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The biggest stories on the internet from February 19th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:19 Tana Mongeau viral MCo Beauty ad

4:31 Loft-Gate: TikTok rental scammer exposed

9:40 Alex Cooper to host Hannah Montana reunion

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Welcome to Touch Grass, a mini series where we explore the implications of being chronically online with the creatives who can’t escape it.

In this episode, host Lauren Meisner interviews Eugene Healey, a global brand strategist, key-note speaker, and online creator who grew his following from 0 to 400K in under a year. Eugene and Lauren chat about his career journey from academia to marketing, the power of creating opinion-based content online, dealing with criticism, and (of course) Lauren's favourite topic, Vanderpump Rules.

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from February 18th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:11 TikTok usership remains stable despite new ownership

2:24 Meta patents technology for AI to impersonate deceased users 

9:18 Wall Street Journal profiles philosopher who teaches Anthropic’s Claude morals 

14:31 SeeDance 2.0 breakdown & Disney cease-and-desist 
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https://www.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2 

https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2025117006 

https://patents.google.com/patent/US12513102B2/ 

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1r6n7es/comment/o5rnts5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button 

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https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9aGC6Ui3eE 

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/tiktok-us-joint-venture-user-data-no-mass-exodus-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-larry-ellison-trump.html 

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/877931/bytedance-seedance-2-video-generator-ai-launch 

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/disney-bytedance-seedance 

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https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/bytedance-safegaurds-seedance-ai-copyright-disney-mpa-netflix-paramount-sony-universal.html 

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/879644/bytedance-seedance-safeguards-ai-video-copyright-infringement 

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-disney-bytedance-cease-and-desist-seedance-ai-infringement-ip-1236663663/

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 17th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:33 Gabbie Hanna claims "psychological abuse" at the hands of Trisha Paytas, drama channels, and other creators in new podcast

10:52 Creator goes viral for driving ticket

13:32 Pheonix & Blaec's post-prison relationship concern

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 16th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:05 Rhode Sydney influencer launch event sparks backlash over lack of diversity of attendees

8:52 TikTok's Shrek as a "cautionary tale" discourse

20:10 ReallyRapunzel leaves TikTok after six-year hair collecting project

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