It’s been a while since we’ve had an edition as long as this one, enjoy!

• “Struggling shoe retailer Allbirds makes bizarre pivot to AI, adds $127 million in value”

• “Prego Pivots From Budget-Tier Pasta Sauce to Small Microphones That Listen to Your Family’s Intimate Conversations”

• “‘Rich and Unemployed’ podcaster sentenced for $3.8M scheme”

• “Plot twist: Rare books worth $3 million stolen decades ago resurface in Manhattan”

• “Popular NYC SantaCon charity fundraiser was more con than Claus, authorities say”

• “Man accused of stealing LEGO figures from sets, replacing them with dried pasta”

• “Xbox Game Pass ‘has become too expensive,’ says Microsoft’s new gaming chief in leaked memo”

• “A Prominent PR Firm Is Running a Fake News Site That’s Plagiarizing Original Journalism at Incredible Scale”

• “Timmy, the whale stranded off Germany’s coast, swims off and gets stuck...again”

• “Rogue sperm donor who says he’s fathered 180 children won’t be on child’s birth certificate”

• “Meta builds AI version of Zuckerberg to interact with employees- FT”

• “Jury Finds Live Nation Illegally Monopolized Live Events Market”

• “Bus driver sacked after driving with woman on lap”

• “A novelist was accused of using AI. Why the literary world is still grappling with guardrails”

• “From ‘BuddhaBot’ to $1.99 chats with AI Jesus, the faith-based tech boom is here”

• “P3nis costume protester prevails in court”

• “B.C. Woman Discovers Husband Was Married To Multiple Women At The Same Time”

• “Man who won $167M Powerball prize in 2025 accused of stealing $12,000 in burglary”

• “China invents game-changing process that turns desert sand into fertile soil in just 10 months”

• “‘Meow, meow’: Pilots scolded after animal noises heard on air traffic control frequency”

• “‘Nobody gets free pickles on BC Ferries’: Family’s White Spot experience goes viral”

• “Nintendo sued by players who say they should get any tariff refunds received by the US government”

• “Ubisoft Cancels Animal Crossing-Inspired Game - Report”

• “Meta Is Sued Over Scam Ads on Facebook and Instagram”

• “‘Looksmaxxing’ Influencer Clavicular Walks Out of ‘60 Minutes’ Interview After Being Asked if He’s an Incel: ‘The Worst Sequence of Questions’”

• “Jill Biden Bids $35,000 For Chance to Win ‘Heated Rivalry’ Walk-On Role During LGBTQ Benefit Auction”

• “Chinese Workers Horrified as Bosses Direct Them to Train Their AI Replacements”

• “Quince Sued Over “Brazen” Use of Music in Social Media Posts”

• “Italian man sold ‘fake’ Rolex that turned out to be real in ‘impossible’ crime against Singapore watch shop”

• “Jack in The Box Sues Major Washington Franchisee Over 38 Closures”

• “Connecticut AG Requires Warning Labels on Skincare at Sephora”

• “Philz Coffee CEO restores Pride flags in stores after intense backlash: ‘I made a mistake’”

• “Kalshi suspends, fines 3 congressional candidates in ‘insider trading’ enforcement actions”

• “Former tobacco executive joins CDC senior leadership, raising concerns over industry influence”

• “Principal crowned prom king for tackling gunman in high school’s lobby”

• “JetBlue sued over claims it uses customers’ personal data to set ticket prices”

• “Parenting influencer slammed for accidentally running over toddler and making content about it”

• “Emails detail Fairfield’s 4-hour scramble before canceling Linda McMahon’s school visit”

• “Steak ‘n Shake hires first ‘Chief MAHA Officer’”

• “DoorDash PR Boss Melts Down After Trump Stunt Backfires”

• “3 Southern California residents sentenced in bear suit insurance fraud scheme”

• “Titanic exhibit at Volo Museum floods on anniversary of famous ship’s sinking”

• “23 Major News Sites Have Blocked the Wayback Machine – Digital History In Danger”

• “Roadkill found in freezer at Chinese restaurant, police say”

• “Starbucks teams up with ChatGPT for personalized drink suggestions”

• “Home shopping network pioneer QVC files for bankruptcy protection”

• Cocaine Animals:

  • “Colombia will euthanize Pablo Escobar’s invasive ‘cocaine hippos’”

  • “Here’s what happens when you give salmon cocaine”

• “Ashley St Clair is ‘spilling MAGA secrets’ on TikTok”

• 🔏“The Wellness Guru Jay Shetty Has Raised Some Doubts. Including His Own.”

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• “Injured passenger awarded $300,000 after a Miami federal jury finds Carnival overserved her alcohol”

• “Alex Jones is so mad about InfoWars becoming a satire site he loses his shirt and exclaims ‘they’re bodysnatchers’”

• “UMass Amherst ‘Chef of the Year’ Jeffrey MacDonald accused of murdering wife inside campus hotel room”

• “Wisconsin man stole coworker’s identity for 30 years, sent victim to mental hospital before DNA exonerated him: court ruling”

• “Palantir inks $300 million deal with USDA to safeguard food supply”

• “Altman apologizes after OpenAI failed to alert police before Tumbler Ridge killings”

• “Anthony Kiedis’ Girlfriend Pens Vogue Column About Dating Someone More Than Twice Her Age”

• “Wisconsin man stole coworker’s identity for 30 years, sent victim to mental hospital before DNA exonerated him: court ruling”

• “MrBeast employee alleges she was harassed for years and fired after maternity leave in a new lawsuit”

• “The Onion launches new effort to turn Infowars into parody website”

• “Vegan meat mogul charged with strangling social media star ex in ritzy NYC hotel — where he was allegedly ‘hiding’ from crypto fraud suit”

• “Brazilian fitness influencer drowns during Ironman triathlon in Texas”

• ““Condé Nast Shutters Self Magazine, Folds Wellness Coverage Into Allure and Glamour””

• “Why are Harvard’s slavery researchers quitting or being fired?”

• “South Korea jails American YouTuber for public nuisance”

• “Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming”

• “Exposing a global ‘r@pe academy’”

• “Google Cloud customer wakes up to $18,000+ bill despite $7 budget, thanks to forgotten API key in published project — attacker put in 60,000+ requests and blasted through $1,400 spending cap”

• “Biological parents of baby in IVF embryo mix-up have been identified, Florida couple says”

• “Alex Cooper’s Media Company Unwell Is Under Scrutiny After Allegations of a Toxic Work Culture”

• “Fired Staffer Accuses MrBeast of Sexism, Leave Violations”

• “Texas school sent waiver for parents to allow kids to be coached by sex offender”

• “Clavicular’s Rep Drops Him Days After Suspected Overdose, Says Influencer ‘Will Not Take His Health Seriously’”

• “Florida doctor indicted and accused of removing patient’s liver instead of spleen in fatal surgery”

• “String of missing or dead scientists ‘too coincidental’ not to be major concern, congressman says — as 11th mystery emerges”

• “Michigan gas station clerk saves teen from alleged kidnapper after she mouths ‘help’”

• “Man arrested at Disney World tied to fireworks explosion that killed 7 in California”

• “Rebel Wilson accused of hacking fellow actor’s Snapchat, leading to nude photo leak”

• “Millionaire big game hunter killed by elephant ambush in Africa”

• “Amazon worker dies on warehouse floor; colleagues continue working around his body – ‘Let’s get back to work’”

• “Woman develops 3 cancers after husband cheated — and learning she had a cancer-causing STI”

• “US and Mexican officials assigned to cartel case killed in car accident”

• “31 sloths died at Sloth World Orlando-owned warehouse: FWC reports”

• “YouTube Terminates Clavicular’s Channels for “Severe or Repeated Violations””

• “Palantir published a mini manifesto calling some cultures ‘harmful’ and ‘middling’ and said Silicon Valley has ‘a moral debt’ to the U.S.”

• 🔏“Losing My Friend Over Wegovy”

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This week has me unplugging for the first time in years- send lots of R&R vibes my way, please!

• “Thieves stole 96 bananas from Wawa in Montgomery County, police say”

• “Microsoft denies Copilot is only for entertainment purpose, after its own document says do not trust AI”

• “The McDonald’s CEO Blamed His Tiny Bite Fiasco on His Mother”

• “Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Merch Under Fire in Trademark Fight”

• “‘The Housemaid’ author Freida McFadden reveals true identity after living double life for 23 years”

• “Michigan bakery’s ‘creepy’ lamb cake goes viral: ‘Not prepared for the demand’”

• “After 50 Years, Some Hudson River Fish Can Be Eaten Again”

• “Gay hookup app Grindr to host its first ‘White House Dinner Correspondents party’”

• “LGBTQ+ leaders in Oakland and SF denounce Philz Coffee’s removal of Pride flags”

• “A True Crime Toy Story: Deputies Recover $1 Million Lego Haul”

• “Scientists Tracking the Microplastic Pollution Just Realized They Were Measuring Their Own Lab Gloves”

• “Why are bags of Big Mac sauce washing up along the Bay of Fundy?”

• “Houston man sues Whataburger for allegedly putting onions on his burger”

• “Hershey to resume using chocolate in most products; Reese’s grandson may taste sweet victory”

• “Dad who bought ‘Temu Range Rover’ due to affordable price wants it recalled after two weeks”

• “‘Everyone got a good laugh out of it’: Welfare check on elderly resident leads Westlake Police to a surprise”

• “RollerCoaster Tycoon YouTuber builds ride lasting 194 quattorseptuagintillion years”

• “How Allbirds went from a $2.2 billion IPO to a $39 million flop”

• “Political candidate who tossed tarantula at Airbnb tenant found guilty at trial”

• “Red Lobster Might Bring Back ‘Endless Shrimp’ After It Led to Millions in Losses”

• “‘Survivor’ Style Corporate Retreat Descends Into Hellish Nightmare”

• “New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel and top NY Times NFL reporter Dianna Russini hold hands and hug at luxury hotel”

• “Texas woman sentenced to 6 years in prison for mailing inmates Bibles soaked with drugs”

• “Japanese crowdfunded $340k game still missing half its funds as platform claims it accidentally sent the money elsewhere”

• “FEMA official says he’s teleported several times, including to Waffle House”

• “Artemis II astronaut finds two Outlook instances running on computers, calls on Houston to fix Microsoft anomaly — puzzled caller describes ‘two Outlooks, and neither one of those are working’”

• “After layoffs, Fortnite’s future is shakier than it has ever been”

• “Some Alabama residents learn they haven’t had fluoride in their water for years”

• “Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted?”

