The fabulous career of 'Margaux Blanchard'
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'Toxicity and negativity': When Disneyland goes from a hobby to an obsession https://web.archive.org/web/20250404170037/https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/lives-of-disneyland-superfans-20240488.php
"I was 14 when I first asked for help. Now I'm 17 and still waiting." Mental Health Services Are Failing — And Young People Are Fighting Back https://web.archive.org/web/20250614111903/https://www.nakedpolitics.co.uk/i-was-14-when-i-first-asked-for-help-now-im-17-and-still-waiting-mental-health-services-are-failing-and-young-people-are-fighting-back/
They Fell in Love Playing Minecraft. Then the Game Became Their Wedding Venue https://web.archive.org/web/20250507135624/https://www.wired.com/story/they-fell-in-love-playing-minecraft-then-the-game-became-their-wedding-venue/
How WIRED Got Rolled by an AI Freelancer https://www.wired.com/story/how-wired-got-rolled-by-an-ai-freelancer/
Wired and Business Insider remove 'AI-written' freelance articles https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/wired-and-business-insider-remove-ai-written-freelance-articles/
Wired says 'AI-written' story did not have 'proper fact-check process' https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/digital-journalism/margaux-blanchard-wired-ai-editors-journalist/
How This A.I. Company Collapsed Amid Silicon Valley's Biggest Boom https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/technology/builder-ai-collapse.html
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