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Author loses her book deal after review-bombing authors on GoodReads
Author loses her book deal after review-bombing authors on GoodReads

Season 4

Cait Corrain is an author who had a highly anticipated book called Crown of Starlight coming out in May of 2024. But now her book has been shelved af…

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Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $150 million; Verizon gives woman’s phone records to stalker; Discord bans misgendering; Twitter ads get gross; Women in AI are sick of sexist questions; Is ChatGPT on winter break? – NEWS ROUNDUP
Rudy Giuliani ordered to pay $150 million; Verizon gives woman’s phone records to stalker; Discord bans misgendering; Twitter ads get gross; Women in AI are sick of sexist questions; Is ChatGPT on winter break? – NEWS ROUNDUP

Season 4

It’s a Friday news roundup! If you’re new here and looking for a deeper dive into a single topic, check out the episode on Alex Jones from Dec 12, or…

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Elon Musk welcomes BFF Alex Jones back to Twitter
Elon Musk welcomes BFF Alex Jones back to Twitter

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been let back on Twitter after being banned for building a media empire on the lie that the Sandy Hook school shoo…

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New Taylor Swift conspiracy drops online; IRL violence from misinformation in Dublin; TikTok makes you 17% more antisemetic? Not quite, Nikki Haley – NEWS ROUNDUP
New Taylor Swift conspiracy drops online; IRL violence from misinformation in Dublin; TikTok makes you 17% more antisemetic? Not quite, Nikki Haley – NEWS ROUNDUP

Season 4

To skip the banter and get straight to the news, skip to 00:04:20

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Devternity! Did this tech conference create fake women to look more diverse?
Devternity! Did this tech conference create fake women to look more diverse?

Season 4

The tech conference Devternity has been canceled (not fake canceled, literally canceled) after allegations that the founder has been inventing fake w…

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TikTok cracks down on TikTokShop sellers!; Fake writers at Sports Illustrated; Quit fearmongering about Namedrop; Bumble + Tinder drop Facebook ads; Canadian news ban update – NEWS ROUNDUP
TikTok cracks down on TikTokShop sellers!; Fake writers at Sports Illustrated; Quit fearmongering about Namedrop; Bumble + Tinder drop Facebook ads; Canadian news ban update – NEWS ROUNDUP

Season 4

We’re soft-launching having a little banter at the top of the episode, but to get straight to the news go to the 4:25 mark! 

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Sam Altman’s OpenAI CEO drama shows the shortcomings of male leadership in tech
Sam Altman’s OpenAI CEO drama shows the shortcomings of male leadership in tech

Season 4

Last week, Sam Altman was abruptly fired from Open AI. Don’t worry, he’s already been reinstated. 

Dr. Misty Heggeness, Associate Professor in the Sc…

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Amanda Knox asks: Who gets to own their story? — Best of TANGOTI
Amanda Knox asks: Who gets to own their story? — Best of TANGOTI

Season 4

After being falsely accused of murder in a global scandal screamed from tabloid headlines, these days exoneree, activist, mom, and host of the podcas…

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Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet and advertisers leave Twitter - Elon’s Media Matters lawsuit explained
Elon Musk boosts antisemitic tweet and advertisers leave Twitter - Elon’s Media Matters lawsuit explained

Season 4

There’s a lot going on with Twitter! It’s been a few weeks since we’ve done an installment of our segment, “What’s Elon Done Now?” because we were si…

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PC Gamer can’t name a woman; Is Marvel blaming Black women for bad box office performance?; New AI rules on YouTube; Nikki Haley wants you to use your real name online — NEWS ROUNDUP
PC Gamer can’t name a woman; Is Marvel blaming Black women for bad box office performance?; New AI rules on YouTube; Nikki Haley wants you to use your real name online — NEWS ROUNDUP

Season 4

Learn more about Joey’s new podcast with Raquel Willis Afterlives: https://www.them.us/story/afterlives-layleen-polanco-trans-incarceration-podcast?u…

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