• “For the first time ever, Amazon is cutting old Kindles off from the Kindle Store”

• “Pakistani man arrested on suspicion of smuggling 270kg of stimulants into Japan”

• “OkCupid gave 3 million dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says”

• “Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings worth millions from Italian museum”

• “SF chocolate company recalls products for being spiked with Viagra ingredients”

• “Jordan’s Furniture avoids $50 million payout after UConn women’s Final Four loss”

• “Oracle hires new CFO with $950K salary as thousands face layoffs”

• “NBC Apologizes for Mistake Showing the Wrong Tiger Woods Car Crash During Broadcast”

• “Mamdani announces HungryPanda will pay $875K for overcharging for deliveries”

• “Christian Metalcore Singer Magdalene Rose Facing Church Boycotts On Upcoming Tour For Being Too Heavy”

• “The U.S. faces an air traffic controller shortage. It’s turning to gamers for help.”

• “Nobody wants ads on their fridge”

• “Read the email Oracle is sending to laid-off employees”

• “Social gaming platform Rec Room, once valued at $3.5B, is shutting down”

• “Millions of UK iPhone users locked into “child by default” mode in age verification debacle”

• “Kristi Noem’s Husband Allegedly Told Model His Wife Was Having Affair with Her Adviser: ‘There’s Nothing I Can Do About It’”

• “Doritos at US$7 a bag ended up costing PepsiCo billions”

• “Another CBSA dog sniffs out kilos of raw meat in traveller’s bag at Pearson airport”

• “Fears of UK and EU flight cancellations as airports warn of jet fuel shortages”

• “Scientists are sounding alarm. An increasing number of CT ticks found to carry Lyme, other diseases”

• “Kimberly-Clark employee detained on suspicion of arson after massive Ontario warehouse fire”

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• “LaGuardia controller staffing may have violated procedures on night of collision, document shows”

• “Founder of ‘0rgasmic meditation’ company gets 9 years in prison in forced labor conspiracy”

• “Sam Altman’s sister amends lawsuit accusing OpenAI CEO of s3xual abuse”

• “Polymarket apologizes for allowing wagers on fate of U.S. pilots downed in Iran”

• “More Brits come forward as 1,700 fall ill and ‘eight die’ after visiting holiday hotspot”

• “TN bill bans content creators from featuring kids under 14 in videos that make money”

• “Report: US demands Reddit unmask ICE critic, summons firm to grand jury”

• “Human Skull Found During Easter Egg Hunt in California”

• “Coachella stage closes after stage light falls on attendee”

• “Half of sheriff’s office indicted on charges, including abuse of a corpse, authorities say”

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Lots & lots of chaos for y’all this edition:

• “Taylor Swift Sued For Trademark Infringement Over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’”

• “Polymarket Bar Opens, Sucks”

• “Sofia Franklyn Is Releasing a Memoir About Her Call Her Daddy Exit and Falling Out with Alex Cooper”

• “Barbie Dream Fest “nightmare” compared to Fyre Fest by disappointed attendees”

• “Five Guys CEO Says He Gave $1.5 Million Bonus to Employees Because ‘I Didn’t Want Anybody Shooting Me’”

• “A real possum appears among plush toy animals in Australian airport gift shop”

• “BBC Breakfast in chaos as surreal news segment leaves hosts in hysterics”

• “Federal Surveillance Tech Becomes Mandatory in New Cars by 2027”

• “Vanity Fair’s Oscar Party Light-Mare”

• “DoorDash is now letting its drivers train AI on the side”

• “Sony Shuts Down Nearly Its Entire Memory Card Business Due to Flash Shortage”

• “Millions of grill brushes pulled from market over risk of ‘serious internal injuries’”

• “Kit confusion: US and Belgian players can’t tell which team’s jersey is which from distance”

• “Officer reportedly leaks location of French aircraft carrier with Strava run”

• “Florida woman flashes devilish grin after being accused of doing unspeakable things to Airbnbs — and posting the footage on s3x sites”

• “Episcopal priest accused of stealing baseball cards resigns as Pittsburgh cathedral dean”

• “Composer of iconic ‘Lion King’ chant sues comedian over ‘Circle of Life’ translation”

• “Man alleges wife used home CCTV to steal $172M in Bitcoin; he says he bugged the house to prove it”

• “The vacations Canadians are no longer taking in the United States”

• “CEO Asks ChatGPT How to Void $250 Million Contract, Ignores His Lawyers, Loses Terribly in Court”

• “The Games Industry Reacts To Valve’s Misleading Boast About How More Games Are Making Money On Steam”

• “Cinnabon Cuts Ties with Taylor Frankie Paul Bachelorette Collab: ‘No Longer Aligns with Our Brand Values’”

• “Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone”

• “Popeyes Is Closing Dozens of Restaurants After One of Its Biggest Franchisees Filed for Bankruptcy”

• “Florida hospital sues to evict a patient who won’t leave room 5 months after discharge”

• “Afroman prevails in cops’ music video defamation suit after a brief but viral trial”

• “Baywatch star Alexandra Paul arrested for breaking 30 beagles out of breeding facility”

• “Publisher pulls horror novel ‘Shy Girl’ over AI concerns”

• “California biotech company lays off almost half of staff after 78% stock drop”

• “Singer-songwriter Michael Smith pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI in first-ever case of its kind”

• “DoorDash rolls out emergency relief as surging pump prices hit US gig workers”

• “Second delivery robot crashes into bus shelter, this time in Old Town”

• “I Decompiled the White House’s New App”

• 🔏“RIP Metaverse, an $80 Billion Dumpster Fire Nobody Wanted”

• 🔏“The Race to Evacuate the World’s Elite Horses From the Iran War”

• 🔏“The Fake Cartier and the Fake Rockefeller”

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• “Nurse arrested after allegedly killing married ex-coworker turned lover”

• “‘Gruesome’ war bets fuel calls for crackdown on prediction markets”

• “Sole survivor of Piedmont Cybertruck crash latest to sue Tesla over door design”

• “Black Tyson Foods employee says harassment with nooses and castration threats left him fearful for his life”

• “New Orleans man charged with child p0rnography possession claims role as developer on major game platform”

• “Judge for now dismisses lawsuit by Sam Altman’s sister accusing OpenAI CEO of s3xual abuse”

• “Woman sues author Amy Griffin, saying her memoir ‘The Tell’ stole stories of s3xual abuse”

• “Clavicular hammered with misdemeanor charge in video brawl”

• “Epic Games Boss Tim Sweeney Responds After Fortnite Layoffs Revealed to Include Employee With Terminal Cancer Who Will Lose Life Insurance”

• “Karnataka Professor Proposes To Student In Front Of Class, Beaten On Campus”

• “Epstein victims to get $72.5M from Bank of America settlement”

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Anyone watching any good documentaries? Feeling like I’m missing the new releases and could use some recs!

• “Grammarly Is Facing a Class Action Lawsuit Over Its AI ‘Expert Review’ Feature”

• “Lawsuit alleges David Protein understates calories and fat content of its bars”

• “LA’s Biggest ‘Con’": ‘Hollywood’s Anna Delvey’ reported to FBI after leaked texts reveal ‘hustle scamming $10,000s through fake events’”

• “Porsche buyer alleges automaker, dealership hid fact 911 bought as new was used as technician training vehicle”

• “RFK Jr. blasted Dunkin’ for selling sugary drinks. Which menu items fit his criteria?”

• “Target boycott over DEI practices is not over, activists say, despite protest leader’s claim”

• “New complaints filed against wedding photography company that abruptly shut down”

• “Missiles Over Dubai: I’m watching the influencer bubble burst in real time”

• “TikTok won’t protect DMs with controversial privacy tech, saying it would put users at risk”

• “Southwest Is Testing Cleaning Only Premium Seats Between Flights — A Flight Attendants Union Leader Says It’s ‘Titanic’ Class Service”

• “Girl Scouts highly unimpressed after New Jersey troop teams up with local cannabis dispensary to sell cookies”

• “Rogue Berkeley worker bought $285,000 ambulance without approval, audit says”

• “Palantir and other tech companies are stocking offices with nicotine products to increase worker productivity”

• “‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic asks Colorado Gov. Polis for prisoner swap with Tina Peters”

• “Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop”

• “Security lines hit three hours at some US airports as TSA absences rise”

• “Treasure hunter who refused to disclose location of shipwreck’s 500 gold coins is released from prison after a decade”

• “Valve fires back at New York lawsuit over loot boxes, says they’re like Magic cards or Labubu”

• “‘Misleading weather apps cost attractions thousands’”

• “Texas women tried to fly meth into prison yard using drone disguised as a crow, cops say”

• “Stroke Survivor Spends Months Practicing His Dunkin’ Order in Speech Therapy, Then Gets ‘Incredible’ Surprise”

• “Business receives mystery shipment containing 600 tubs of French onion dip”

• “Governor candidate says he’s banned from all Waffle Houses in Florida”

• “Chinese national arrested over attempt to smuggle 2,000 queen ants from Kenya”

• “SeaWorld sued for allegedly mishandling ‘Sesame Street’ brand”

• “Man’s blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye”

• “Florida teens charged in alleged murder plot seen laughing in patrol vehicle following arrest”

• “Italy ruling tells millions with Italian roots they have lost the right to citizenship”

• “Adobe reaches $150 million settlement of US lawsuit over termination fees, subscription cancellations”

• “BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI”

• “Overwatch co-creator Jeff Kaplan on his exit from Activision Blizzard: ‘It was the biggest f**k you moment I’ve had in my career’”

