MINI TECH SCROLL: Viral dark money investigation, Shein questionable AI Models & Ripple’s female co-founder interview

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from September 3rd, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:25 Viral investigation into dark money and the creator economy

13:33 Shein questionable AI models

16:40 Female Founder Interview: Lauren interviews Nikol Moses

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Sources:

https://www.wearechorus.com/ 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/feb/03/dark-money-political-donations-labor-coalition-liberal-greens-ntwnfb 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2024/10/26/social-media-influencers-election-money-campaigns/ 

https://www.tmz.com/2025/09/02/luigi-mangione-shein-clothing-model/ 

https://x.com/PopCrave/status/1963048820025008269 

https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz/video/7544054576131968270?_r=1&_t=ZS-8zP80WV1Ef4