Katie Notopoulos
@katienotopoulos.bsky.social
Blogger at Business Insider, covering tech, business, culture. [email protected]
My most important reporting: talking to the guy who wrote the horny pumpkin song (it's not AI!) www.businessinsider.com/jabberin-jac...
The guy who wrote the surprisingly sexual toy pumpkin song is surprised at the controversy
Parents are upset about seductive lyrics in "Jabberin' Jack," a pumpkin toy. We talked to the song's writer, Peter McEvilley, about the controversy.
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September 18, 2026 at 3:51 PM
My most important reporting: talking to the guy who wrote the horny pumpkin song (it's not AI!) www.businessinsider.com/jabberin-jac...
Ever see a headline and think "hmm I bet the CEO is on the cursed Forbes 30 Under 30 list" (you'd be correct) www.wired.com/story/napste...
Napster Is Back, and It Wants to Digitally Clone Teachers
Once the music industry’s biggest headache, Napster’s next act is bringing AI to the classroom.
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September 18, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Ever see a headline and think "hmm I bet the CEO is on the cursed Forbes 30 Under 30 list" (you'd be correct) www.wired.com/story/napste...
I’ve been accidentally DMing TikTok videos to @maura.bsky.social for months, and I can’t even totally figure what im mistakenly tapping to trigger it. I’m only grateful she’s been very kind about it, it could be so much worse! www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-accid...
August 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I’ve been accidentally DMing TikTok videos to @maura.bsky.social for months, and I can’t even totally figure what im mistakenly tapping to trigger it. I’m only grateful she’s been very kind about it, it could be so much worse! www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-accid...
A month ago, Instagram said it was going to ban content of pickup artists in Meta glasses, harassing women on the street. Indeed, they took down some of the bigger accounts. But when I checked back, there were tons of them still around www.businessinsider.com/instagram-cr...
Instagram promised to remove harassing Meta glasses videos. I keep finding them.
Instagram said it would remove harassing videos filmed with Meta AI glasses. Weeks later, dozens remain.
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August 18, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A month ago, Instagram said it was going to ban content of pickup artists in Meta glasses, harassing women on the street. Indeed, they took down some of the bigger accounts. But when I checked back, there were tons of them still around www.businessinsider.com/instagram-cr...
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New podcast episode with @katienotopoulos.bsky.social about clipping, social media bans, AI slop, and the future of tech journalism.
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Social Media Bans, Stans, & Clips ft. Katie Notopoulos
Podcast Episode · The Study Hall Podcast · August 17 · 46m
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August 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
New podcast episode with @katienotopoulos.bsky.social about clipping, social media bans, AI slop, and the future of tech journalism.
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I’m sorry, defense of the whatnow paddlingmag.com/skills/strok...
In Defense Of The Goon Stroke
The surprisingly useful stroke canoeists love to hate
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July 28, 2026 at 2:41 AM
I’m sorry, defense of the whatnow paddlingmag.com/skills/strok...
I try not to get too hung up on generational differences and accept that time is always moving etc, BUT imagine trying to explain public access television to Gen Z
July 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
I try not to get too hung up on generational differences and accept that time is always moving etc, BUT imagine trying to explain public access television to Gen Z
Instagram is now cracking down and banning pickup artists who post videos of themselves approaching women using Meta glasses www.businessinsider.com/instagram-me...
Instagram will now ban creeps in Meta glasses
Content shot on Meta glasses from pickup artists and pranksters can now get you banned.
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July 23, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Instagram is now cracking down and banning pickup artists who post videos of themselves approaching women using Meta glasses www.businessinsider.com/instagram-me...
One of the most curious things about the Kylie Jenner designed Meta glasess is that she has not been seen wearing them in public. She HAS worn regular sunglasses to the World Cup and used an old point and shoot camera at the Knicks game, however www.businessinsider.com/meta-glasses...
Kylie Jenner debuted her new Meta glasse. The backlash shows how controversial the tech is.
Meta sold at least 7 million of its glasses last year, and Kylie Jenner debuted a new pair she designed. The backlash shows they're controversial.
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July 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
One of the most curious things about the Kylie Jenner designed Meta glasess is that she has not been seen wearing them in public. She HAS worn regular sunglasses to the World Cup and used an old point and shoot camera at the Knicks game, however www.businessinsider.com/meta-glasses...
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I have this idea for a game show called Less Online, where the more online spouse/partner tries to explain something to their less online partner and they are racing against another couple to see who gets it first.
(this morning I tried to explain the grink to my husband)
(this morning I tried to explain the grink to my husband)
July 7, 2026 at 12:49 PM
I have this idea for a game show called Less Online, where the more online spouse/partner tries to explain something to their less online partner and they are racing against another couple to see who gets it first.
(this morning I tried to explain the grink to my husband)
(this morning I tried to explain the grink to my husband)
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when he’s right, he’s right
Trump just gave a shout out to Union soldier William Carney who “fought in the Civil War, which was a very big deal at the time.”
July 5, 2026 at 3:32 AM
when he’s right, he’s right
Just encountered my first “this book may not be used for AI training” warning in the end credits of an audibook. Has anyone encountered this? (From the Kim Thayil memoir that just came out. The last 1/3 of book is about his gripes with rights management and the internet so maybe it’s just him? )
June 28, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Just encountered my first “this book may not be used for AI training” warning in the end credits of an audibook. Has anyone encountered this? (From the Kim Thayil memoir that just came out. The last 1/3 of book is about his gripes with rights management and the internet so maybe it’s just him? )
There should be like a Storage Wars type thing where if someone stops paying their cloud storage bills you can bid on it. Like I want to bid on someone's old gmail or flickr roll
June 25, 2026 at 6:34 PM
There should be like a Storage Wars type thing where if someone stops paying their cloud storage bills you can bid on it. Like I want to bid on someone's old gmail or flickr roll
A hilarious and inevitable new phase of capitalism is that Facebook Marketplace sellers have discovered that adding in AI-generated hot babes into their listings will get more views. sales,https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-marketplace-ads-ai-women-sex-sells-2026-6
'Sex sells' isn't a new concept. AI-generated women attached to random Facebook Marketplace ads is.
