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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

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“Steve Jobs is in heaven crying”: Apple’s iOS 26 “liquid glass” design has everyone mad and confused

Andrew Wyrich is the newsletter editor at the Daily Dot. He previously served as the deputy tech editor. Andrew has written for USA Today, NorthJersey.com, and other newspapers and websites. His work has been recognized by the Society of the Silurians, Investigative Reporters &amp; Editors (IRE), and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Andrew Wyrich

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Newsletter: 😼 Doordasher steals a cat

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

A 3 part image. On the left there is well cooked steak, in the middle a young woman's face, and on the right the face of a cow looks mournfuly at the viewer.

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‘You can’t trust anything these days’: Customer exposes the truth behind ‘grass-fed’ beef label

Ex-worker reveals that yes, you only get 4 ounces of protein per serving and managers ‘watch us like hawks’

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‘Chipotle has to change’: Ex-worker reveals that yes, you only get 4 ounces of protein per serving and managers ‘watch us like hawks’

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

Mikael Thalen

Ron DeSantis mocked after attributing Budweiser quote to Winston Churchill

RonDeSantis

Ron DeSantis ends 2024 bid with Winston Churchill ‘quote’ about ‘failure’—that’s from an old Budweiser ad

Audra Schroeder was a senior entertainment writer at the Daily Dot, focusing on streaming, comedy, and music. Her work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

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Woman plays elaborate car crash sounds to prank phone scammers

Scammer Call

Woman pranks phone scammer by playing elaborate car crash sounds: ‘Sounds like a whole Michael Bay action sequence’

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Starbucks accused of profiting from Palestinian suffering with watermelon mug. But the mug isn’t new

The OA dance scene (l) person speaking with caption "um for all the people that are confused" (c) The OA dance scene (r)

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An out-of-context clip from Netflix’s ‘The OA’ is confusing people: ‘you had to be there to get it’

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‘I constantly have to look up what those symbols mean’: User points out iPhone offers accessible laundry instructions

Peloton coach called out by Christopher Nolan for hating 'Tenet' responds

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‘It was a dark time’: Christopher Nolan calls out Peloton instructor for bashing ‘Tenet.’ This is her response

Pilot 'speedrunner' says he landed an hour early

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‘Pilot speedrunning community????’: Delta pilot says he landed an hour early

Maya Wray is a Fall 2022 FOIA intern for the Daily Dot. She is currently a senior at the University of Texas at Austin, where she studies journalism in the Moody College Honors Program. She has written for the Daily Texan and the Austin Chronicle.

Maya Wray

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‘You want to look out for these black-and-white packages’: Shopper shows how name-brand beauty products are disguised at Dollar Tree

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