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The most compelling Star Wars content in 20 years is an AI trap song about Mace Windu falling out of a window. ‘Lil Vader’, a face-tatted Anakin, is all over social, and ‘Mace fell out of a Windu’ has 750,000 Spotify streams in a month. Young people mostly want AI music in the bin: training data, likeness, streaming slop. But inside meme culture, obvious stupidity gets a pass. It won’t convert anyone. We’re still humming it. Full story in the newsletter, link in bio. #LilVader #StarWars #AIMusic #MemeCulture
Should the UK tax wealth more heavily, or would a wealth tax create more problems than it solves? Supporters say it could make the system fairer. Critics say wealth is difficult to value, tax, and keep in the country. Could Britain make it work? find out more at thred.com
The sudden AI slowdown debate feels a little too convenient. 🤖 Safety concerns may be real, but slowing the race could also benefit those already leading it. Are AI CEOs genuinely worried about safety, or is there strategy behind the concern?
Harvard Medical School has agreed to a $53 million settlement after donated human remains were stolen and sold by its former morgue manager. Can money ever repair a betrayal this personal?
Netflix looked at the most infamous ethics disaster in psychology and thought: six episodes. The New Stanford Prison Experiment lands mid-October. Thirty ‘willing’ participants (Netflix’s emphasis) go into a makeshift prison rigged with cameras, split into guards and prisoners, while producers watch whether empathy survives hierarchy and control. The original, run by Philip Zimbardo at Stanford in 1971, was meant to last two weeks and was pulled after six days. Guards leant into the role fast: sleep deprivation, forced nudity, solitary confinement in a cupboard, sustained psychological torment. It’s now taught as a cautionary tale about power, and heavily criticised for its lack of scientific validity. None of which matters much when you’ve got a recognisable name and a setup built for discord. From the platform currently marketing serial killers like an Avengers line-up. Consistent, at least. Thred makes the news easier (and funnier) to understand. Full story in the newsletter, link in bio. #Netflix #StanfordPrisonExperiment #RealityTV #Psychology
Netflix has raised UK prices again, because of course it has. The standard plan goes from £10.99 to £12.99 a month, the ads tier from £4.99 to £5.99. It’s the third UK rise in two years and lands as the platform pushes live sport and ad-supported tiers. Netflix says the money funds ‘more value’. For context, the standard plan cost £8.99 in 2019. That’s a ~44% rise, roughly double UK inflation over the same period. Your password-sharing ex is now a line item.
Who should get the blame when an AI acts illegally? Right now, rules and regulations are too watered down to pin any accountability on individuals.
Oasis and MJ are topping charts again, and Gen Z made it happen. Plus: ghost posting, hobbymaxxing, ketchup on a Sunday roast, the networking gap, and how Gen Z learned about 9/11. The week in Gen Z, around the web. Full stories on our Substack — link in bio.
Sweeney winds up the sports world, Macklemore loses a tour, sex workers print their own glossy, your degree can't cook chicken, your face is now pub ID, and Kai Cenat crashes NYFW. The week, around the web. Full stories on our Substack, link in bio.
Kenya could make university tuition free for students accepted through its national placement system. It is still only a proposal, but if approved, it could be a major step for Africa’s youth. Find out more at thred.com.
Stop trusting AI like it actually knows what it’s doing. 🤖 From hikers allegedly getting stranded after following Gemini advice to hilariously bad maths, AI can be incredibly convincing while being completely wrong. What’s the worst AI blunder you’ve seen? @google #AI #GoogleGemini #AIFails #ArtificialIntelligence #AITools #ThredMedia
Brain rot, loud budgeting, AI doctors, fewer relationships, and the “Gen Z stare” all point to the same thing. Young people are overwhelmed, but checking out might be a coping strategy, not apathy. Find out more at thred.com.
Shein has finally gone public, ending its first day in Hong Kong valued at around $26bn, far below its former near $100bn valuation. Is ultra fast fashion still unstoppable, or finally hitting its limit? @sheinofficial
Gen Z is lonely, entrepreneurial, gym-obsessed, financially cautious, and increasingly nostalgic for a world before social media. Quite the combination. 🫠 Which trend says the most about being young in 2026? Find out more at thred.com
@NVIDIA’s Jetson Orin Nano 2 delivers 78 trillion operations per second and is built for drones, robots, and vision systems. Matic Robots is already using it for conversational AI and gesture controlled cleaning. Robot maid era incoming?
Robots breaking records, GTA 6 gooners, Shein’s shaky IPO, and Gen Z calling everything tacky “polyester”. 🤖🎮 Just another perfectly normal week online. Featuring @rockstargames @sheinofficial and more. Which story has officially broken the timeline for you? find out more on our Substack, link in bio #TheCommonThred #GenZ #GTA6 #Robotics #Shein #InternetCulture
Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur’s murder, Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been found guilty of orchestrating the 1996 shooting. Is this justice served, or another chapter in music’s darkest mystery?

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