• “A strong chemical smell forces a 1-hour flight halt at 4 major DC-area airports”

• “153 people on Princess cruise ship in the Caribbean infected with norovirus”

• 🔏“He Wrote Judy Blume’s Life Story. She Won’t Talk About It”

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• “Misty Roberts found guilty of having s3x with teen while serving as DeRidder mayor”

• “Regulator contacts Meta over workers watching intimate AI glasses videos”

• “Jurassic Park palaeontologist parts ways with university after Epstein emails”

• “Jeffrey Davis, Of Brooklyn, Caught In Teens’ ‘Predator’ Trap”

• “San Francisco teacher Tom Chan on leave for adding sick test questions”

• “Luigi Mangione Musical To Open Five Minutes From Site of CEO Murder”

• “The Helldivers 2 Player Who Organised A Charity Challenge Says His Life Was Ruined Overnight After Doxxers Got Him Fired”

• “‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat”

• “Noma chef resigns amid allegations of physical abuse of staff”

• “Sask. woman says boyfriend removed surgical screw poking out of her head after doctor didn’t believe her”

• “Ex-NFL linebacker charged with killing girlfriend asked ChatGPT for advice before calling 911, court documents say”

• “App meant to help people quit porn reportedly exposed the intimate habits of over 600,000 users”

• “CD Projekt Founders Entangled in Shamanic Ritual Death Probe: Witcher Creators Under Investigation”

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Hope everyone’s taking time to go out and touch some grass and hydrate— certainly things I’ve been trying to remember amid the chaos of you know, the world.

• “Don’t Wash Underwear In Hotel Coffee Makers — TikTok Travel Hack Sparks Outrage”

• “Pope Leo demands priests stop using AI to write sermons over TikTok panic”

• “Pa. man set fires to kill spiders, igniting blaze that damaged homes”

• “Buc-ee's sues Mickey's in federal court”

• “Child’s Play- Tech’s new generation and the end of thinking”- A SCORCHING look at the mess at Cluely

• “User accidentally gains control of over 6,700 robot vacuums while tinkering with their own device to enable control with a PlayStation controller — security flaw reveals floor plans and live video feeds”

• “Man accused of using taco seasoning packets to steal thousands from Target”

• “Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash”

• “South Korea Tax Agency Accidentally Exposes Crypto Recovery Phrase”

• AI for days:

  • “Block lays off nearly half its staff because of AI. Its CEO said most companies will do the same”

  • “Burger King testing AI headsets to track if employees say ‘please’ or ‘thank you’”

• “Discord distances itself from Peter Thiel–backed verification software after its code was found on a Google Cloud endpoint”

• “Mom of 3 who vanished 24 years ago while Christmas shopping found ‘alive and well,’ authorities say”

• “Cherokee Co. sheriff says they ‘waited in line’ to book boutique owner into jail”

• “Louvre director resigns months after jewel heist in Paris, replacement announced”

• “Furniture executive out of a job after video catches him throwing a chair at a friend outside Melbourne strip club”

• “Lawyers increasingly have to convince clients that AI chatbots give bad advice”

• “Amazon investigating after Elgin disabled senior inundated with over 100 packages she didn’t order”

• “Are you ready for digital eternal life? Meta patents AI that can post after you die”

• “Top plastic surgeon fuels ‘Pen1sgate,’ says he injected ski jumper last month”

• “Grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups accuses Hershey of cutting corners”

• “No bones about it: Judge allows Buffalo Wild Wings to keep ‘boneless’ chicken on menu”

• “Costco sued over alleged salmonella risk in rotisserie chicken”

• “Penn State University reported to DA over ‘S3x Toy Bingo’ event”

• “Elementary teacher accused of using cocaine in school bathroom; white powder allegedly found”

• “Giant runaway pig with ‘maximum confidence’ storms North Carolina home looking for savory treat”

• “Former San Francisco homeless services CEO charged with misspending $1.2 million in public funds”

• “Netflix ditches deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after Paramount’s offer is deemed superior”

• “Novartis settles with Henrietta Lacks’ estate over use of her ‘stolen’ cells to advance medicine”

• “Sleepy owl found resting next to cookie jar on New York antique store shelf”

• “Private jet prices soar as wealthy scramble to leave Dubai”

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• “Tarot TikToker must pay $10M to professor she accused in Moscow murders, jury says”

• “Roblox will be the focus of new special with former To Catch a Predator host Chris Hansen”

• “She wrote a children’s book to help her sons grieve the death of their father. Now she’ll stand trial for his murder”

• “3 High School Students Died After Being Hypnotized by Their Principal. Inside the Bizarre Case”

• “Climber convicted of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak to seek help”

• “Inventor of ‘Squatty Potty’ charged with possessing child s3xual abuse images”

• “Tunic, Night in the Woods Publisher Says TikTok Is Creating and Running Racist GenAI Ads for Its Games Without Permission”

• “ChatGPT-maker OpenAI considered alerting Canadian police about school shooting suspect months ago”

• “Former ‘American Idol’ contestant accused of killing his wife, blaming burglar”

• “Hunter College professor Allyson Friedman sparks fury as she’s caught on hot mic making ‘blatantly racist’ comment”

• “NYC assistant principal led double life as p1mp, coerced $2K LA-based pr0stitute to lure clients: feds”

• “Vegas Family Says Caesars Sent Rideshare Instead Of Ambulance In Fatal Health Scare”

• Gross Epstein-related stuff:

  • “Billionaire Les Wexner says he was ‘duped’ by adviser Jeffrey Epstein, ‘a world-class con man’”

  • “Bill Gates cancels keynote speech in India amid questions over Epstein ties”

• “Grok Exposed a Porn Performer’s Legal Name and Birthdate—Without Even Being Asked”

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I'm heads-down on preparing for a couple of intense work weeks in advance of another Demo Day later this month so wish me luck!

• “Forbes 30 Under 30 rot deepens as glamorous fintech founder, 26, is indicted for $7M fraud scheme”

• “Unable to Stop AI, SAG-AFTRA Mulls a Studio Tax on Digital Performers”

• “Beloved Cape Cod Potato Chips factory to close in Hyannis”

• “Grindr is testing a new AI subscription called “Edge” that costs up to $6,000 a year”

• “Chinese woman causes multiple car accidents after moving traffic mirror to protect feng shui”

• “Costco’s beloved rotisserie chicken gets roasted in lawsuit over preservatives”

• “Sam Altman got exceptionally testy over Claude Super Bowl ads”

• “Hungry tourists humiliated after taking over buffet at funeral thinking it’s a restaurant”

• “Minute Maid Discontinues Frozen Juice Concentrate After 80 Years and Fans Are in Mourning”

• “Coldplay kiss cam HR exec charging $875 to attend ‘taking back the narrative’ event”

• “Lawsuit claims Boston landlord wants to evict Raising Cane’s because restaurant ‘smells like chicken fingers’”

• “Man breaks into Little Caesars twice and sells pizzas after hours, police say”

• “Kid Rock’s ‘MAGA fest’ cancelled after acts pull out”

• “South Korean crypto firm accidentally sends $44 billion in bitcoin to users”

• “Police use drone technology to catch ‘serial pooper’ in public park”

• “Ramen shop manager arrested after punching himself in the face to stage a fake $4K robbery”

• “‘Don’t jump in them’: Olympic athletes’ medals break during celebrations”

• “Etsy Witches Say Spell Casting Is No Longer Welcome on the Platform”

• “Laegreid wins bronze then confesses to affair on TV”

• “New York Ignored Its Bladders For Bad Bunny, Then 761,719 Toilets Flushed At Once Like A Team”

• “1,200 Ubisoft Employees Kicked Off Three-Day International Strike in Response to Company’s ‘Major Reset’”

• “Waymo Now Pays DoorDashers to Close Robotaxi Doors in Georgia as Passengers Leave Them Open: ‘$11.25 to Close a Door?’”

• “Amazon’s Ring cancels Flock partnership amid Super Bowl ad backlash”

• “Condom shortage hits Winter Olympics as supplies vanish in just 3 days”

• “OpenAI faces backlash after retiring seductive chatbot day before Valentine’s Day: ‘I cried pretty hard’”

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• “Nancy Guthrie investigation”

• “Boyfriend sics ICE on undocumented partner amid dispute over $4.3 million Tribeca condo”

• “Brazilian influencer who defended US immigration crackdown arrested by ICE”

• “Food influencer behind Wishbone Kitchen says she was roofied and kidnapped at Hollywood party”

• “We had s3x in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands”

• “A spiritual guru was jailed for r@pe and murd3r. He’s out on parole for the 15th time”

• “March for Life rally among infection sites for confirmed measles cases in DC”

• “Man jailed for murd3r goes viral after worrying he’d miss GTA 6”

• “Twitch streamer rushed to ER after trying to catch falling katana by the blade”

• “France murd3r trial complicated by twin brothers with same DNA”

• “Paramedic faces charges after allegedly urinating on supervisor’s desk, in pot of chili at work”

• “Background checker for ICE arrested in pr0stitution sting, police say”

• “World champion skydiver dies at 37 after parachute fails to open in Alps”

• “British Airways passenger hands out drugged sweets to crew, 3 rushed to hospital”

• Epstein List fallout:

  • “Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein”

  • “Jimmy Fallon Shelves Pasta Sauce Line After Partner Tommy Mottola’s Epstein Relationship Revealed”

  • “Casey Wasserman to sell talent agency after Epstein fallout”

  • “Niantic had to remove Epstein Island Pokémon Go Pokéstop due to surging visitors”

  • “Jeffrey Epstein and Hollywood: How the Notorious P3dophile Used Oscar Guru Peggy Siegal to Help Get Back Into High Society”

  • “Epstein Files Reveal Peter Thiel’s Elaborate Dietary Restrictions”

  • “LA 2028 Olympics chief ‘deeply regrets’ flirty emails with Ghislaine Maxwell”

• “Resurfaced Video Shows HGTV Star Using N-Word”

