$445M pizza fail, pink paint shortage & sayonara to psychedelic startups? ššæš§
Hi Wrecklings!
Iāve been playing around with Googleās Emoji Kitchenā and itās 1000% the strangest but most fun brand experience Iāve seen in a while.
On the heels of being called out for āwhite feminismā and undergoing a round of layoffs, Chief accidentally sent out acceptance emails to what appears to have been their entire email list of past applicantsā ones that until now, theyād not bothered to ever update about their applications. People are furious and are calling them out in the comments of their āapologyā post on LinkedInā¦
''Caroline Calloway Survived Cancellation. Now Sheās Doubling Down''- This article reads, unsurprisingly, like a fever dream.
āDisney Just Laid Off The Pixar Employee Who 'Saved' Toy Story 2ā- Ruthless.
''New video: Lauren Boebert ran up Capitol steps before missing debt ceiling vote''- But yeah, she totally meant to do thatā¦
''Christian radio host Dave Ramsey faces $150 million lawsuit from listeners who say they were defrauded by a timeshare exit company he promoted''- Ouch, surprisingly the timeshares themselves werenāt the biggest problem here.
āPizza delivery service Zume that would cook the pies on the way to your house folds - after raising $445 MILLION in fundingā- I love that it was only AFTER raising $375M, they realized the idea wasnāt possible because the cheese slid around as the truck drove and the pizza baked.
''It's like watching a snuff film': Media elites shocked by The Atlantic's surgical dismantling of CNN boss Chris Licht''- This is a wild read, love to see an exec doing their own PR work!
''MindMed: Can the Former Darlings of the Psychedelic Biotech Sector Avoid Collapse?''- This already-interesting article has some flair with unexpected lines like āhit like a fart in churchā and āas lasagna is to Garfield.ā
''The new Barbie movie used so much pink paint on set that it caused an international shortage, according to its production designer''- What a good PR story angle.
''Anna Sorokin, Fake Heiress Who Scammed N.Y.C. Socialites, Allegedly Owes Disbarred Lawyer $152K: Lawsuit''- I totally missed the fact her lawyer got disbarredā¦
''When the Neighbors Donāt Share Your Vision (and That Vision Involves āTransformersā Statues)''- Iām obsessed that he then just boughtā¦ a larger one and put the original one on his roof.
''Bug in Chase's Online Banking Service Causing Duplicate Fees and Transactions''- I checked. Sadly, I canāt blame my balance on any technical glitches.
''Enjoy Smashing Things to Bits? Make $650,000 Crushing Everyday Objects Online''- This is this weekās not-scandalous-but-worth-the-read inclusion.
''FTX lawsuits see crypto firms, influencers dial back endorsement deals''- This was a much, much-needed correcting of this practice.
''TikTok Influencer Used Bitcoin to Launder $420K in COVID Relief Loans''- Ok, but I want to see what this āgold physical Bitcoinā looks like.
More Serious Stories
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''USAF Official Says He āMisspokeā About AI Drone Killing Human Operator in Simulated Test''
''AI Deepfakes of True-Crime Victims Are a Waking Nightmare''
āBBC Insider Says Japanese Not āWillingā to Air ExposĆ© on Prolific Pop P3dophileā
āThis Womenās Mag Is Like a Gen Z āCosmoā for the Far Rightā
āBud Light sales staff are on the receiving end of 'middle fingers' and 'abusive language' amid the Dylan Mulvaney debacle - as their commissions take a huge hitā
š''The First Social-Media Babies Are Growing UpāAnd Theyāre Horrified''
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