via The video: TMZ · The video: Today · Rival coverage: Daily Mail · Rival coverage: Vice
On September 18, influencer Frankie LaPenna fought a six-foot humanoid robot in a San Francisco cage in an event billed as the world's first human versus robot fight, and the remote-controlled machine, which was running as an ad for a VR game, knocked him to t…
via The actual event photos: Indian Express · The bow moment: Times of India · The photo gallery: India TV News · Rival coverage: Hindustan Times
MrBeast (Jimmy Donaldson) attended a promotional event for "Ramayana" in Mumbai on September 26, and after someone in the crowd shouted "Jai Shree Ram," Ranbir Kapoor taught him the chant and the room erupted. According to Indian Express, the event ran at the …
According to Fortune, Temu quietly stopped funding a network of fake influencer accounts on Meta's platforms within days of being exposed, after spending nearly a billion dollars on "creator" partnership ads across the UK and the EU. The Czech nonprofit Online…
via The announcement: Fashion Times · The sit-down: ELLE · The where-to-buy version: Hypebae · The jacket itself: Aritzia
According to fashiontimes, Aritzia named KATSEYE's 18-year-old Yoonchae the face of its Super Puff campaign Thursday, her first solo brand deal since the group's 2023 debut. The group already holds deals with Gap, Fendi, Pandora, and Glossier. Now the youngest…
via The side-by-side screenshots: Business Insider · The report: The Verge · The second victim, documented: Futurism · The original post: Elliot Choy on X
According to The Verge, YouTuber Elliot Choy says a Kalshi ad used an AI recreation of his apartment move-in video with his face swapped for a white man's, and Kalshi confirmed the ad ran. Kalshi is a prediction market. The whole brand is that it knows what ha…
via The breakdown: USA Today · The audit: Tuko · His response to the critics: LiveMint · The cocoa sourcing page: Feastables
According to USA Today, MrBeast posted a video Sept. 19 about spending close to $10 million to build a "self-sustaining" village in Ghana, with a 300-student school, a clinic and teacher housing meant to keep kids off cocoa farms. The clip has 51 million views…
via The campaign and the backlash: Today · The photoshoot: TMZ · The ragebait charge: The Blast · The original scandal: NBC News
According to Today, Reformation launched its "Good Sport" fall campaign Sept. 16, starring Olivia Jade Giannulli in a gray crewneck that reads "College," with 100% of the sweatshirt's net proceeds going to a student nonprofit. The shoot leans on the 2019 admis…
via The original report: TMZ · The fight photos and CEO quotes: Daily Mail · The 'he won' spin: NBC News · The preview fight at the gym: ABC7
On Friday in San Francisco, TikTok stunt performer Frankie LaPenna stepped into a cage to fight a six-foot humanoid robot piloted by a man in a VR headset, and the robot kicked him across the ring, according to TMZ. REK, the robotics company that ran the event…
via The original report: Engadget · The blind-box angle: TechRadar · The fan backlash and the stalking posts: IndiaTimes · The Jennie backstory: IndiaTimes
On Wednesday, Meta announced two styles of $399 AI glasses by BLACKPINK's Lisa, complete with a star on the frame, a star-printed charging case, and a blind-box pet charm, according to Engadget. The drop lands weeks after her bandmate Jennie faced online heat …
via The recap: Page Six · The photo gallery: Harper's Bazaar · The video: TMZ · The other side of the story: USA Today
According to Page Six, at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday Taylor Swift pointed at her wedding ring as Travis Kelce scored a 13-yard touchdown against the Colts and shouted "That's my husband!" Fan videos went viral within the hour, and the NFL's own account did th…