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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr. 

Here’s the latest trending internet culture stories today: Crosswalk speakers were hacked to play AI audio of Elon Musk begging for friends, a woman’s nightmare story about being an au pair in Italy, why a specific scene from the White Lotus finale has become a new meme, and why asking a horse your burning questions has become a trend online. 

After that, we’ve got a “One Good Thing” mini-column for you that explains a hack that solves a very relatable problem people have. 

P.S. — Don’t for get to scroll down to the bottom of today’s newsletter to check out what the most popular story on the Daily Dot was yesterday! 

See you tomorrow! 

— A.W. 

Today in Internet Culture

HACKING
‘I’m so alone’: Crosswalk speakers across Silicon Valley hacked to play AI audio of Musk begging for friends

“Hi, I’m Elon. Can we be friends? Will you be my friend? I’ll give you a Cybertruck, I promise,” the voice said. “You don’t know the level of depravity I would stoop to just for a crumb of approval.”

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WTF
‘Still in shock’: Woman goes to Italy to be an au pair. Days later, she flees in the middle of the night

Arguably, working as an au pair in Italy is highly glamorized online. However, for one woman, the fantasy of being an au pair in a foreign country was quite different from the reality.

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POP CULTURE
Saxon’s teary face from ‘The White Lotus’ finale is the internet’s new emotional support meme

The Saxon crying meme from The White Lotus season three finale has captivated the internet with its blend of absurdity and emotional depth.

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TRENDS
Gen Z’s new moral compass is a horse that nods to Björk—and we’re all following him

Have a burning question? Maybe try asking a horse.

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‘You don’t have to scrub for 40 hours’: Woman shares hack for finally getting rid of stains on your Tupperware

Put any tomato-based sauce inside a clear plastic Tupperware just one time. Soon, you’ll have yourself a forever-red-stained container. 

It doesn’t seem to matter how many times you wash it. Nor will switching up soaps or cleaning techniques do the trick, either.

However this TikToker, Pressie (@shpresseyyy), claims to have cracked the code. In a viral clip that’s garnered over 5.4 million views, she shares the trick she promises will teach folks “how to get grease stains off of Tupperware easily.”

“If your Tupperware has yellow stains that you can never get out, no matter how hard you scrub,let me show you a quick hack,” Pressie says at the onset of the video.

In her video, she shows step-by-step how to get out the stains. People online were impressed by her hack. 

HOW TO GET RID OF TUPPERWARE STAINS

Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.

How would you react if you paid $19 for one strawberry? One person called it “dystopian.” 

This nutritionist revealed whether you should eat brown rice or white rice. The answer might surprise you. 

A Walmart customer waited 45 minutes for a pickup order. Then she decided to take matters into her own hands.

Are you storing your cheese wrong? 

What is a “sharing fee” at a restaurant? It’s something you may want to keep an eye out for. 

From the Daily Dot archive: Here’s why you can’t take a screenshot of a TV show or movie on your computer.

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