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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Proper Good(l) Walmart Store Front(c) Man sharing what he found at walmart(r)

‘How disrespectful’: Walmart shopper notices something strange about Proper Good’s soup packaging

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Apple logo(l), man talking(c), Google map app on phone(r)

‘I also don’t want Google Maps…learning off my location’: Expert says Apple Intelligence is learning from your iPhone’s banking information. Here’s how to stop it

Caiwei Chen is a reporter who covers tech, the internet, and society. Her work has been seen in publications including Wired, Rolling Stone, Protocol, Rest of World, and more. She is more online than she would like to admit.

Caiwei Chen

An illustration of a landscape scene set outside, a main figure is on the right who is looking off into the distance at a lake during the night is also wearing headphones. There are clouds and starts in the sky.

Are the ‘lo-fi beats’ you’re chilling to on YouTube actually made with AI?

Photo collage of Donald Trump and a brain with circuits snaking out of his head.

AI scientists found models are independently developing ‘Trump neurons’

Lindsey is a Seattle area writer interested in all things society, including internet culture, politics, and mental health. Outside of the Daily Dot, her work can be found in publications such as The Mary Sue, Truthout, and YES! Magazine.

Lindsey Weedston

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Memes

What’s up with all those Elon Musk First Lady memes?

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Taco Bell sign(l), Woman talking(c), Taco Bell menu with text that says "taco bell ai"(r)

‘100% valid crash out’: Taco Bell customer tries ordering large Mountain Dew at the drive-thru. The AI machine won’t let him

An illustration of a woman and child, both with long reddish brown hair.

‘Why? Why? Why’: Daughterjak joins the Wojak family

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Musk fans seriously think they can put the entire government into Grok and find out who is in the ‘deep state’

Aimée Lutkin was a freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Aimée Lutkin

Baby covered in peanut butter with text that says "a mysterious group of time travelers are interrupting every viral vine"(l), Woman talking with text that says "time travelers are interrupting every viral vine. - I need you to hand these out to every person that walks on this property"(c), Body talking with text that says "a mysterious group of time travelers are interuppting every viral vine"(r)

Disturbing ‘Time Travelers Interrupting’ memes are freaking TikTok out

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‘I’ve gotten some bizarre ones’: Man tries Apple Intelligence features on iOS 18. Then he sees what it does to his text messages

Ljeonida is a reporter and writer with a degree in journalism and communications from the University of Tirana in her native Albania. She has a particular interest in all things digital marketing; she considers herself a copywriter, content producer, SEO specialist, and passionate marketer. Ljeonida is based in Tbilisi, Georgia.

Ljeonida Mulabazi

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‘It’s very scary’: Woman issues warning after brand uses AI deepfake of her to promote their product

Three panel image showing a close up of a cartoon like character, the middle panel is a close up of a young black man with beautiful blue eyes, the final panel is a grid of the man with beautiful eyes.

The Rizz meme: Meaning, origins, and the journey to Word of the Year

Painting of George Floyd with people below and graphics in the background

George Floyd chatbots pop up on AI site already facing criticism for lack of oversight

Anna María is a writer and artist whose work focuses on the intersections of geekdom, pop culture, and social justice. She&#8217;s been known to make color-coded &#8216;Silmarillion&#8217; flash cards for fun.

Anna María

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Neil Newbon, the artist behind Astarion, is helping lead the charge against AI

Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Single panel image with text in white box reading "My Girlfriend uses Chat GPT every time we have a disagreement. AITAH for saying she needs to stop?". Behind the text square is a woman looking distressed and on her phone.

AI