Make-believe shopping, bricked smart fridges & ZuckOff for the win

Hi Wrecklings!

Anyone have Halloween costume plans they’re super excited about? I love a pop-culturally relevant costume!

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• “US fashion council boss resigns after restraining protesters at New York runway show”

• “Miami woman threw bucket of poop on neighbor she accused of sleeping with husband, cops say”

• “Backyard breeders are trying to trade Frenchies for Pokémon cards at conventions”

• “Surrogate Learns From Reporters She’s Carrying Billionaire’s Baby Whose Ex Claims He Has 300 Children”

• “Netflix receives backlash for ‘misogynistic’ NFL ad starring Alix and Ashtin Earle”

• “They liked being named Al. Then came AI”

• “Lawyer cites fake witnesses in murder case and blames ChatGPT”

• “Travis KelceSacked in Multimillion-Dollar Scam”

• “Michelin-starred Seoul restaurant fined for serving dessert topped with ants”

• “Brooklyn bodega owner reunited with kidnapped 3-month-old kitten after community effort to return cat”

• “River home to crocodiles chosen as Olympic rowing venue”

• “We Regret to Inform You Chipotle Is Now Working With Palantir”

• “Grandmother falsely accused of bank theft after alleged AI facial recognition match sues for $10M”

• “Michigan CEO posts AI photo of her family’s ‘Lake America’ sweatshirts during Canada visit”

• “Wimbledon to take stand against influencers after US Open chaos”

• “Killing endangered wildlife is legal if they aren’t the target, new Trump rule says”

• “ZuckOff Is a Free App That Sees Meta Glasses Before They See You”

• “Shopify CEO says employees’ ‘slop grenades’ are making more work for everyone else”

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• “Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges”

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• “Stanford University Caught Using AI to Create Fake Black Student on Banners Hung Around Campus”

• “Passenger says United ‘trapped’ her next to a man who m@sturbated on flight. Then the airline let him leave.”

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