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Happy Friday! Our top stories today are about: A viral video where a woman details the “worst service she’s ever had” at a restaurant, a look at why there are so many AI-generated show intros on YouTube all of a sudden, how Twitter descended into chaos when it stopped working, and how former President Trump is making salacious posts about Gov. Ron DeSantis.
After that, our Culture Editor Tiffany has her “This Week on the Internet” column and shares with you her meme of the week.
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⚡ Today’s top stories
🍗 VIRAL
‘I tipped like $2 on a $75 tab’: Buffalo Wild Wings customer says she received the ‘worst service she’s ever had’ in viral rant
A TikToker’s video about terrible service received at Buffalo Wild Wings has drawn over 3 million views.
🤖 AI
Why are there so many of these AI-generated show intros on YouTube now?
Over the last month, a new kind of uncanny content has been flooding YouTube: Intros to animated series and TV shows recreated with AI-produced images, made to look like they came from another decade.
💻 TECH
Twitter descends into chaos after tweets, DMs stop working
Twitter descended into chaos recently after several of the platform’s primary functions stopped working without explanation.
🗳️ POLITICS
Trump points ‘groomer’ slur back at DeSantis in salacious Truth Social posts
Trump shared an unconfirmed photo of DeSantis allegedly drinking with underage girls.
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🗣️ This Week on the Internet
Leonardo DiCaprio memes took over Twitter this week
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🐠 A woman has gone viral for revealing an additional apartment charge that she was shocked to learn about—pet rent for a fish.
🍎 With prices at the grocery store skyrocketing, some customers are ordering out to save money.
🎤 This creator who is a Taylor Swift lookalike claims she was uninvited from the Grammys moments after stepping off the plane in Los Angeles.
🏘️ This woman’s call for “adult-only” suburbs in a viral video is sparking a huge debate among viewers.
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🚘 As one passenger shared in a viral TikTok, Uber drivers making unaccounted pitstops amid their ride can put a damper on their experience.
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☕ A video went viral after a Dutch Bros. Coffee customer called out a drive-thru employee for being overly chatty with a customer who was ahead of them in line, significantly delaying their ability to pick up their order
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📅 Meme of the Week
The red boots also became a big meme this week.
