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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

3 panel image of a Walmart store, a set of wireless airpod headphones, and a Target store.

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This AirPod theft scam spanned Walmart and Target locations in 21 states. Now the retail chains are banding together

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

person holding airpods box(l) Airpods headphones(c) Woman shares what she found inside airpods box(r)

airpods box

‘I had this box for years lmao’: Woman discovers little-known device in her AirPods box. She was about to throw it away

Screenshot of Tiktok user @andrewlaffertyy next to a photo of an Apple Store interior.

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‘You have made me uncomfortable’: Apple Store worker asks customer if he wants a bag. Then the customer says something unexpected

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

2 panel image: on the left a person is monitored and on the right a set of Apple airpod earphones.

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‘I’m not using AirPods no more’: Man issues radiation warning over Apple AirPods. Then he puts this scanner to her head and proves it

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

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‘I want AirPods’: Boy sells 36 items during school fundraiser. Now his mom’s calling out American Fundraising for ‘scamming’ him

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman holding up airpods max box(l) Apple Store Logo(c) Woman putting on airpods max(r)

Apple store airpods max

‘Ride or die for my Sony xm5’: Woman ignores warnings, buys brand-new AirPods Max—only to return it 2 hours later

Tangie Mitchell is a creative writer, journalist, and editor based in New York. Her interests include pop culture and entertainment, poetry, and morning cups of herbal tea.

Tangie Mitchell

Best Buy sign(l), Man talking with airpods(c), Apple airpods in case(r)

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‘I just did the same’: Best Buy customer shares how you can trade-in your AirPods for new ones

Mike Hadge

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‘Loser behavior’: Jack Antonoff may have put Airpods in during Katy Perry’s performance, Internet reacts

Adrienne Hunter is a writer and researcher based in Austin, Texas. She&#8217;s written for the Daily Dot, the Austin Chronicle, the Smithsonian, and more.

Adrienne Hunter

Woman with Rayban Metas(l+r), Amazon logo(c)

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‘The girl that wore her AirPods passed away’: Amazon worker uses RayBan Metas for music now that her earbuds are banned

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Worker warns about cold calling potential customers with your AirPods on

Airpods Cold Call

‘It gets much much worse’: Worker warns about cold calling potential customers with your AirPods on

Gisselle Hernandez is a freelance journalist based in Belize, where she writes travel and internet culture pieces. She enjoys watching anime, playing video games, and covering all things TikTok.

Gisselle Hernandez

airpods encanto

‘I thought I looked hot and mysterious in public but ppl could hear me listening to Encanto’: People are discovering headphones bleed out at certain volume

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

Rachel Kiley

Woman in driver's seat holding phone and airpod case caption "someone stole her left airpod and we tracked it" (l) Police officer on road caption "bet" (c) Woman holding airpod case with saved left airpod back caption "mission accomplished" (r)

airpod rescue

‘Why would they steal one airpod’: TikToker calls cops after someone allegedly takes single AirPod, sparking debate

young woman with caption "Thinking about the time I turned on 'live listen' on my iPhone & left my phone on the table & walked away with my AirPods in so that I could listen to what everyone said without me being in the room" (l&r) apple phone on table (c)

apple eavesdropping

‘Why did I not know this existed..’: Woman uses iPhone feature to hear what her friends are saying about her in viral TikTok

Elizabeth Rose started her career chasing celebrities around New York City. Now she gets the inside scoop on TikTok stars and trends. She is a graduate of Columbia Journalism School, and her work has appeared on ETOnline, the New York Daily News, and InTouch Magazine.

Elizabeth Rose

feet walking with captions "Our Airpods got stolen at planet fitness and we tracked the location" (l) "it was a older lady so I started to doubt myself" (c) "then she started talking to Her son and I saw him earlier at the gym so I knew we had the right house" (r)

stolen airpods

‘I could imagine how embarrassed the mom was’: TikToker says his AirPods were stolen from Planet Fitness—so he tracks them to house (updated)

Dan Latu is a freelance journalist writing about the internet and culture. Previously, his work has appeared in the Real Deal and Columbia News Service.

Dan Latu

worker prepares Chipotle (l) man in beanie with caption "look i'm all for the employees but chipotle's got to get a grip" (c) tongs in food service bins with ingredients (r)

Airpods