AI musician booked for a live gig | Streaming fraud on Spotify + dating app lures users with AI men

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from July 8th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:19 A Sydney-based musician goes viral for exposing an AI artist at a live show 10:35 Minor update on Huffer vs AI model allegations 12:54 Prediction market traders are altering Spotify chart data 19:06 Goose, a dating app for gay men, is using AI to get users to join Subscribe 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.smh.com.au/culture/music/sydney-pub-and-agent-apologise-after-booking-blatantly-ai-music-act-for-new-music-night-20260703-p60c98.html https://au.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/inside-the-push-to-save-australias-grassroots-nightlife-96568/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-03/live-music-venue-apologies-after-showcasing-ai-musician/106878224 https://www.instagram.com/reel/DaRqxHySUak/?igsh=b2Z3OGh5YmViNXAw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLHTRX0GfBs&list=PLlwUwceTDTINmIIbO26vQ0x75XgLvxL3w&index https://wired.com/story/spotify-streaming-manipulation-prediction-markets-polymarket-kalshi/ https://www.afr.com/world/north-america/spotify-deletes-streams-of-no-1-song-after-suspicious-kalshi-bets-20260703-p60cew https://www.vice.com/en/article/spotify-and-kalshi-under-fire-for-allegedly-tampering-with-spotifys-charts-for-music-prediction-markets/ https://x.com/ejdickson/status/2072421486317486562 https://www.wired.com/story/goose-a-new-gay-dating-app-appears-to-be-a-psyop/