• “Filipino Food Influencer Dies After Eating Toxic ‘Devil Crab’ For Social Media Stunt”

• “Sydney author guilty of child @buse after book, Daddy’s Little Toy, depicted adult role-playing as toddler”

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Hope everyone is staying safe, warm, and remembering to take care of themselves during what feels like already the longest year ever. May you find a little distraction below:

• “Tourists traveled to Australia for its famous hot springs. There was just one problem – they didn’t exist”

• “Amazon is closing its Fresh and Go locations”

• “Hackers Say They’ve Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid”

• “Rare sheet of Pokémon cards worth thousands accidentally sent to the wrong collector”

• “Neom nightmare: How Mohammed bin Salman’s dream of a ‘city of the future’ became a $500bn disaster”

• “JFK to Midtown for only $800: NYC taxi hustlers running wild at airport terminals”

• “GTA 6 fans reportedly faked Rockstar IDs and flew drones at windows to get gameplay footage”

• “Man accused of posing as FBI agent in apparent attempt to spring Luigi Mangione from prison”

• “Japan has a bar for people thinking of quitting their jobs & drinks are free”

• “Elderly lottery winner uses jackpot to build £288m drug empire making pills from his cottage”

• “Amazon inadvertently announces cloud unit layoffs in email to employees”

• “A Breakout Pop Artist Went Viral With 2.7 Million Fans, Before Anyone Realized She Never Actually Existed”

• “Don’t say ‘Watch out for ice’: FEMA warned storm announcements could invite memes”

• “A company allegedly sold cake batter as protein powder”

• “Bank of England urged to plan for financial crisis if aliens are confirmed real”

• “You can now pay $1M to reserve a hotel stay on the moon”

• “Winter Olympics 2026: Ski jumping hit by ‘penis gate’ scandal over acid injection claims”

• “Kyrsten Sinema panel interrupted by men who say they’re having an affair with her amid fresh lawsuit”

• “Vladimir Putin’s mob of war-thirsty nuns are infiltrating churches across Europe”

• “Dunkin’ changed its points policy and cost a loyal customer $260. Know the risks of loyalty programs.”

• “Former flight attendant posed as a pilot and got hundreds of free flights, U.S. authorities say”

• “Ubisoft Shake-Up: Layoffs, Studio Closures Begin in Major Reorg; Six Games Canceled, Including ‘Prince of Persia’ Remake”

  • “After Ubisoft’s Big Shakeup, An Insider Says The Company Is Facing A “Massive Exodus Of Talent”

• “Canned tuna recalled for ‘potentially fatal’ botulism risk was mistakenly reshipped to 9 states”

• “Patagonia Sues Drag Queen Pattie Gonia Over Activist’s Trademark”

• “Ryan Wedding, ex-Olympic snowboarder accused of being a drug kingpin, is arrested”

• “Mamdani Tells NYC Residents to Stay Home and Read ‘Heated Rivalry’ Amid Snow Storm”

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• “Teacher’s Nud3 Photo Shocks Special Ed Class At Rock Springs High School”

• “‘A Team’ of real estate brokers faces s3x crimes trial in New York”

• “Report: Safdie Brothers Split Stemmed From Controversial ‘Good Time’ Scene”

• “Nick Carter R@pe Case Gets Trial Date: ‘No Wiggle Room’ for Settlement With Melissa Schuman”

• “Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes’ glitzy steakhouse rocked by lawsuit claiming partners siphoned millions and ‘extorted’ lawyer as he battled blood cancer”

• “TikTok is investigating why some users can’t write ‘Epstein’ in messages”

• “Meta CEO Zuckerberg blocked curbs on sex-talking chatbots for minors, court filing alleges”

• 🔏“App for Quitting P0rn Leaked Users’ Ms@turbation Habits”

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How’s everyone doing? It’s been a year, huh? Remember to hydrate and be kind with yourself and the people around you.

• “Latest from Mormon Land: YouTube’s MrBeast partners with LDS Church; spate of new new stakes created”

• “Hydrogen car owners say Toyota told them to stop making payments, then sent them to collections”

• “San Francisco Viral Restaurant Brawler Beats Case”

• “Matt Damon Says Netflix Wants Movies to Restate the ‘Plot Three or Four Times in the Dialogue’ Because Viewers are on ‘Their Phones While They’re Watching’”

• “Student arrested for eating AI art in UAF gallery protest”

• “‘Stop sending butt plugs to Bahrain’: Toronto s3x store receives letters from U.S. Department of War”

• "‘A Disorganized Mess’: Meghan Markle Trolled After Alleged Details of Her ‘Embarrassing’ As Ever Inventory Was Revealed Due to Her ‘Poorly Designed Website’”

• “Man sues restaurant after promotional TikTok video exposes his secret affair”

• “Ubisoft is shutting down a studio 16 days after it unionized”

• “Palo Alto tries to rein in Zuckerberg’s Crescent Park expansion”

• “Anonymous crypto gambler made $436,000 on Maduro capture”

• “AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah”

• “Pilot who safely landed Alaska Airlines jet after door blowout says Boeing tried to make him a ‘scapegoat’”

• “Trump Rules Out Pardon for FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried”

• “Family says Geico denied claim after crash because young children weren’t on policy”

• “I paid £175 to have my dead pet hamster immortalised as a stripper in a pink thong”

• “Winning greyhound tests positive for methamphetamine but racing investigators can’t find the source”

• “No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature”

• “Waymo passenger flees after car drives on Phoenix light rail tracks”

• “Alberta man claims WestJet flight attendant mocked his weight, patted his stomach”

• “How a friend request led a beauty queen to uncover Scotland’s most prolific catfish”

• “Woman found swimming nude in neighbor's pond was 'trying to be a mermaid'“

• “Weight loss jabs affecting Greggs, boss says”

• “Gen Z are arriving to college unable to even read a sentence—professors warn it could lead to a generation of anxious and lonely graduates”

• “Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO fit to stand trial, prison officials say”

• “Starbucks barista accused of drawing a pig on sheriff’s deputy’s cup”

• 🔏“The Hero to a Million Drunk Santas Vanished for Decades. Then He Resurfaced.”

• 🔏“Shen Yun: The Dark Side of a Dance Troupe”

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• “Mother of Elon Musk’s child sues xAI over Grok deepfakes”

• “Catholic influencer’s 5-year-old son dies after contracting flu”

• “I called out Grok for removing women’s clothes, then it removed mine”

• “‘Inside Edition’ execs and talent made racist, sexist, antisemitic, and anti-Muslim comments, former producer says in a new lawsuit”

• “Teenager Dies Of Overdose After Using ChatGPT As ‘Drug Buddy’”

• “Woman Accused of Killing 2 Girls with Poisoned Raspberries Pulled Alive from River in Dramatic Capture”

• “Ex-Nickelodeon star opens up about ‘twisted’ age-gap relationship that started on set and inspired debut novel”

• “Woman unfairly sacked after her wife tried to kill boss”

• “‘Home Alone’ Star Daniel Stern Cited in Alleged Prostitution Sting”

• “Jeffrey Epstein’s brother says new autopsy details will be released in February and will prove pedophile was murdered”

• “Google employee made redundant after reporting manager who showed nude of wife, court hears”

• “Antioch man arrested for child p0rn0graphy with help of electronic sniffing dogs”

• “Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey faces Fremantle court over alleged child exploitation offences”

• 🔏“‘Love Is Blind: France’ contestants sue over ‘inhuman or degrading treatment’ during filming”

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Hope everyone had a restful end of the year and getting back to reality isn’t too rough.

• “Star Citizen is on course to reach $1 billion in player funding in 2026, and we still might not get to play its singleplayer campaign next year”

• “Sprinkles Cupcakes abruptly closing all stores nationwide: Full list of current locations”

• “Disney cast member recovering after videos show runaway boulder at Indiana Jones show”

• “Review of Walter Payton nominees raises questions about Kelce nonprofit”

• “Leaker Who Apple Is Suing Says ‘Screw It,’ Here’s the Foldable iPhone Early”

• The 2025 Hater’s Guide To The Williams-Sonoma Catalog”

• “Santas and elves rob Montreal grocery store to ‘give food to the needy’”

• “A San Francisco power outage left Waymo’s self-driving cars stranded at intersections”

• “Mystery as YouTube creator’s finance livestream appears on White House website”

• “Jim Beam pauses production at main distillery as bourbon inventories rise”

• “Massive wind-blown holiday decoration damages cars in Stamford’s Harbor Point”

• “CBS News chief Bari Weiss pulls ‘60 Minutes’ story, sparking outcry”

• “Flooding leads to rare ‘toilet rat’ warning in Seattle area”

• “Flight unable to make final stop after stowaway rat leaves passengers squirming”

• “Cat poo row goes to high court after neighbours kick up a stink”

• “Neighbors complain of overwhelming “donut smell” coming from Dunkin’ supplier in Massachusetts”

• “Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella really wants you to stop calling AI ‘slop’ in 2026 — ‘We are beginning to distinguish between spectacle and substance.’”

• “Power outage in Boulder area affects atomic clock, “Time is not broken” NIST says”

• “Real estate agent sparks outrage with ‘insane’ demand over leaf litter”

• “StubHub apologizes for mix-up involving heavy metal band Lamb of God, Christian concert”

• “NASA’s Largest Library To Permanently Close On Jan 2, Books Will Be ‘Tossed Away’”

• “Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers”

• “Man impersonating police accidentally pulls over mufti cop car”

• “'Grab something sharp': 'Butt n@ked' man unleashes panic after sprinting into Hobby Lobby”

• “Virginia family says they were swarmed and bitten by bedbugs on flight, sue Delta and KLM airlines”

• “Woman says she did triple-digit speeds to reach Little Caesars before it closed: police”

• “Police near Louisville find 50+ pounds of meth disguised as Christmas presents”

• “Mark Zuckerberg’s Cheap Fix: Noise-Canceling Headphones For Neighbours Enduring 11 Home Construction”

• “$400k shipment of live lobsters hijacked en route to Midwest Costco locations”

• “Lobster heist on Christmas Eve stuns Red Hook restaurant staff”

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• “Pilot reports UFO hovering beside jet, leaving air traffic control stunned: ‘Good luck with the aliens’”

• “Shenzhen mall installs smart restroom glass that turns transparent when smoking is detected”

• “Jets cancel invite to super fan set to take $100K field goal challenge in honor of her late father: ‘Could have made it’”

• “‘IBPOOPN’ and ‘ICUP’ among 550 license plates rejected by Illinois secretary of state”

• “Liking social media ‘thirst traps’ now grounds for divorce, top court rules”

• “Game-day crime rises up to 70% after sports betting goes legal”

• “Las Vegas Police Touted New “Bulletproof” Cybertrucks. The Only Problem? They Aren’t Bulletproof.”

