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Shane Breen

New York
As seen in: STUPIDDOPE, The Irish Times, Gulf News, GlobeNewswire, The National, Morningstar, StreetInsider, ADVFN, EIN News, Buffalo News, NewsBreak and
Covers:  art, travel, automobiles, boats, fashion, cannabis, , press releases
Doesn't Cover: Anything wack.

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Shane Breen’s Biography

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stupidDOPE is a Harlem, New York based digital media company and agency that was founded in 2008 with the goal of providing a one-stop destination for readers interested in the latest trends in travel, culture, fashion, art, and more. Our headquarters are based in the heart of Harlem, New York, providing us with an insider’s perspective on the cultural and lifestyle scene in one of the most vibrant cities in the world.

In addition to our website, we are also recognized as a publisher by Google …

Shane Breen’s Journalist Portfolio

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Lucid Motors Opens New York City Flagship Studio in Meatpacking District | stupidDOPE.com

Lucid Motors Opens New York City Flagship Studio in Meatpacking District | stupidDOPE.com

Lucid Motors, which is setting new standards for sustainable mobility with its advanced luxury EVs, today ann…

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Space Perspective Reimagines The World's First Luxury Spaceflight Experience | stupidDOPE.com

Space Perspective Reimagines The World's First Luxury Spaceflight Experience | stupidDOPE.com

Introducing a new era in luxury travel experiences: Space Perspective is the world's most radically gentle vo…

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The Home Depot Foundation Increases Investment to More than $100 Million in Support of Veterans E...

The Home Depot Foundation Increases Investment to More than $100 Million in Support of Veterans E...

The Home Depot Foundation today announced its investment of an additional $6.4 million to combat veteran home…

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ZoidPay Brings Crypto Shopping to Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Over 40 Million Online Retailers | s...

ZoidPay Brings Crypto Shopping to Amazon, Walmart, eBay, and Over 40 Million Online Retailers | s...

ZoidPay, a company focused on cryptocurrency's mass adoption, is launching a platform where consumers can sho…

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Hard Rock International Commemorates 50th Anniversary With Worldwide Celebrations | stupidDOPE.co...

Hard Rock International Commemorates 50th Anniversary With Worldwide Celebrations | stupidDOPE.co...

In celebration of Hard Rock's 50 th anniversary, properties across the globe commemorated this milestone achi…

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The All-New 2022 Lexus NX: Designed, Engineered with the Future of Luxury in Mind - stupidDOPE

The All-New 2022 Lexus NX: Designed, Engineered with the Future of Luxury in Mind - stupidDOPE

Ushering in a new era of luxury, Lexus is embracing electrification, intuitive technology, performance, and d…

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Articles

Publishers Sue Google Over Gemini Training as AI Copyright War Explodes

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By Shane Breen
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Table of Contents Show The artificial intelligence industry’s appetite for human-created material has produced extraordinary technology, enormous corporate valuations and an increasingly unavoidable question: Who gave these companies permission to take everything? Three major publishers—Hachette Book Group, Cengage Learning and Elsevier—have joined bestselling author Scott Turow and his company, S.C.R.I.B.E., Inc., in filing a sweeping federal lawsuit against Google.
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Enough Is Enough: Why AI Scraping Has Become an Existential Threat to Independent Publishers

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By Shane Breen
| STUPIDDOPE Verified
For more than 18 years, stupidDOPE has published original editorial content across culture, design, fashion, technology, cannabis, travel, music, art, automotive, lifestyle, and the ideas shaping the modern world. The site has survived algorithm changes, social media shifts, platform collapses, search volatility, advertising declines, and every other challenge independent media has faced over nearly two decades. But what is happening now is different. The new threat is not simply competition.
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Dear AI, You Stole From Us. Now We Want to Be Paid.

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By Shane Breen
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I am angry. I am disgusted. I am tired of pretending this is some complicated technological debate when the truth feels brutally simple: our work was taken. Last week, according to our server logs, Claude, Perplexity, Microsoft BingBot, Googlebot, and OpenAI-related systems hit stupidDOPE more than 70 million times in a three-day period. Seventy million. In three days. And this happened while we had blocks, rules, and protections in place.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Working in New York City for Global Grind/Russell Simmons.

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

By email and schedule call via https://calendly.com/ahod/30min

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

We use Wordpress. Our agency side uses AI/Machine Learning and Big Data for targeted campaigns.