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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.

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“Microslop” memes take over social media after Microsoft CEO pushes back on “the arguments of slop”

Left: Polish CEO Piotr Szczerek snatching hat from young boy at US Open. Right: Tweet reading "This dude really said “YES I stole from a child it’s called the CEO MINDSET I will sue you if you are mean to me”

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Polish CEO who snatched signed hat from boy at US Open apologizes after his company is review-bombed

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, Playboy, and elsewhere.

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Klarna CEO says AI will cause a recession—after replacing 700 jobs with an AI assistant

Kiera Sargent is a trending intern for the Daily Dot. As a self-declared chronically online adult, she enjoys weaving stories out of the content she consumes to reflect on greater social and cultural developments. When she’s not staring at a screen, she stares at the pages of a book, through a camera viewfinder, or at a paint-soaked canvas.

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‘That’s so mean’: Man receives poor service at Applebee’s. Then he tells the server he’s the CEO of Applebee’s

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Starbucks just hired the Chipotle CEO, and people are joking about how small future portion sizes will be

Laiken Neumann is a Trending news editor based in Austin, Texas.

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white woman (l) "8:34 AM also i wanted to tell you i specifically said no blacks.. I'm not a prejudice person, but our clients are 90% white and i need to cater to them.. so that interview was a complete waste of my time.. so please don't second guess me or go against what i ask.. listen to me and give me what i ask for please.." (r)

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‘I specifically said no Blacks’: TikTok accuses CEO of racist, toxic work environment

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