• “Fugitive in Italy arrested after hiding in nativity scene as fake statue”

• “‘Sorry, I been drunk’: Thief returns stolen mandolins to New Jersey guitar store with apology note”

• “K-pop band member sued for $30m after bitter record label feud”

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• “easyJet passengers’ outrage as elderly woman ‘already dead’ when wheeled onto flight”

• “Johnson & Johnson owes $65.5 million to a woman with cancer who used talcum powder”

• “Akwesasne parents outraged after photos circulate of ‘time out box’ in school”

• “Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. She was the one expelled”

• “South Carolina pastor charged with allegedly cyberstalking wife before she died by suicide”

• “Some Epstein file redactions are being undone with hacks”

• “Ashley MacIsaac concert cancelled after AI wrongly accuses him of being sex offender”

• “CEO killed at industrial site by worker operating forklift while talking on the phone, OSHA report shows”

• “Suspect who beat woman into a coma at Beanie Babies billionaire’s mansion bizarrely claims Katy Perry told him to do it via psychic link”

• “Ocala man sues Outback Steakhouse over toilet that ‘shattered and collapsed’ beneath him”

• “Video of Bella Canggu Fire: When Flames Rise and Phones Keep Recording”

• “Man ruptures stomach drinking celebrity chef’s liquid nitrogen cocktail”

• 🔏“Unpublished ‘Tupperware erotica’ novel prompts fierce contest for TV rights”

• 🔏“‘He Was Poisoned.’ Toxic Fumes on Planes Blamed for Deaths of Pilots and Crew”

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Here’s to adding a little chaos to the holiday shenanigans:

• “‘It was really, really terrible’: Avelo passengers reflect on 11-hour tarmac delay”

• “Strava fires woman at center of SF viral restaurant video”

• “Garbage’s Shirley Manson Rages Out Over Beach Balls Thrown at Stage”

• “California police find Christmas ‘free weed’ display that was anything but jolly”

• “Grenades, explosives found in crawlspace of home: ‘At first I thought they were fake’”

• “Tower of London closed after ‘custard and apple crumble’ thrown on case containing U.K. crown jewels”

• “North Korean infiltrator caught working in Amazon IT department thanks to lag — 110ms keystroke input raises red flags over true location”

• “No duck, no lawsuit: SeaWorld Orlando claims woman hit by wild bird, not duck on coaster ride”

• “Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image”

• “Forbes abruptly fires dozens of contributing writers — as bosses move to ensure news site is ‘financially sound’”

• “Drone drops steak, crab legs for prisoner feast but guards find it first”

• “Canyon Crest Academy students outraged after gym used to film questionable content”

• “Indiana DoorDash driver seen on video appearing to spray delivery with ‘irritant substance,’ authorities say”

• AI-related nonsense:

  • “Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI”

  • “Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder”

  • “Government employees caught using masks of colleagues to trick facial recognition & skip work”

  • “Advanced AI ‘robots’ at Iranian Tech Expo were actually humans in disguise”

• “Duolingo posts signage of its owl at 4 shuttered Hooters restaurants”

• “Report claims it costs up to $450K to show a 1-minute trailer at The Game Awards 2025”

• “Male Threatens Spencer’s Employee with Gun During Possible Dild0 Dispute in Niagara Falls”

• “Former Danbury nightclub owner Ian Bick sued over MrBeast challenge winnings”

• “Pop Music Has Grown Darker And More Stressed Over 50 Years, Tracking With America’s Rising Distress”

• “Hiker rescued after being stuck in quicksand for hours amid freezing temps in Utah’s Arches National Park”

• “‘Everyone Disliked That’ — Amazon Pulls AI-Powered Fallout Recap After Getting Key Story Details Wrong”

• “Man sues casino after waking up in handcuffs with $75k debt he doesn’t remember”

• 🔏“The Ritual Shaming of the Woman at the Coldplay Concert”

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• “CNN partners with Kalshi, a gambling app that lets you wager on starvation in Gaza”

• “Noise machines installed by LA Home Depot ‘torture’ for day laborers, advocates say”

• “iShowSpeed sued for $1M after beating gay robot”

• “Razor blades found in bread at Walmart”

• “Warning against mushroom foraging in California after fatal poisoning”

• “Two marathon organisers arrested in Iran over women running without hijabs”

• “Woman hospitalized after Pluribus ad on smart fridge triggers psychotic episode”

• “Indonesia’s Bali arrests OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue on p0rn charges”

• “Royal Caribbean passenger who died after he was served 33 drinks paid for ‘top shelf’ beverage package: court docs”

• “Crypto millionaire’s tragic final post about wife before they were found dead ‘tortured’ in desert”

• “Wealthy realtor, 83, died in murder-suicide at her $2.8m home after son, 56, developed unhealthy obsession with his phone, lawsuit alleges”

• “Elite liberal arts school Amherst College held ‘disgusting’ orientation performance — where students mimicked s3x acts”

• “Mental health company founder allegedly starts fire, crashes Tesla in Bay Area winery meltdown”

• “Connecticut Woman Accused of Poisoning Her Husband Previously Faked Paternity Test to Keep Him from Gaining Custody of Their Child”

• “Los Angeles woman finds man hiding in trunk of self-driving Waymo”

• “‘You’re Not Crazy’: A Case of New-onset AI-associated Psychosis”

• “David Walliams denies inappropriate behaviour after publisher drops him”

• “IU researcher charged with using women’s underwear to smuggle E. coli from China to the U.S.”

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I’m too busy refusing to believe that next month marks 2026 to come up with a better intro…

• “The Wiggles issue statement after appearing in Ecstasy music video”

• “Husband and wife accused of using spycam and earpieces to win almost £600k at Australian casino”

• “Beeple Made Robot Dogs With Musk, Zuckerberg, and Warhol Heads That Poop NFTs”

• “‘Heavily intoxicated’ raccoon passes out in liquor store bathroom after breaking in, ransacking shelves”

• “YouTuber accidentally crashes the rare plant market with a viral cloning technique”

• “Richmond cat café The Purrfect Bean closes due to flooding caused by cat”

• “Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs”

• “IRS agents will be required to watch OnlyFans to determine if content fits ‘no tax on tips’ criteria”

• “500 teenagers show up at school board member’s house party after social media leak: ‘We saw cans, beer cans on the road, police cars’”

• “Olivia Dean wins refunds for fans after criticising Ticketmaster”

• “Penny Oleksiak banned from competition until 2027 after accepting penalty for whereabouts failures”

• All things AI-related:

  • “OpenAI Loses Key Discovery Battle as It Cedes Ground to Authors in AI Lawsuits”

  • “Major AI conference flooded with peer reviews written fully by AI”

  • “Valve artist says that’s “like saying food products shouldn’t have their ingredients list” as Epic’s Tim Sweeney and more call on Steam to drop the ‘Made with AI’ label”

  • “AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone”

• “Fans criticise Taylor Swift merch after towel advertised as cotton reportedly arrives acrylic”

• “Neil Patrick Harris Calls Out Abby Lee Miller for Airbrushing His Face in Instagram Post: ‘Ummm… What Did You Do?’”

• “Campbell Soup executive called its products food for “poor people,” lawsuit claims”

• “Officials: Don’t brine your turkey in the Great Salt Lake”

• “Er0tic gay web novel suspended for allegedly basing protagonist on pro League of Legends player Faker”

• “Booking.com cancelled woman’s $4K hotel reservation, then offered her same rooms for $17K”

• “Man divorces wife after she puts him in debt sending $94,000 to male streamer”

• “Megan Thee Stallion wins defamation suit against blogger”

• “Over 120,000 home cameras hacked in South Korea for ‘s3xploitation’ footage”

• "Olivia Nuzzi’s New Book Gets Absolutely Pummeled by The New York Times and Other Critics: ‘Aggressively Awful’”

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• “Sales of AI-enabled teddy bear suspended after it gave advice on BDSM s3x and where to find knives”

• “OpenAI says dead teen violated TOS when he used ChatGPT to plan suicide”

• “Influencer sparks outrage after handing out machetes and alcohol to homeless people”

• “Dave Portnoy Slammed for Requesting Grace After Years of Making Offensive Remarks”

• “Families of people killed in UPS cargo plane crash sue carrier for wrongful death”

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I’ve decided to commit these to bi-weekly to balance out startup founder chaos and continuing to author these some semblance of regularity. This also keeps the content plentiful without having the newsletter be overwhelming. So tally ho!:

• “Airbnb rival Sonder abruptly shuts down, orders guests to leave: ‘Our laptops were in plastic bags’”

• “Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton allegedly looked to ChatGPT to figure out how to not pay that $250 million bonus”

• “‘Nobody asked for this’: Waymo cars flock to quiet Palo Alto street”

• “Fake NYC Food Influencer Goes Missing ‘45 Minutes’ Around Bill Time, Arrested for Persistent Evasion”

• “Japanese chef fights off bear with judo, keeps cooking ramen while bleeding from his face”

• “Gen Z Is Skipping College to Become Influencers — A New Study Shows If That Actually Pays”

• “Reason YouTuber Jack Doherty is facing 7 years in prison”

• “Lawsuit accuses influencer IShowSpeed of damaging Rizzbot during streamed meet up in Austin”

