Hollywood’s Tech Founder Villain Era & Meta’s Muse Soars to Top of App Store
September 21, 2026
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5 min readThis episode of Morning Brew Daily covers three distinct but connected stories that all point to one theme: the shifting relationship between technology, media, and public trust. Whether it’s Hollywood turning on tech founders, California regulating political influencer posts, or Meta launching a personal AI agent that requires total access to your digital life, the throughline is that technology is no longer the scrappy underdog—it’s the establishment, and people are responding with skepticism, regulation, and a demand for transparency.
Hollywood’s Founder Villain Era
A new four-hour documentary on Elon Musk, directed by Oscar-winner Alex Gibney, is making festival rounds and reportedly paints an unflattering portrait of the billionaire. Musk has already called it a “hit piece” and Gibney “a bitter old man.” The film’s U.S. distributor pushed its release up to October 9 after strong reviews—one reviewer called it “a horror film about a man with the potential to destroy us all.”
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:52) **Host Intro & Robo Toilets in NYC** - Kayla and Kyle fill in for the regular hosts and kick off with a story about New York City deploying "Robo Toilets" that require a smartphone to unlock.
- 2 (03:03) **Hollywood’s Tech Founder Villain Era** - The hosts discuss a new documentary on Elon Musk and a broader shift in how Hollywood portrays tech founders, moving from celebration to criticism.
- 3 (07:17) **Tech as the Incumbent** - The segment explores why the narrative around tech founders has soured, linking it to big tech's ownership of media and production companies.
- 4 (08:03) **California Fines for Undisclosed Political Posts** - Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law fining social media influencers up to $5,000 for failing to disclose paid political content.
- 5 (11:30) **The Astroturfing Angle** - Kyle adds depth on how undisclosed paid posts can manipulate social media algorithms and create fake grassroots support.
- 6 (12:42) **Winners of the Weekend: Meta’s Muse** - Kayla presents her winner: Meta's standalone AI agent app, Muse, which hit number one on Apple's App Store.
- 7 (14:34) **The Promise and Peril of Personal AI Agents** - Kyle and Kayla debate whether consumers will actually embrace outsourcing their personal errands to an AI agent.
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Show Notes
#937: A searing Elon Musk documentary nears US release as Hollywood is increasingly putting out critical portrayals of today’s tech founders. California lawmakers vote to increase transparency over influencers’ paid political ads. While regulators are scrambling to get a handle on AI, AI agents are taking over the internet. Football star Kylian Mbappé leaves Nike and signs a partnership with On, dealing another blow to the struggling shoe brand. Finally, what you need to know in the week ahead.
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