About this episode

This episode covers various tech news stories including lawsuits, social media controversies, and AI-related scams.

In this week's News Roundup, Bridget and Producer Mike cover the tech news stories you might have missed.   MrBeast’s Beast Industries Sued by Former Employee Alleging Sexual Harassment and Retaliation; Company Says Suit Is Based on ‘Categorically False Statements’: https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/mrbeast-sued-former-employee-sexual-harassment-retaliation-1236728069/   IG video from the plaintiff: https://www.instagram.com/p/DXcvv2xAfcw/      'I think we can all agree we owe Hailey Bieber an apology.' https://www.mamamia.com.au/hailey-bieber-apology/     The Shocking Secrets of Madison Square Garden’s Surveillance Machine https://www.wired.com/story/madison-square-garden-jim-dolan-surveillance-machine/     This Scammer Used an AI-Generated MAGA Girl to Grift ‘Super Dumb’ Men: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-generated-maga-girls/   I Started the Media Men List My name is Moira Donegan: https://www.thecut.com/2018/01/moira-donegan-i-started-the-media-men-list.html   'The Comeback' Season 3 review: Lisa Kudrow warns us of the AI apocalypse…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bridget, Producer Mike

Topics covered

• technology
• news
• AI
• social media
• culture
• surveillance
• scams

Keywords

• MrBeast
• Hailey Bieber
• AI scams
• surveillance
• OpenAI
• Madison Square Garden
• sexual harassment
• news roundup

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beast Industries, OpenAI, Madison Square Garden, Wired, PCMag, Reuters

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