• This week in idiot Elon:

  • “Deaf Man Sues Tesla for Firing Him When His Hearing Aids Malfunctioned”

  • “Elon Says His Robot Will Follow Criminals Around to Make Sure They Never Offend Again”

• “Man who took Hamilton bus on joy ride ‘did a great job’ driving, left no dings, say police”

• “Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era”

• “Ferry company apologises after children left ‘screaming’ by p0rn0graphic film”

• “Stolen driveway leaves woman on rocky road as she tries to find out who did it”

• “Woman who sent message in bottle out to sea gets angry letter in return: ‘Just wanted a bit of romance’”

• “TikTok influencer ordered to pay US$1.75 million for destroying manager’s marriage”

• “Influencer Bobbi Althoff Gives Update on Smile After Botox Left Her Face Paralyzed: ‘Makes Me So Mad’”

• “Woman Suing Taylor Swift Is Trying to Block Disney+ Documentary Release”

• “Influencers Sway One In Four Irish Shoppers During Sales, Survey Finds”

• “Norwegian Authorities are Searching for Two Black Metal Musicians Lost in the Mountains”

• “Ex-Omaha teacher being sued by nonprofit she stole from”

• “Vine Is Back, Sort Of: New App Shuts Out AI as Thousands of Old Videos Return”

• “Carmel could become 1st California city to permanently ban pickleball”

• “Influencer Ari Kytsya Sparks Outrage After Reportedly Speaking to 1,200 Students at University of Washington”

• “Microsoft has issued an urgent warning to Windows 11 users: The new agentic OS features that allow AI agents to operate also open the door to malware”

• “Cloudflare outage causes error messages across the internet”

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• “Outcry as TikTok livestreamer who allegedly hit and killed man asks for donations”

• “Man accused of flashing g3nitals to drivers on interstate said he needed excitement in his life, deputies say”

• “Man arrested in murder of TikTok influencer Girlalala in Lauderdale Lakes: BSO”

• “Police Investigating Influencer Anunay Sood’s Death at 32 as ‘Possible Overdose’”

• “Fishing influencer found dead days after issuing mayday call at sea”

• “London university sued after expelling student who was impersonated on social media”

• “Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world”

• “$15 million manhunt: Ex-Olympian-turned drug kingpin Ryan Wedding charged with murdering US witness”

• “The New P0rn0graphers to keep their name after drummer’s arrest for possession of child p0rn0graphy”

• “National Dental Centre photographer assigned to capture patients’ jaws shot over 600 chest photos instead”

• “Larry Summers going on leave at Harvard as university investigates ties to Jeffrey Epstein”

• 🔒“Motherhood by Ounce”

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Woof, it’s been too long since I’ve sent this out so forgive the lengthy catch-up lists, but there’s some glorious content in there!

• “Taco kits recalled for containing hot chocolate packets”

• “Prankster jams San Francisco street with 50 driverless Waymo taxis”

• “Jack in the Box sells entire Del Taco chain for $115 million”

• “Thieves pull off daring heist at the the Louvre, stealing jewels once worn by French royalty”

• “Home filled with thousands of stolen Legos discovered, suspect arrested, police say”

• “Woman sues SeaWorld after she says duck knocked her unconscious while riding roller coaster”

• “Squatting nanny makes couple’s lavish $1M upstate NY farmhouse a living hell: report”

• “Australian teen charged over allegedly sticking googly eyes on ‘Blue Blob’ artwork”

• “Meghan loses tenth publicist as former Netflix executive quits”

• “Kohler’s Tiny Toilet Camera Analyzes the Contents and Reports Back to You”

• “Casa Bonita performers on strike, will hit the picket line for Halloween”

• “Nintendo wins lawsuit against streamer who played pirated games then taunted them”

• “California museum’s collection looted: Over 1,000 items stolen in early morning heist”

• “The Farmers’ Almanac Is Going Away for Good—Here’s Where to Grab the Final Edition”

• “Cards Against Humanity lawsuit forced SpaceX to vacate land on US/Mexico border”

• “Peanut butter-covered man raises allergy concerns at Purdue”

• “Fargo hotel under investigation after worker seen soaking bed sheets in guest hot tub”

• “Stolen Brentwood gas station dinosaur returned with apology note”

• “Sam Altman Says If Jobs Gets Wiped Out, Maybe They Weren’t Even “Real Work” to Start With”

• “Mark Zuckerberg Opened an Illegal School at His Palo Alto Compound. His Neighbors Revolted”

• “777 Partners founder charged with fraud”

• “California Zoo Staff Find Wild Black Bear ‘Interacting’ with Captive Bears During Unexpected Visit”

• “Thief makes off with $80K in whipped cream during Ontario trailer heist”

• “Google Has a Bedbug Infestation in Its New York Offices”

• “A long-lost ancient Roman artifact reappears in a New Orleans backyard”

• “AWS crash causes $2,000 Smart Beds to overheat and get stuck upright”

• “San Diego fire truck stolen near US-Mexico border, driven 60+ miles to Fallbrook”

• “Video shows Condé Nast employees confront HR chief before firings: ‘Do you think we’re not worth speaking to?’”

• “Lawsuit claims sneakers cause ‘noisy and embarrassing squeak’”

• “Tyra Banks is launching ‘hot ice cream’ and the internet is a bit cold about it”

• “Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down”

• “Australia thinks GitHub is as risky for kids as TikTok”

• “Man goes viral selling ads on his tuxedo to help pay for wedding”

• “CS2 skin update ‘rug pulls’ collectors as $1 billion wiped from market cap”

• “Female spies are waging ‘s3x warfare’ to steal Silicon Valley secrets”

• “US student handcuffed after AI system apparently mistook bag of chips for gun”

• “Couple helps secure rider after seatbelt fails on Worlds of Fun’s Mamba roller coaster”

• “Real humans don’t stream Drake songs 23 hours a day, rapper suing Spotify says”

• 🔏“The Economy That’s Great for Parents, Lousy for Their Grown-Up Kids”

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• “A Billionaire Fashion CEO Fell 320 Feet to His Death During a Hike. His Son Is Now Reportedly Being Investigated by Police”

• “Palantir CEO Says a Surveillance State Is Preferable to China Winning the AI Race”

• “Army gynecologist took secret videos of patients during intimate exams, lawsuit says”

• “Reddit’s AI Suggests Users Try Heroin”

• “ICE Agent Busted for DUI Tries to Dodge Arrest by Racially Profiling Florida Cop, ‘I’m Law Enforcement Dude!’”

• “Armed man wearing ‘non-offending pedophile’ sign storms stage at NYC Wikipedia conference”

• “Nestle to cut 16,000 jobs as new CEO ignites ‘turnaround fire’”

• “Twitch faces backlash after popular streamer Emiru says she was assaulted at TwitchCon”

• “Woman Allegedly Buys Knives at Marshalls and Stabs a Fellow Shopper in Parking Lot for Taking Too Long at Checkout”

• “Antonio Brown In Custody For Attempted Murder ... Mug Shot Released”

• “Caught cheating in class, college students “apologized” using AI—and profs called them out”

• “Artillery shell exploded prematurely over California freeway during marines celebration”

• “Kira Cousins controversy explained: Woman accused of faking pregnancy with doll before claiming baby “died””

• “It Kind of Seems Like Peter Thiel Is Losing It”

• “Kevin Federline’s Attempt To Cash In On Britney Spears Story Backfires With Poor Sales: Report”

• “EVA Air apologizes for requesting leave application from dead employee”

• “Meta lays off 600 from ‘bloated’ AI unit as Wang cements leadership”

• “‘Smallville’ actress, convicted NXIVM official to launch podcast”

• “At least 15 people sent to hospital after JetBlue flight drops altitude, forcing emergency landing in Florida, officials say”

• “Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk”

• “Cruise cancelled following death of woman left behind on island”

• “Kentucky woman expecting meds in mail gets box of human hands, fingers instead”

• “Her 12-year-old son was talking to Grok. It tried to get him to ‘send nud3s.’”

• “Families mourn after loved ones’ last words went to AI instead of a human”

• “ByHeart baby formula recalled amid 10-state outbreak of infant botulism”

• 🔒“JPMorgan Alerted U.S. to Epstein Transfers Involving Wall St. Figures”

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I’ve been living a life straight out of Silicon Valley as we just wrapped presenting Goblins at a Demo Day last week (surreal!). But worry not, I’d still been assembling all the juicy headlines over the last few weeks:

• “Tesla Bros Attempt Coast-to-Coast Trip in Self-Driving Mode, Crash Right Away”

• “Cheating scandal rocks world stone skimming championships”

• “CEO and Exec at Coldplay Concert Weren’t Having ‘Affair,’ Source Insists: ‘This Has Been Devastating for Entire Families’”

  • “Married CEO Spotted with HR Exec at Coldplay Concert Is Seen with His Wife Months Later, Still Wearing Their Rings”

• “And just like that, the Carrie Bradshaw of San Francisco got a boyfriend”

• “N. Korea cracks down on ‘I love you’ as decadent expression”

• “Starbucks announces significant store closures and layoffs”

• “Costco Confirms It Will No Longer Sell Xbox Consoles”

• “EMS team under fire for treating man with antivenom after he was bitten by a mamba snake”

• “Ex-Oakland youth boxing gym director sentenced for stealing donation delivered by Stephen Curry”

• “Americans Are Using PTO to Sleep, Not for Vacation—Report”

• “Stanford sued for $50M for ending frat house lease”

• “Jury convicts Michigan veterinarian of theft for refusing to return dog to homeless man”

• “Ryanair flight diverted after passengers ‘eat passports’ and try to flush them down toilet”

• “MrBeast defends trapping man in burning building for $500,000”

• “Charlie Javice sentenced to seven years in prison for fraudulent sale of her startup to JPMorgan”

• “Staten Island woman redefines celebration with ‘solo wedding’ featuring 60 pugs in formalwear”

• Video games-related drama:

  • “Xbox Game Pass Cancel Subscription Page Crashes After Price Hike”

