MINI TECH SCROLL: Taylor Swift files trademarks amid AI threats, AI influencer grift + is OpenAI releasing a phone?

The Met Gala 2026: Exploring The Theme, Controversies & Fashion

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MINI SCROLL: Alex Cooper vs. Lauren Burnham, Tana Mongeau & Emma Chamberlain podcast updates + Taylor Swift x Toy Story?

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MINI SCROLL: Jake Webber x Tara Yummy ship edits, UMG's Taylor Swift Spotify deal to pay artists + Zoella missing

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MINI SCROLL: KATSEYE x Harry Daniels drama, Bee Better vs. Ashtin Earle, Billie Eilish meat eater backlash + more

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MINI TECH SCROLL: Taylor Swift files trademarks amid AI threats, AI influencer grift + is OpenAI releasing a phone?

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from April 29th, 2026. How do you feel about celebrity ambassadors and endorsements? https://forms.gle/xv8JHmvdBkJnvc2p6 [https://forms.gle/xv8JHmvdBkJnvc2p6]  Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld [https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld]   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro  1:35 Taylor Swift files trademarks to protect voice and likeness against AI 7:07 The AI-generated influencer grifting the MAGA movement 14:05 Is OpenAI developing a smartphone? Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF [https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF]    Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732 [https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732]    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ [https://centennialworld.substack.com/]    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ [https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/]    Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld [https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld]    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ [https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/]    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ [https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_] 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 [https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld]   Sources:  https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/taylor-swift-wants-to-trademark-her-voice-and-likeness-will-others-follow-suit-20260428-p5zrkp.html [https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/taylor-swift-wants-to-trademark-her-voice-and-likeness-will-others-follow-suit-20260428-p5zrkp.html]  https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6943/text [https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6943/text]  https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-taylor-swift-endorsement-trump-shared-was-originally-biden-meme-rcna170945 [https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-taylor-swift-endorsement-trump-shared-was-originally-biden-meme-rcna170945]  https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/taylor-swift-moves-to-trademark-her-voice-and-image-as-ai-threats-grow/ [https://www.gerbenlaw.com/blog/taylor-swift-moves-to-trademark-her-voice-and-image-as-ai-threats-grow/]  https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarks-himself-to-fight-ai-misuse-8ffe76a9 [https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/matthew-mcconaughey-trademarks-himself-to-fight-ai-misuse-8ffe76a9]  https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784980&docId=APP20260424122018&linkId=1#docIndex=0&page=1 [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784980&docId=APP20260424122018&linkId=1#docIndex=0&page=1]  https://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/casedoc/cms/case/99784979/tmdocument/20260424162005244899SPE0003.wav [https://tmng-al.uspto.gov/resting2/api/casedoc/cms/case/99784979/tmdocument/20260424162005244899SPE0003.wav]  https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784977&docId [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784977&docId]  https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784980&docId= [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784980&docId=]  https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784979#docIndex=0&page=1 [https://tsdr.uspto.gov/documentviewer?caseId=sn99784979#docIndex=0&page=1]  https://landing.fanvue.com/about [https://landing.fanvue.com/about]  https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/10/15/how-people-around-the-world-view-ai/ [https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2025/10/15/how-people-around-the-world-view-ai/]  https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1srpnzi/this_scammer_used_an_aigenerated_maga_girl_to/ [https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1srpnzi/this_scammer_used_an_aigenerated_maga_girl_to/]  https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-maga-girls/ [https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-maga-girls/]  https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/2048587389791269182 [https://x.com/mingchikuo/status/2048587389791269182]  https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps/ [https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/openai-could-be-making-a-phone-with-ai-agents-replacing-apps/]