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The Daily Dot

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Phone iOS update leads customer to AT&T store, then Best Buy, then to an ‘attitude’-filled disaster at the Apple Store

Apple Store Disaster

‘I’ve never been so angry with a company’: iPhone iOS update leads customer to AT&T store, then Best Buy, then to an ‘attitude’-filled disaster at the Apple Store

Audra Schroeder&#8217;s work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice.

Audra Schroeder

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iphone-laundry-decode-feature

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

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

Man talking(l), Alaska Airlines airplane(c), Man showing green screen of found phone(r)

alaskan-airlines-found-phone

‘Meanwhile I crack my iPhone dropping it from the couch to the carpet’: Man finds phone that fell 16,000 feet out of Alaska Airlines flight that lost door plug mid-flight

Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

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airtag tiktok

‘To not tell the other parent about it is shady’: Woman says her ex secretly placed AirTag on their daughter

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

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apple store genius coding class

‘What stage of capitalism is this?’: Apple Store genius gives coding class to no one in viral TikTok (updated)

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

Robert Locklear is a young journalist and college student. He is currently a freelance and independent journalist. Find him on Twitter @rob_locklear.

Robert Locklear

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little tech band together to take on big tech

How little tech is turning the tide in the fight against big tech

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)

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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instacart driver calls out customer

‘Pretty sure that’s on Apple’: Instacart driver calls out customer who requested MacBook delivery but didn’t tip, sparking debate

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

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‘That’s dangerous’: TikToker shows Apple Watch screen detaching and viewers warn it could cause injury

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

Apple AirTags track woman in viral TikTok

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‘I’m so angry, I’m so confused’: TikToker says unknown Apple AirTag tracked her from car to bar—to home

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‘The animals in that store [treat] the people who worked there like sh*t’: Apple employees strike on Christmas Eve after spitting incident

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ipod nano hair accessory

Unclick

‘This is innovation’: Woman uses iPod shuffles as hair clips in viral TikTok, sparking debate

Jam Kotenko is a technology reporter who specializes in coverage of Instagram, Facebook, and other social media apps. Her work has been published by Digital Trends, Bustle, and Gotta Be Mobile.

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