alpha tradwives, a self help influencer's dark secret, the king of hopecore, a deep dive into the data center backlash, social media's last taboo, and is AI burning The Library Of Alexandria?
My $1,000 AI Video Experiment
https://www.usermag.co/p/my-journey-into-the-slop-factory
Published: July 30, 2026 17:37
Higgsfield AI promises to turn you into an AI filmmaker, what it really makes you is a subscriber.
Anthropic vs The Entire Tech Industry
https://www.usermag.co/p/anthropic-vs-the-entire-tech-industry-chinese-open-models
Published: July 30, 2026 13:47
+ A Rooma ban, UK Poo, AI dread hotline, TikTokified HBO, MrsBeast, the Graza of peanut butter, the new tech bro billionaire uniform, & why you're probably being recorded by Granola everywhere you go
The Secret Influencer Campaign Boosting Haley Stevens
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-secret-influencer-campaign-boosting
Published: July 28, 2026 21:23
Creators are being offered thousands of dollars to promote Stevens online without disclosure
Bill Gates Daughter's $43M Tech Scandal
https://www.usermag.co/p/bill-gates-daughters-43m-tech-scandal
Published: July 20, 2026 14:36
+ Kimi K3 tea, promptonyms, friendly fraud, robot marriage, Disney's AI series, Bean Soup Theory, Katie Porter's BookTok pivot, follower fraud, & how dash cameras have become content-creation machines
Hot Surveillance Summer, aka Why Smart Glasses Feel Different This Time
https://www.usermag.co/p/hot-surveillance-summer-aka-why-smart-glasses-feel-different-this-time-meta-ai
Published: July 9, 2026 19:56
Chinese dreamcore, Claudefishing, swipeflation, Clavicular's Israel trip, humanoid robot fingers, a tokenpocalypse, the Pod Save patriarchy, why the trillion-dollar lawsuit against Meta doesn’t add up
How and Why to Fight Back Against Social Media Bans
https://www.usermag.co/p/how-and-why-to-fight-back-against
Published: July 1, 2026 17:15
+ Corporate girlies, X psychosis, UGC mania, a tech swag fashion show, Minionese Idol, Machinic Taste, the secret history of Polymarket, and how VidCon became a cancelled YouTuber apology tour
What Is Peter Thiel Doing In Argentina?
https://www.usermag.co/p/what-is-peter-thiel-doing-in-argentina
Published: June 22, 2026 22:33
Watch now | NYT's Ryan Mac joins me to break down Peter Thiel's Argentina obsession, discuss the secret cult, and more.
Hasan Piker On The Next Big Internet Battle
https://www.usermag.co/p/hasan-piker-on-the-next-big-internet
Published: June 19, 2026 15:03
+ Inside tea on Peter Thiel’s secret society, doom trolling, Edikted, Streamer U mania, dopamine sites, Whoa Vicky's literary era, GR00T, Footy Addicts, and a Polymarket podcast
The Bounty Economy Is Breaking Reality
https://www.usermag.co/p/the-bounty-economy-is-breaking-reality-pump-fun-polymarket-ugc-marketing-attention-economy
Published: June 10, 2026 15:27
+ Liminalism, poorface, Goopified drone warfare, the Oliviannisance, weekday phones, Fable 5 tea, Silicon Valley's nerd escorts, Lauren Oyler's AI boyfriend, and a 24 year old AI guru's cult following
A Pro-AI Super PAC’s Secret Meme Sockpuppets
https://www.usermag.co/p/a-pro-ai-super-pacs-secret-meme-sockpuppets
Published: June 3, 2026 14:59
Lonliness influencers, death of YouTube face, Airbnb robot cleaners, Suno addicts, George Santos Kalshi crimes, VidConization of Hollywood, why Alex Hormozi publishes 250 videos a day to social media