MINI TECH SCROLL: The "Clip Economy" obsession, Ground News AI drama, Elon Musk vs OpenAI + YouTube targets deepfakes

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 20th, 2026.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld  Timestamps:00:00 Intro0:53 Breakdown of the “Clip Economy” discourse online10:44 Ground News is facing backlash on TikTok for AI usage18:35 Elon Musk loses legal battle against Sam Altman and OpenAI20:58 YouTube is expanding Deepfake protection to creators over 18Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF   Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732   Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/   Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/   Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld   Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/   Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_Are you a podcaster looking for brand partnerships? Or a brand looking to advertise on podcasts? Check out our marketplace connecting podcasters of all sizes with brands of all budgets worldwide: https://www.sponstudio.com 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  Sources: https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html https://www.theverge.com/report/920005/social-media-clipping-podcasts-clavicular-marketing-mrbeast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-short-form-clips-took-over-the-internet/id1378618386?i=1000763360734 https://www.npr.org/2026/05/12/nx-s1-5794670-e1/the-clipping-economy-how-short-form-video-clippers-are-overrunningthe-internet https://clipping.net/blog/how-much-do-clippers-make#understanding-campaign-rates https://x.com/DevinNash/status/2044218558993813559 https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/p/the-clipping-economy-explained https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-19/musk-loses-open-ai/106695072 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2056474896641782077 https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/youtube-expands-its-likeness-detection-technology-which-detects-ai-fakes-to-a-handful-of-top-creators/https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/434105667 https://www.tiktok.com/@k_osherman/video/7638624044161535246?_r=1&_t=ZS-96VTy0suigO https://www.tiktok.com/@totalhypocrisy/video/7637214699276307725?_r=1&_t=ZS-96VTvSa9Y5U