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Mia Sato

Mia Sato

Features Writer, The Verge

Features Writer, The Verge

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    Can AI responses be influenced? The SEO industry is trying

    The explosion of AI search has created a gold rush for firms claiming they can change what gets cited.

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    Why Polymarket keeps boosting fake inside traders

    Viral posts about insider trading don’t have to be true to be valuable.

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    Mia Sato
    Happy Opening Day to all who celebrate.

    Baseball is back this week and we’ve already got the afterglow of a great World Baseball Classic, an upcoming Heated Rivalry-themed game night, and Netflix completely missing the first-ever robot ump challenge because they cut away to a mid-game interview. It’s a long season — can MLB keep the momentum going?

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    Influencers are being hired by a dark money group in a high-profile election.

    MS NOW reports that content creators were offered $1,500 to make videos attacking Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist now running for office in Illinois’s 9th Congressional District. The offer came from a group called Democracy Unmuted, which has since updated its website to attack the MS NOW reporter who broke the story.

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    Mia Sato
    Influencers are posting pro-Dubai copypasta.

    As drone strikes hit the city, social media videos shared by influencers follow a script: nonchalance at the danger, followed by flattering videos and photos of UAE leaders. “I know who protects us,” the videos go.

    TikTok trend or a coordinated influence campaign?