Newsletter: đĄď¸ Ex-girlfriendâs smart thermostat revenge
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Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.
Today's top stories are about: a woman who took revenge on her ex by accessing his smart thermostat, why a new section in Barnes & Noble is sparking controversy online, an explainer about how to turn off Gmail's new AI feature, and the best memes about TikTok users switching to RedNote.
After that, Kyle has another edition of "Meme History" for you.
Until next time,
â K.D.
⥠Today in Internet Culture
đĄď¸ VIRAL BREAKUPS
âAs long as he doesnât have any petsâ: Woman finds out she still has access to exâs thermostat. Then she takes her revenge
âRevenge is a dish best served HOT,"Â she quipped in the caption.
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đ BOOKTOK
âItâs like a stop signâ: Woman walks into Barnes & Noble. Then she spots something unusual in this new section
A humorous post about viral books generated controversy online.Â
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đ§ TECH ADVICE
Annoyed by Gmailâs new AI feature? Hereâs how to turn it off
Privacy concerns and the intrusive design of Googleâs Gemini AI has many asking how to opt out.
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đ TIKTOK BAN
32 of the funniest RedNote memes from salty âTikTok refugeesâ
"oh so NOW you're learning mandarin,"Â wrote the official Duolingo account.Â
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đ¸ď¸ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the 'net.
đ° A bride unhappy with her professional wedding day makeup recorded a video of herself washing it off and redoing it 20 minutes before her âfirst lookâ meeting with her fiancĂŠ. Then the makeup artist came across it.Â
đ There is a protocol in American dining. You get the wrong order. They bring you the right food and solve the problem. But here, one man felt disrespected enough to get revenge on a Dominoâs worker.
đ´ Working in a restaurant can be difficult: being on your feet for hours, running out orders, and, of course, difficult customers who make never-ending demands.Â
đ¨â𦱠The Fluffy Hair meme, also known as the âYeah bro I got fluffy hairâ TikTok trend, is a hairstyle popularized by Gen Z and Gen Alpha boys.Â
đ When shopping for cars, many think that they can use their current car as a trade-in to try to offset the cost of their new vehicle. Although this is technically true, many find that their present vehicles arenât as valuable as they might have thought.
đĽď¸ From the Daily Dot archive: Can we ever get back the excitement of logging on?
𤳠Today's Viral Video
How does this even happen? đ A Best Buy customer ordered an expensive PC for pickup... just to give it away to another customer.Â
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