Justus Knight – RR News Update! August 18th, 2026

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Bill Gates’ daughter Phoebe Gates and co-founder Sophia Kianni are facing new scrutiny over their AI shopping startup Phia after investigations alleged the company’s software improperly claimed affiliate commissions on purchases it did not generate.

Phia says the disputed features were removed and that it is reviewing transactions, issuing reversals and adding compliance leadership. But newer reporting alleging the founders knew about the controversial technology months earlier has intensified questions surrounding the roughly $185 million startup.

Tonight on Restricted Republic, we break down the allegations, the hidden browser activity investigators uncovered, Phia’s response, its earlier privacy controversy, Sophia Kianni’s climate activism, and why one commentator is now comparing the entire episode to a climate-era Theranos.

The bigger question: What happens when prestige, celebrity investment, AI and moral branding collide with the demand for measurable results?

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REFERENCES :

ZeroHedge / RealClearEnergy — Entering The Gates Of Lies: Unmasking The Climate Version Of Theranos
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/entering-gates-lies-unmasking-climate-version-theranos

RealClearEnergy — Entering the Gates of Lies: Unmasking the Climate Version of Theranos
https://www.realclearenergy.org/articles/2026/08/14/entering_the_gates_of_lies_unmasking_the_climate_version_of_theranos_1199986.html

Benjamin Edelman — Forced Clicks and Stand-Down Violations by Shopping Plugin Phia
https://www.benedelman.org/phia-forced-clicks/

Engadget — Phoebe Gates’ AI shopping app Phia reportedly claimed unearned affiliate sales through fake clicks
https://www.engadget.com/2212973/phoebe-gates-ai-shopping-app-phia-affiliate-sales-fake-clicks/

People — Phoebe Gates’ Phia App Responds to Accusations That It Inaccurately Claimed Sales
https://people.com/phoebe-gates-phia-app-responds-accusations-knowingly-inaccurately-claimed-sales-12058249

TechCrunch — Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni reportedly knew Phia was ‘cookie stuffing’ for months
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/11/phoebe-gates-and-sophia-kianni-reportedly-knew-phia-was-cookie-stuffing-for-months/

People — Phia Raises $35.5 Million / $43.5 Million Total Funding
https://people.com/phoebe-gates-shopping-app-phia-announces-35-million-new-funding-exclusive-11985884

Bill Gates / Gates Notes — Three Tough Truths About Climate
https://www.gatesnotes.com/three-tough-truths-about-climate

Climate Cardinals — Sophia Kianni
https://www.climatecardinals.org/sophiakianni

NowSecure — What Our Phia Safari Extension Analysis Reveals
https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2025/11/19/inside-a-mobile-apps-data-overreach-what-our-phia-safari-extension-analysis-reveals/

Categories: Politics

Tags: #ai, #billgates, #climatechange, #Phia, #PhoebeGates, #restrictedrepublic, #siliconvalley, #SophiaKianni, #Theranos