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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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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.

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“Encouraging bad and unhealthy behavior”: Some tech offices are installing nicotine pouch vending machines as a company “perk”

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“It’s really not fair”: Jimmy Wales reveals Wikipedia’s servers are struggling thanks to AI bots pretending to be humans

Rebekah is a freelance reporter for the Daily Dot.

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“How are people falling for this?”: Internet debates AI singer Xania Monet making the Billboard chart

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“New nightmare just dropped”: Samsung Galaxy Ring swells on man’s finger before flight, sending him to the hospital

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“Real sinister energy”: People either love or hate the iPhone’s “evil red clock”

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

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“New age of internet censorship”: Reddit to block the Internet Archive from indexing its site. Here’s why it matters

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“I’ve never seen a mental illness accelerate so rapidly”: Can ChatGPT send you into a psychosis? Here’s what we know

Makalah Wright is a writer for the Daily Dot. She has written articles for various publications based on mental health, relationships, and Gen Z-related topics. She is currently a senior at the University of West Georgia, where she studies public relations and music. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones, shopping, traveling to new places, and playing the clarinet.

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8 companies who named themselves after “Lord of the Rings”

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“Never pictured it as being a goth anime girl”: Elon Musk touts “pretty cool” Grok AI companions for premium subscribers, but not everyone agrees

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New competition, Future Sound Awards, promises to become “the Grammys of the AI music space”

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Gen Z wants a digital detox, and BlackBerries are suddenly cool again

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

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