MINI TECH SCROLL: Studio Ghibli AI trend, Australian politics x influencer backlash + Substack to roll out video

The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from April 2nd, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:25 Studio Ghibli AI trend

7:17 US and Australian governments inviting podcasters/influencers to formal events

13:04 Substack launches vertical video

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Sources:

https://www.theverge.com/openai/635118/chatgpt-sora-ai-image-generation-chatgpt 

https://www.theverge.com/openai/636529/images-chatgpt-openai-studio-ghibli-copyright 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/gleeful-cruelty-white-house-x-account/682234/ 

https://theconversation.com/chatgpts-studio-ghibli-style-images-show-its-creative-power-but-raise-new-copyright-problems-253438 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ0K3lWKRc 

https://maxread.substack.com/p/studio-ghibli-in-the-age-of-ai-reproduction 

https://www.theverge.com/policy/637890/trump-white-house-podcast-row 

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/lululemon-brand-ambassador-finance-advisers-13-content-creators-get-advance-budget-reading-20250325-p5lmdc.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/26/gen-z-social-media-creators-say-not-here-to-replace-journalists-after-criticism-labor-invited-them-to-budget-lockup 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91308936/substack-rolls-out-a-new-video-feed-amid-the-looming-u-s-tiktok-ban