    • “Life after Game Pass for Xbox fans means more ads”

  • “Nintendo seeking $4.5 million in damages from Switch piracy Reddit mod”

  • “Not Only Is the New PlayStation 5 More Expensive, It’s Also Worse”

  • “Hacking Group Claims To Have Breached Nintendo”

  • “Video gamer Electronic Arts to be bought in largest-ever private equity buyout valued at $55 billion”

• “Maxwell House to rebrand as Maxwell Apartment”

• “Even The Sugar Daddies Are Feeling The Squeeze”

• “Woman damages Little Caesars restaurant after being charged $1 for extra sauce, authorities say”

• “Man spends months convincing Costco to give him iconic $1.50 hot dog sign”

• “‘Red Flag’: Analysts Sound Major Alarms As AI Bubble Now ‘Bigger’ Than Subprime”

• “Newsom signs bill giving 800,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in California the right to unionize”

• “News about AI ‘actress’ has actors, directors speaking out: ‘It’s such a f--- you to the entire craft’”

• “Man who was ‘missing’ for two years found after family spot him in TikTok”

• “After Disney Cease-and-Desist Letter, Character.AI Says It Removed Media Company’s Characters From Its AI Chatbot Platform”

• “How to get out of a crashed Tesla robotaxi or Cybertruck”

• “Cracker Barrel dumps the design firm behind its disastrous logo change”

• “Thunderbird 3 owner ‘thought he ordered model’”

• “Foster Poultry Farms recalls nearly 4 million pounds of chicken corn dogs due to wood in batter”

• “Rite Aid closes all remaining stores after 63 years in business”

• “Shhhh! California bans noisy TV commercials”

• “Bay Area’s landmark saint statue is torn down; church says it wasn’t warned”

• “Washington Post opinion staffers fired while observing Yom Kippur, sparking outrage: report”

• “Disney hikes theme park ticket prices across the board — as passes double to over $200 in past decade”

• “Stay-at-home ‘hub-sons’ are the tradwives of 2025 — and their moms couldn’t be more thrilled”

• “Asahi forced to take orders by fax as Japan races to avoid beer shortage”

• “Nobel committee unable to reach prize winner who is ‘living his best life’ hiking off grid”

• “WestJet now charges passengers to recline seats on new Boeing 737 flights”

• “University wrongly accuses students of using artificial intelligence to cheat”

• “Love is Blind Housed Couples in Recently Uninhabitable Denver Apartment Building”

• “US diplomat fired over relationship with woman accused of ties to Chinese Communist Party”

• “AI enabled Klarna to halve its workforce—now, the CEO is warning workers that other ‘tech bros’ are sugarcoating just how badly it’s about to impact jobs”

• 🔏“Lawsuit alleges secretive plot to evict King Richard’s Faire, start rival kingdom by former landlord”

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• “Pokémon company urged to sue over US government’s shocking ‘gotta catch them all’ ICE raids video”

• “Victim celebrates arrest of alleged BD$M s3x trafficker Howard Rubin: ‘Breath of relief’”

• “NHS Withdraws First Cousin Marriage Guidance After Highlighting ‘Benefits’ Despite Known Genetic Risks”

• “Inside the Secret Machine That Shapes Your Opinion of Celebrities”

• “Iowa teen dies after being mistaken for squirrel during hunting trip, officials say”

• “Delta jets have ‘low-speed collision’ on ground at LaGuardia, injuring 1”

• “Dave Chappelle Criticizes Free Speech in America at Saudi Arabia Comedy Festival”

• “Robert Morris, Texas megachurch pastor, pleads guilty to s3xually abusing a child”

• “Emerging climbing star Balin Miller, 23, dies in fall from El Capitan”

• “Hackers say they have deleted children’s pictures and data after nursery attack backlash”

• “Adult who allegedly posed as high school student for 19 days calls situation a ‘misunderstanding’”

• “Scam kingpins who ran billion-dollar criminal empire sentenced to death in China”

• “US Postal Service mail carrier shot by driver delivering Amazon packages”

• “Campbell’s Soup Co. admits to dumping waste into an Ohio river, violating law 5,400 times”

• “Firefighter dumped 75 ‘possibly used’ tampons on ex’s lawn for dating new girl: police”

• “Mum’s anti-chemo views influenced daughter’s death”

• “Supreme Court rejects appeal from Ghislaine Maxwell, imprisoned former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein”

• “Driver accused of mowing down 4 Pepperdine sorority sisters wants murder charges dropped”

• “Palisades firebug Jonathan Rinderknecht listened to disturbing French song repeatedly before setting ‘malicious’ fire: court docs”

• “High school teacher and cheer coach who’s a mom of 2 allegedly had s3x with student”

• “Top RI Realtor Threatens to Call ICE on Buyer, Then Offers $20,000 to Kill GoLocal Story”

• “Human Rights Watch ‘Cannot Accept’ Donations From Aziz Ansari and Other Comedians Who Performed at Riyadh Comedy Festival”

• “Crypto trader found dead in Lamborghini as authorities release tragic details”

• “Cough Syrup Kills 2 Children In Rajasthan; Doctor Takes It To Prove It’s Safe And Faints”

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Today I went to see the Golden Gate Bridge but it was covered in fog, so I’ve still not technically seen it as an adult. Womp.

• “Live Nation CEO touts soaring demand, says concert tickets are still relatively underpriced”

• “Museum employee stole ancient gold bracelet, sold it for less than $4K to be melted: cops”

• “Watch an ad, then get toilet paper: China's bizarre new bathroom rule goes viral”

• “Drug dog visiting middle school finds cocaine in teacher’s wallet, police say”

• “Valve apologizes to devs for ruining game's Steam launch”

  • “9 months after its 1.0 launch flopped, an indie dev just learned that Steam never emailed the 130,000 people who wishlisted its game”

• “Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads”

• “Man's Emotional Support Alligator Denied Entry to Walmart After a Customer Complaint. He Says They've Been Going for 'Years'“

• “Pot breaks as Nigerian chef attempts to cook largest jollof rice dish”

• “Countdown champion stabbed rival at fans' event”

• “Bay Area family gets $5,000 bill for sitting in an ER waiting room.”

• “Defiant nuns flee care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps”

• “Did a Brooklyn Couple Kill a Neighbor’s Trees for a Better View in Maine?”

• “I Hate My Friend”

• “Luigi Mangione's state terrorism charges dismissed in UnitedHealthcare CEO's murder, judge rules”

• “Player loses U.S. Mid-Amateur match after his caddie receives cart ride to 20th hole”

• “LimeWire Revealed as Mystery Buyer of Fyre Fest Brand”

• “Bentley student-athletes disciplined over pyramid scheme using Venmo, lawsuit claims”

• “NASA Scientist Convicted of Mortgage Fraud After Fabricating Pay Stubs To Buy $850K Luxury Home and Defaulting on the Loans”

• “Now Netflix might try to take a bite out of Warner Bros., too”

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• “Roblox, Discord sued after 15-year-old boy was allegedly groomed online before he died by suicide

• “Meth burn by FBI smokes out Montana animal shelter”

• “Chinese teens to pay $300,000 for urinating in soup”

• “Chicago Starbucks Worker Did Not Write ‘Loser’ On Order Honoring Charlie Kirk, Company Says”

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Missed me? Let’s catch up" on the last two weeks:

• “Lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg sues Meta after repeated account shutdowns over claims he’s impersonating billionaire founder: ‘It’s offensive’”

• “Surgeon jailed after amputation of own legs”

• “Luigi Mangione's likeness used to model shirt on Shein”

• “Cloning Came to Polo. Then Things Got Truly Uncivilized”

• “Salesforce CEO confirms 4,000 job cuts ‘because I need less heads' with AI”

• “4 hikers rescued after suffering ‘debilitating psychedelic mushroom high’ while in mountains”

• “Uber gouging US Open riders with $200 rides, frequent cancelations and chaotic wait times: ‘Worst nightmare’”

• “Oregon man won ‘$5K a week forever’ in 2012, spent cash like he was set for life — but Publishers Clearing House went bankrupt. Now he might lose home”

• “‘Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout’ On Paramount+, A Docuseries About William White’s TikTok Fame And The Fallout Among His Biggest Fans”

• “Switch modder who represented himself in piracy case ordered to pay Nintendo $2 million”

• “‘We cannot charge $300 for this, it's f***ing insulting’: Bethesda's Pete Hines says Fallout 76's infamous Collector's Edition was ‘probably the dumbest thing I ever did at Bethesda’“

• “Cornell students found skinning bear carcass in campus residence hall”

• “'An embarrassing failure of the US patent system': Videogame IP lawyer says Nintendo's latest patents on Pokémon mechanics 'should not have happened, full stop'“

• “Almost all German pilots admit to napping during flights in union survey”

• “1,200 undergrads hung out to dry after jailbreak attack on laundry machines”

• “UK doctor left in the middle of surgery to have s3x with nurse: Reports”

• “Alexandria housing authority CEO fired after he was found living in affordable unit”

• “Lawsuit says Musk’s Tesla hires visa holders instead of Americans so it can pay less”

• “Court rejects Verizon claim that selling location data without consent is legal”

• “'Missing' U.S. husband reveals how he faked his own death, ran off to Europe to meet a woman”

• “Public transit in America is so underfunded it’s relying on sports gambling companies”

• “Robinhood CEO says the majority of the company's new code is written by AI, with 'close to 100%' adoption from engineers”

• “'African tribe' camping in Scottish woodlands vows to stay put despite court order”

• 🔏“Eurovision Crisis Looms as the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Iceland and Slovenia Threaten Boycott if Israel Participates”

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• “Ala. Dog Has Been Bringing Home Human Bones for Nearly a Year, Baffling Investigators”

• “Hot Mic Captures Putin, Xi Discussing Organ Transplants And Immortality”

• “What Happened at Wondermind? Selena Gomez and her mother, Mandy Teefey, flipped their mental-health journeys into a buzzy start-up. It all fell apart.”

• “The Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It?”

