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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: the Bumble CEO’s prediction about what the future of dating with AI will look like, John Fetterman’s support of Florida’s anti-fake meat law, one woman’s nightmare stay at a pricey Airbnb, and the internet’s reactions to a new series of Lord of The Rings movies.
After that, Mikael has a “One Dumb Conspiracy” column for you.
Until next time,
ā K.D.Ā
ā” Today in internet culture
š HUMANS VS ROBOTS
āSounds like a terrible dystopian futureā: Bumble CEOās prediction about AI dating draws comparisons to āBlack Mirrorā
According to Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd,Ā AI may soon allow app dating to get a lot less swipe-y.
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š„© MEATY POLITICAL DEBATES
Fetterman praises Floridaās lab-grown meat ban, which aims to stop the āeliteā from forcing āthe world to eat fake meat and bugsā
Fetterman’s had itĀ with faux foie gras, pirated pork, imitation intestines, hoax hamburgers, and reproduction rib-eye.Ā
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š VIRAL VACATION DISASTERS
āYou used the pool table twiceā: Airbnb customer says host charged $924 extra for using things like TV, Wi-Fi
āThis is exactly why Iām fine with paying hotels,”Ā one user wrote in the comments.Ā
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š§āāļø HOLLYWOOD FAILS TO PLEASE
āNobody cares about Gollumā: The Internetās reaction to new āLord of the Ringsā films is anything but āpreciousā
Howās the internet taking this news?Ā Mixed would be an understatement.
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š One Dumb ConspiracyĀ
ByĀ Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter
Does this video show Harrison Ford praising pro-Palestine protesters?
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Mondays our Tech Reporter Mikael Thalen debunks the most wild conspiracy theories swirling around the web in his āOne Dumb Conspiracyā column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else,Ā subscribe to web_crawlrĀ to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
šøļø Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
š A woman whoĀ experienced temporary hearing lossĀ has aĀ horrifying scenario for you to ponder. If it happens to you, there isĀ a chance that it could be thanks to a bug lodged in your ear.
š¤ ShouldĀ creatorsĀ beĀ concerned about Instagramās AI developments?
šļø A āyoung, healthyā manĀ issued a dire warning about getting LASIK surgeryĀ that hasĀ received a ton of attention online.Ā
š± Do you useĀ Target Circle? If so, one woman’sĀ viral warning about the rewards and coupons appĀ might beĀ something you need to hear.Ā
š§ A manĀ called out CostcoĀ forĀ selling seasoning bottles that are half empty. But some viewersĀ are defending the store, pointing out the many reasons the Costco seasonings seem half empty.
š¦ This woman sharedĀ details about a day in her life as a reseller on Amazon, butĀ viewers are dividedĀ over the fact that sheĀ sources her products from Dollar Tree.
š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Distorted TikTok sounds hurt marginalized creatorsāand AI is making it worse.
š Question of the Day
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WOULD YOU LETĀ AI TAKE OVER FOR YOUĀ ON DATING APPS?
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š Before you go
Amazon drivers go through a lot. Whether theyāre making deliveries at 3 am, dealing with unruly pets, or managing the numerous bizarre things that happen to them on the job, drivers working for Amazon deal with many strange and uncomfortable experiences while handing packages off to eager customers.
Given the stress that can come with this job, people observing Amazon drivers may think that they are helping them with their job by allowing them to pass them or waving them through a stop sign when the other driver has the right of way. However, as an Amazon driver recently noted on TikTok, this isnāt always the case.
In a video with overĀ 339,000 views, TikTok user and Amazon driver Rozee (@rozskates_) says thatĀ some peopleās efforts to assist her on her route arenāt as helpful as a casual observer might think.
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