Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: Trump reposting a graphic dig about Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton that backfired, an AI firm firing 1,000 contractors and sparking fears of a looming bubble burst, actress Aubrey Plaza being very relatable, and a roundup of some of the best instances of people asking ChatGPT to roast their Instagram.
After that, we’ve got the trending team’s pick for “Main Character of the Week” that has an interesting editor’s note from me after it.
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See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🙃 WHOOPS
Trump’s graphic dig at Harris and Clinton’s political careers accidentally predicts he’ll lose in 2024
Former President Donald Trump boosted a series of memes and posts from supporters on Truth Social including one screenshot that included a crude dig aimed at Vice President Kamala Harris and ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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🤖 TECH
AI firm fires 1,000 contractors—sparking fears of looming bubble burst
San Francisco-based Scale AI quietly laid off over 1,000 contractors, and the news has some people seeing the move as a canary in the coal mine for a potential AI bubble burst.
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📺 POP CULTURE
Aubrey Plaza hasn’t watched her season of ‘The White Lotus’ because she couldn’t figure out how to log into Max
We’ve all been there.
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📷 MEMES
26 brutal-but-hilarious ChatGPT roasts of people’s Instagram accounts: ‘This is the worst bullying I’ve received’
The results are alternately hilarious and devastating, as the AI has no filter and thus tells it like it is, perhaps a bit too much.
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
👂 A mom was brought to tears in the middle of Claire’s by a random woman after she got her daughter’s ears pierced there. You won’t believe what the stranger said to her.
🦷 Apparently there is a right and wrong way to use mouthwash. Are you using it wrong?
🍰 An attempt at reviewing desserts from Crumbl Cookies took an awkward turn for two TikTokers who weren’t happy with the Oreo cheesecake.
🚚 People online seemed on board with this driver’s decision to rent a U-Haul instead of paying a $350 deposit for a rental car.
🐕🦺 A person says a Lyft driver denied their ride because they had their service dog with them, claiming the driver’s choice violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
🛒 This Costco shopper took to TikTok to discuss the store’s new policy, which requires shoppers to scan their membership cards at the door. Some believe the new policy is completely fair.
⚰️ From the Daily Dot archive: Is your kid attending funerals on Roblox?
🤳 Today’s Viral Video
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