• “Erin Patterson sentenced to life with 33 years non-parole for mushroom murders — as it happened”

• “Lions kill Bangkok zoo keeper in front of horrified visitors”

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I was at a convention for work so this week’s short and sweet:

• “Mr Beast says “nah” to giving his crew some water… while doing a 18 hour live stream to raise money for a clean water charity”

• “CEO who snatched boy's hat at US Open says he made 'huge mistake'“

• “Canadian Camper Mistaken For Distressed Hiker, Was Really Just Singing Nickelback”

• “Would You Work In Fashion for $55,000?”

• “Carbone hid ‘B’ health rating — with latest NYC inspection finding dirty dishes, food left above safe temps”

• “After right-wing backlash, Cracker Barrel says it will get rid of its new logo”

• “‘Please do not use Google AI to find out our specials,’ Wentzville restaurant asks patrons”

• “Mass. state flag redesign brings wild ideas — including a shark in a pilgrim hat”

• “Inside King: layoff lawsuits, toxic leaders, toothless ethics teams, low morale and mandatory AI use”

• “CT's 'Croc King' has a Guinness World Record – and nearly 4,000 Crocs”

• “Taco Bell rethinks AI drive-through after man orders 18,000 waters”

• “Gen Z are dipping into their retirements, skipping meals and selling their belongings just to get by, new reports find”

• “Woman, Who Didn't Know She Was Pregnant, 'Spontaneously' Delivers Baby at Burning Man”

• “Nestle fires boss after romantic relationship with employee”

• “The Food52 Executive Who Used the Company Credit Card for Everything Shannon Muldoon stole hundreds of thousands of dollars for clothes and travel.”

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• “Trial begins in $34M Topgolf injury case involving 9-year-old boy hit in head with club”

• “Minnesota woman charged for using racial slur against Black child as her fundraising tops $800,000”

• “Man Found Dead at Burning Man, Prompting Homicide Investigation”

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Not me struggling to wrap my head around next month being September, already. Where does time go?

• “Car Crashes Into Food Influencers NinaUnrated and Patrick Blackwood While They're Eating in Restaurant”

• “FDA warns public not to eat possibly radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart”

• “Video captures Rhode Island prosecutor warning officers will 'regret this' as she's arrested at restaurant”

• “McDonald’s Free Nuggets Hack Leads to Exposure of Confidential Data”

• “Woman Screams at and Attempts to Kick Airport Staff in Outburst Caught on Video”

• “Steam's Content Removal Could Be A Wider Consequence Of Project 2025”

• “Target’s CEO is stepping down as customers turn away”

• “Cracker Barrel faces social media pushback on new logo, brand refresh”

• “Married man secretly wed again, got busted after second wife gave birth at hospital where first wife worked”

• “American Airlines flight diverted after passenger’s device catches fire”

• “For orca left in limbo, zoo resorts to s3xual stimulation to stop inbreeding”

• “$950 million lost bitcoin: James Howells gives up landfill search after 12 years”

• “FTC sues L.A. Fitness operators for "exceedingly difficult" gym cancellation policies”

• “Delta, United sued over "windowless" window seats”

• “She sued over a defective car and won $66,000 — now the dealership is refusing to pay”

• “Dr. Phil’s Bankrupt Media Company Sued Over $500 Million TV Deal”

• “Gay influencer couple Probably This broke up. The response is alarming at best.”

• “Almost half of adults say they are ordering kids' meals. Here's what's behind the trend.”

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• “Swatch sorry for 'slanted eyes' ad after China uproar”

• “'20 bodies or so' found behind 'hidden' door at Pueblo County coroner's private business”

• “Teen influencer 'crocheting prodigy' allegedly s3xually assaulted child at crisis shelter”

• “NC family sues Roblox for child s3xual exploitation incident”

• “Autopsy Reveals New Details About Influencer Jean Pormanove's Death During Livestream”

• “Influencer Malik Taylor’s Cause of Death at Age 28 Revealed”

• “Influencer killed when a gunman fires randomly during argument on Arizona road”

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Battling a head cold this week but psyched to have (sort of) caught up on my to-do list post-move.

• “TikTok Promotes Stickers for Secretly Recording Meta Ray-Ban Video”

• “Influencer Breaks Down in Tears After Trusting ChatGPT for Travel Advice, and Then Missing Flight”

• “Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription”

• “A 3-year-old breaks a $1,600 table. N.J. mom says café demanded her credit card.”

• “Inside the Luigi Mangione musical that’s playing to sellout crowds”

• “Rabbits With Hornlike Growths Are Hopping Around Colorado. Are They OK?”

• “Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins in Grand Teton National Park”

• “A conversation with the SF chef taken down by a TikTok influencer”

• “Rapper Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for wire fraud”

• “Deported from US, these social media influencers are now monetizing their misfortune”

• “U.S. teen influencer still stranded in Antarctic weeks after landing plane without permission”

• “U.S. Crypto Influencer Sentenced for $1M Illegal Cloud Mining Scheme”

• “Mom Influencer Defends Why She's Been Doing Her Kids' Homework for Years”

• “Influencer ‘XenaThe Witch’ arrested after shooting stranger with a paintball gun for live stream prank”

• “'Will You Fit?' The Reality Of Being A Plus-Size Disney Influencer On A Dickish Internet.”

• “Influencer Defends Setting Up a Divorce Registry After Splitting From Longtime Partner”

• “A Deepfake AI Influencer Stole My Wedding Photos”

• 🔏“MIT Econ PhD Student Kicked Out for Massive Fraud”

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• “Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with kids, offer false medical info”

• “Newborn Dies After Mom’s ‘Planned Freebirth’ in Birthing Pool She Rented from Influencer”

• “Influencer Stacey Tourout Initially Survived Fatal Off-Roading Accident With Fiance Matthew Yeomans”

• “A Right-Wing Influencer Tried to Be a Tradwife. It Almost Broke Her.”

• “I used to be a picture-perfect wellness influencer — behind closed doors my eating disorder and Instagram addiction tore me apart”

• “The twisted economics of ‘RushTok’: Some sorority pledge influencers can pay their tuition, but they’re fleeing online hate and backlash”

• “Louisiana attorney general sues Roblox, calling the platform 'the perfect place for pedophiles'“

• “7-Month-Old Boy 'Kidnapped' After Mom Was Allegedly Attacked While Changing Him in Vehicle”

• “Louisiana Man Allegedly Hijacked a Construction Crane on a Highway, Causing Multiple Car Crashes”

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I’m back! Driving solo cross-country is no joke, but hello from Palo Alto!

• “$7K worth of Labubu dolls stolen from Los Angeles store, authorities say”

• “The Fake Heiress, the Instagram Shoot and the Abandoned Bunnies”

• “Passengers had 'new fear unlocked' when nine hour flight landed at same airport it took off from”

• “McDonald’s finally reveals what Grimace actually is, and it’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard”

• Animal-related shenanigans:

  • “Kraken mascot Buoy escapes surprise bear encounter during Alaska fly fishing trip”

  • “‘Winged Warrior’ Cecil the Seagull Is ‘Terrorizing’ People by Stealing Their Food at This Seaside Town”

  • “Fishy business: osprey drops dinner, sparks fire, and leaves Canadian town in the dark”

  • “How Goose the water monitor lizard was caught 2 weeks after escaping a Mass. home”

• “Waterslide cracks open on world’s largest cruise ship, injuring one passenger”

• “McDonald’s Japan ends Pokemon card Happy Meal promotion early amid reports of food wastage, scalping”

• “EasyJet pilot suspended after 'drunk and naked' incident”

• “Sugar cookies sold at Target recalled because they might have wood chips in them”

• “"I Said Yes": Woman Gets 'Engaged' To AI Chatbot After 'Dating' For 5 Months”

• “AI industry horrified to face largest copyright class action ever certified”

• “Dale Earnhardt's widow and son battle over a $30 billion data center on his North Carolina land”

• “‘Smoke And Mirrors’: How This Entrepreneur Exaggerated And Self-Promoted Her Way Into Turmoil”

• “Cops: Couple Arrested For Mile High S3x Act”

• “Dreams crushed! Kids watch as Chuck E. Cheese mascot is arrested on credit card fraud charges”

• “Florida man accused of having meth, taking Key West Conch Tour Train for birthday joyride on 4th of July”

• “Gwyneth Paltrow Is Astronomer’s ‘Temporary Spokesperson’ After CEO, HR Chief Resign Following Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal”

• “After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide—and suffers psychosis”

• “Connecticut town manager loses $210k-a-year job after officials discover her side hustle — 2,000 miles away in Wyoming”

• ““I Lost my Soulmate”: ChatGPT-5 Has Lobotomized Virtual Boyfriends and the Users are Crying”

• “Southwest flight out of Burbank abruptly descends to avoid mid-air crash with other plane”

• “Sydney Sweeney Under Fire After Controversial American Eagle Ad Campaign”

• “Tea app disables DMs after second data breach exposed over a million private messages”

• “TeaOnHer, a rival Tea app for men, is leaking users’ personal data and driver’s licenses”

• “Warning issued after US energy drink cans accidentally filled with vodka”

• “4 injured after tractor-trailer crash spills thousands of hot dogs on I-83 in York County”

• “The big fat 'fake' Indian wedding - Gen Z's latest party trend”

• 🔏“The Influencer Driving Nantucket Crazy This Summer”

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• “Influencer Breaks Spine Weeks After Giving Birth While Attempting Viral Nicki Minaj Stiletto Challenge”

• “Kentucky Man Wakes During Organ Harvesting Procedure”

• “Suspect who killed his ‘cheating’ wife ‘knew he was going to jail’ so he went out and murdered another man, cops say”

• “Zoo Encourages Public to Donate Unwanted Pets to Help Feed Resident Animals”

• “Viewers horrified after doc about adult star Bonnie Blue, who slept with 1,000 men, airs on major TV network: ‘Literal p0rn"‘“

• “Lil Tay Says She Made Over $1 Million in Her First Three Hours on OnlyFans”

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