Sellers are adding AI-generated babes to listings for cars, boats, and more to draw attention. It's a new spin on the old adage of "sex sells."
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June 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
A hilarious and inevitable new phase of capitalism is that Facebook Marketplace sellers have discovered that adding in AI-generated hot babes into their listings will get more views. sales,https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-marketplace-ads-ai-women-sex-sells-2026-6
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There’s no way you can predict the next word in this sentence.
the current director of national intelligence is a guy who two years ago received a trophy declaring he “Fucks Only The Young” at an (oddly dildo focused) event he organized dedicated to the conspiracy that Bed Bath and Beyond never actually went bankrupt
June 2, 2026 at 5:52 PM
There’s no way you can predict the next word in this sentence.
I wrote about the queasy feeling I got watching Google I/O about the new AI Search, which — aside from the obvious implications to traffic — feels very WRONG to me about how to interact with the open web. It’s like an HOA for the internet
May 21, 2026 at 4:50 PM
I wrote about the queasy feeling I got watching Google I/O about the new AI Search, which — aside from the obvious implications to traffic — feels very WRONG to me about how to interact with the open web. It’s like an HOA for the internet
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Like @davelee.me, I'm on team HELL NO to constantly verbally commanding computers. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Don’t Throw Out the Keyboard in the AI Revolution
There seems to be a growing view that the computer keyboard is on the way out. Demoted, at least, as the primary method of input at work. Kate Clark, writing in the Wall Street Journal, looked at the ...
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May 15, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Like @davelee.me, I'm on team HELL NO to constantly verbally commanding computers. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Smarties….. underrated candy
May 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Smarties….. underrated candy
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It's almost like a really bad landlord...
"In 2023, librarian Rebecca Harlow in Orange, Connecticut paid $65 to license the e-audiobook "Five-Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand for two years. This year, that same license cost her $101.99, a 57% increase."
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"In 2023, librarian Rebecca Harlow in Orange, Connecticut paid $65 to license the e-audiobook "Five-Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand for two years. This year, that same license cost her $101.99, a 57% increase."
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Connecticut libraries don’t actually own many of their e-books. It gets pricey.
Connecticut libraries are licensing e-books instead of owning them, driving up long-term costs and straining budgets.
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May 13, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It's almost like a really bad landlord...
"In 2023, librarian Rebecca Harlow in Orange, Connecticut paid $65 to license the e-audiobook "Five-Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand for two years. This year, that same license cost her $101.99, a 57% increase."
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
"In 2023, librarian Rebecca Harlow in Orange, Connecticut paid $65 to license the e-audiobook "Five-Star Weekend" by Elin Hilderbrand for two years. This year, that same license cost her $101.99, a 57% increase."
www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/...
Parents is your teen texting things like "let's go hack" or "don't forget to bring your sack to school"? Be careful, they MAY be doing the latest dangerous teen trend: playing Hacky Sack www.businessinsider.com/hacky-sack-f...
This '90s Gen X stoner trend is now a Gen Z obsession: the hacky sack
Hacky sacks were a '90s stoner trend. Now, they're taking over high schools as the latest Gen Z fad. Stores are sold out, and parents are thrilled.
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May 11, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Parents is your teen texting things like "let's go hack" or "don't forget to bring your sack to school"? Be careful, they MAY be doing the latest dangerous teen trend: playing Hacky Sack www.businessinsider.com/hacky-sack-f...
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"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.
April 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"Why are all the journalists laid off now" this is why. Pretty simple.
Finally, the AI feature we all wanted and needed: Amazon now creates an AI “podcast” about products where two AI “hosts” discuss the product and take your questions as if it’s a call-in show. www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-ge...
Amazon has invented the world's least necessary podcast
Amazon's new AI shopping podcasts are like QVC without the humans. They turn product reviews into mini-shows — complete with a live Q&A.
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April 30, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Finally, the AI feature we all wanted and needed: Amazon now creates an AI “podcast” about products where two AI “hosts” discuss the product and take your questions as if it’s a call-in show. www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-ge...
not marked safe from entering last week's Geese discourse www.businessinsider.com/clipping-soc...
'Clipping' is taking over social feeds — and that's changing our perception of what's actually popular
It's getting harder to tell what's organically popular and what's being fed to us by "clippers" on our social feeds. The band Geese, for instance.
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April 20, 2026 at 6:56 PM
not marked safe from entering last week's Geese discourse www.businessinsider.com/clipping-soc...
This headline really has it all www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Heirs to Bic Pen Fortune Seek Painting They Say Chauffeur Stole
Heirs to the fortune created by Bic pens are suing a prominent Chilean businessman, seeking the return of a coveted 15th-century painting that they say was stolen from the family by a former employee.
www.bloomberg.com
April 1, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This headline really has it all www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We're in such a beautiful, perfect moment of celebrity gossip right now, I am so happy and feel alive but also can't help but worry that like, the world is going to explode
March 31, 2026 at 9:09 PM
We're in such a beautiful, perfect moment of celebrity gossip right now, I am so happy and feel alive but also can't help but worry that like, the world is going to explode