Hi Wrecklings!
This is one of those weeks where bananas articles just kept popping up, so itâs a good one!
âLawsuits Allege This Startup Ripped Off Millions From Vendors. Andreessen Horowitz Backed The Former CEOâs New Company Anywayâ- YIKES. This is definitely a đđżđ§ piece.
âTwo Rhode Island officials visited Philly. They were so rude their state launched two separate investigations.â- Were these men trolling this poor woman?
''North Texas fitness influencer ordered to pay $400,000 as part of settlement''- Is it just me or that feels surprisingly low?
âShe Got Famous Calling Herself a Scammer. Is She Finally Making Good?â- The Caroline Calloway press tour continuesâŠ
''Instagram influencers nabbed with 216 pounds of cocaine: feds''- Imagine being arrested for thisâ also while hungover.
âCharlie Javice, the founder of student loan assistance company Frank, appears in court over allegations she bought or invented email addresses to claim millions of usersâ- I wish this article had been longer!
''Is âFlaminâ Hotâ a True Story? Well ⊠Let Us Explain.''- His version of the story is better FWIW.
âExclusive: Westfield giving up S.F. mall in wake of Nordstrom closure, plunging sales and foot trafficâ- The hits to SF just keep coming.
''Twitter has reportedly refused to pay its Google Cloud contract''- Nowâs probably a good time to share that I can be found on BlueSky at ladybuglise.bsky.social.
''Data Shows Most Switch Owners Are Women, Gamers React Poorly''- Because of course they did.
''Gamers Anxiously Check Heads After Twitch Streamer Shows Headphone Dent''- Did you just check your head too?
Not scandalous, just weird, interesting food brand-related things
''Woman has âworst flight of her lifeâ after being given wrong food on 15-hour journey''- I imagine this isnât hyperbole for her, but out of context that sounds bratty.
''ExâIntelligence Official Says Government Is Hiding Alien Technology From Congress''- Show us the aliens!!
âUpper Deck Sues Ravensburger Over Allegedly Stolen Disney Gameâ- Seems that someone isnât playing fair here.
''OpenAI sued for defamation after ChatGPT fabricates legal accusations against radio host''- Weird⊠wonder what lies ChatGPT would make up about me.
''Boeing sued for allegedly stealing intellectual property related to NASA's Artemis moon rocket''- They didnât even use the stolen IP safelyâŠ
''Curve Finance CEO Egorov Sued by 3 DeFi-Focused Venture Capital Firms''- Another scandal for those following the Web3 space.
''Sushi chain sues high school student who licked soy sauce bottle for $480,000''- Remember when we were all told we could be fined for each song we illegally downloaded off Napster, Limewire, etc?
''A top executive was fired after being caught having an affair on China's version of TikTok. Now, the $85 dress his mistress wore in the video is selling out.''- Perhaps a good example of âthereâs no such thing as bad press.â
âThousands of Reddit communities 'go dark' in protest of new developer feesâ- Curious to see how this ends up.
đ''A Long, Strange Trip for the âUber for Nursesâ''- This is behind a (very expensive) paywall but dang, it looks great.
More Serious Stories
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''Financial watchdog investigating Crispin Odey after sexual assault allegations''
''New York City Sues Queens Library Architects Over Lack of Accessibility''
''Los Angeles Times to cut 74 newsroom positions amid advertising declines''
''Fitness influencer faked cancer battle for 3 years to boost Instagram followers''
âNewark-based AeroFarms files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protectionâ
âFeeling the Pressure: Instant Pot's Parent Company Files for Bankruptcyâ
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