Новости за 13.04.2023

Warning: This article contains descriptions of an alleged sexual assault.

There are plenty of helpful hacks— like using a mouse jiggler or another tool to stay green on Microsoft Teams—workers on TikTok have shared regarding how remote workers can appear busy while not doing much work. But what happens when you're actually hard at work but appear to be doing nothing?

Grabbing a drink at an airport bar, or even on a flight, is fairly common, especially among frequent or anxious flyers. And, for most people, there's a large gap between having a drink and being so obnoxiously drunk that they shouldn't be on an airplane. But one TikToker says she was removed from an Alaska Airlines flight after a flight attendant found out she'd had a drink, and now she wants answers.

A woman shared her brilliant strategy for dealing with a homophobe over on Reddit's Am I The Asshole? subreddit, when she went over there to ask if she'd taken things a bit too far. The strategy in question? Pretending she has never heard of Jesus.

This story was originally published on Passionfruit.

"We’re working hard to come up with an approach that is very creator-first," said Eric Shadowens, Patreon’s Europe policy lead, during the platform’s quarterly town hall on March 28.

If 2022 was the year of crypto, one thing is clear—2023 is the year of AI. Thanks to software like OpenAI, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion, professionals and laymen alike have the ability to make pretty much anything with the help of artificial intelligence... Читать дальше...

With all the horrors going on in the world right now, do people really want TikTok to show them how they'll (allegedly) look when they're old?

Since Wednesday, South Florida has been deluged with historic rainfall that left entire neighborhoods underwater and closed a regional airport. Some parts of Fort Lauderdale received 25 inches of rain in roughly 24 hours. The scale of the disaster is certain to be catastrophic. Videos and images show people and cars stranded in floodwaters, collapsed roofs, and other damage.

This story was originally published on Passionfruit.

Creator Estefania “Tefi” Pessoa (@hellotefi) has been busy this past year. She was widely celebrated as the TikTok host for InStyle, which recently received a Webby nomination for its 2022 social media presence. She was recognized by Variety as a top Miami-based entertainment star, and by People as a Latinx social media game changer. She wrapped up her run as host of MTV’s YouTube fashion show “Merch Masters,” and she’s been busy inking deals with brands like Milk Makeup... Читать дальше...

The man suspected of stabbing a tech executive in San Francisco this month also worked in the tech industry, a finding that throws cold water on claims that the accused killer was homeless or a drug addict.

A Walmart employee shared her gripes with management making her "prove" out-of-stock store items are actually out of stock at the location where she works by instructing her to take photographs of essentially nothing.

A TikToker's video showing what the inside of her boyfriend's double-walled Starbucks mug looks like after it broke while she was washing it has drawn over 1.4 million views on the platform.

One Panera customer is putting the bakery chain on blast after she said a restaurant employee pocketed her debit card. 

As the saga over Bud Light offering one, not-for-sale, commemorative can to a trans influencer continues, conservatives are going to increasingly great lengths to prove they'll never actually drink an Anheuser-Busch product again.

A UPS employee is calling out the company on TikTok for paying them a $24 per hour wage—but only temporarily. He says his wage could drop to $15 an hour.

Warner Bros.' announcement of a decade-long Harry Potter TV adaptation sparked predictably mixed reactions on Wednesday, as people questioned the ethics of supporting J.K. Rowling's work.

A Dunkin’ customer is calling out the chain after claiming to have found metal shavings in a donut.

Since 2018, there’s been a growing fervor around plastic straws. The disposable straws, which are largely unnecessary unless required by disability, had been roundly criticized for their one-time use nature and the fact that they can be harmful to sea turtles.

There’s been a “hack” floating around the internet that customers on DoorDash can get free food if they claim the order never arrived or that the order was stolen. 

A Starbucks barista is going viral for calling out customers who don't say the size of their drink before placing an order.

Analysis

For the past four seasons, Succession has flourished on its horrible yet compelling characters we can’t help but empathize with, impeccable writing and direction, and big performances that continue to surprise us. 

In “Connor’s Wedding,” the show’s most recent episode, all of that culminated into a masterful feat that fundamentally alters the rest of the series, which is at the center of yet another debate on spoiler culture.

It started days before “Connor’s... Читать дальше...

A Dollar General worker said she's going to close the store and quit after being the only one to show up to work. It's a common complaint.

One Target customer took to TikTok to vent after she says an employee allegedly followed her from aisle-to-aisle while she shopped. In a video that has been viewed more than 200,000 times, user @lastarnr says a regular trip to the store turned into an uncomfortable interaction with an employee that left her feeling like a thief.

A DoorDash customer shared in a viral TikTok how her driver refused to deliver her McDonald’s order and sent rude messages.

A TikToker shared why she quit her delivery driving job, leading to a spirited conversation in the comments section about what is or isn't a reasonable delivery workload.

A TikToker documented a less-than-friendly interaction she and her family had at SeaWorld in Orlando, which involved a cashier snapping at them to "hurry up."