Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to todayâs edition of web_crawlr.Â
Our top stories today are about: Trump reposting a graphic dig about Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton that backfired, an AI firm firing 1,000 contractors and sparking fears of a looming bubble burst, actress Aubrey Plaza being very relatable, and a roundup of some of the best instances of people asking ChatGPT to roast their Instagram.Â
After that, weâve got the trending teamâs pick for âMain Character of the Weekâ that has an interesting editorâs note from me after it.Â
Also: Itâs Friday, which means it is time for our weekly news quiz! Just scroll down below to answer the question. If you guess correctly, you might win a âSizzlinâ Scoopsâ shirt.Â
See you tomorrow!Â
â A.W.Â
⥠Today in Internet Culture
đ WHOOPS
Trumpâs graphic dig at Harris and Clintonâs political careers accidentally predicts heâll lose in 2024
Former President Donald Trump boosted a series of memes and posts from supporters on Truth Social including one screenshot that included a crude dig aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
â¤READ MORE
đ¤ TECH
AI firm fires 1,000 contractorsâsparking fears of looming bubble burst
San Francisco-based Scale AI quietly laid off over 1,000 contractors, and the news has some people seeing the move as a canary in the coal mine for a potential AI bubble burst.
â¤READ MORE
đş POP CULTURE
Aubrey Plaza hasnât watched her season of âThe White Lotusâ because she couldnât figure out how to log into Max
â¤READ MORE
đˇ MEMES
26 brutal-but-hilarious ChatGPT roasts of peopleâs Instagram accounts: âThis is the worst bullying Iâve receivedâ
The results are alternately hilarious and devastating, as the AI has no filter and thus tells it like it is, perhaps a bit too much.
â¤READ MORE
We crawl the web so you donât have to. Sign up to receive web_crawlr, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox each day.
âď¸ Take Our Weekly News Quiz!Â
Are you the most online reader of web_crawlr? Prove it by answering our question of the week! The answer can be found somewhere in one of our newsletters from this week.Â
If you answer correctly, youâll be entered to win a Sizzlinâ Scoops shirt, and weâll shout out five people who won the shirt!Â
IN A VIRAL VIDEO, A WOMAN SAID SHE FOUND SOMETHING DISGUSTING IN A CAN SHE WAS DRINKING OUT OF. WHAT WAS THE BRAND SHE WAS DRINKING?
To enter to win a shirt, sign up for web_crawlr here.
By Ramon Ramirez
Managing Editor
Main Character of the Week:Â Fantasy footballÂ
Main Character of the Week is a weekly column that tells you the most prominent âmain characterâ online (good or bad). It runs on Fridays in the Daily Dotâs web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this column a day before we publish it, subscribe to web_crawlr, where youâll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
đ¸ď¸ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ânet.
đ A mom was brought to tears in the middle of Claireâs by a random woman after she got her daughterâs ears pierced there. You wonât believe what the stranger said to her.
𦷠Apparently there is a right and wrong way to use mouthwash. Are you using it wrong?Â
đ° An attempt at reviewing desserts from Crumbl Cookies took an awkward turn for two TikTokers who werenât happy with the Oreo cheesecake.
đ People online seemed on board with this driverâs decision to rent a U-Haul instead of paying a $350 deposit for a rental car.Â
đâ𦺠A person says a Lyft driver denied their ride because they had their service dog with them, claiming the driverâs choice violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
đ This Costco shopper took to TikTok to discuss the storeâs new policy, which requires shoppers to scan their membership cards at the door. Some believe the new policy is completely fair.
â°ď¸ From the Daily Dot archive: Is your kid attending funerals on Roblox?
𤳠Todayâs Viral Video
âGet a good look for yourselfâ đđđ