Новости за 26.04.2023

2023 has seen a slew of layoffs, especially those in the tech sector. Massive corporations like Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon, among others, have been terminating the contracts of tens of thousands of employees, leaving throngs of people looking for gainful employment elsewhere.

A plus-size influencer says that she traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, to get gastric band surgery for weight loss when she was 14 years old.

Working at Chick-fil-A is unlike a job at any other fast-food restaurant. 

Hello fellow citizens of the internet! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

Conservatives are now claiming that the controversial investment company Blackrock is responsible for Fox News choosing to part ways with Tucker Carlson this week.

As customers continue to look for any way to save money on groceries, some have taken to meal prepping using items purchased from restaurants. While this may seem counterintuitive, several users have claimed incredible savings from meal prepping via restaurants.

TikTok loves its fast food menu hacks. From the famous Waffle House sandwich to frosted sodas at Chick-fil-A, every chain restaurant seems ripe and ready for a TikToker to come and shake up their menu.

Generative artificial intelligence is currently riding a wave of success and hype as products like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Bard stir speculation that AI will fundamentally alter the world—even if people aren’t sure exactly how yet. 

Since the pandemic, we've all noticed the pervasive use of digital kiosks asking for tips on the most mundane items. To-go orders, quick cups of coffee, and services that were once free of America's tipping culture have suddenly become part of the gratuity-subsidized workforce. In a world of rising costs and inflation, this shift has become something that can reshape how people spend their money.

Earlier this month, McDonald’s announced that it would be releasing Big Mac sauce packets for a limited time. A long-time favorite of McDonald’s fans, this naturally set off a wave of excitement amongst users across the internet.

In a viral video, a worker uses ChatGPT to professionally let her boss know she couldn't work past her two-week notice because she didn't want to continue being "sad and poor."

Uncertainty around who pays the bill at the end of a date can make for a pretty uncomfortable situation. But one woman had an extremely awkward—if not frightening—encounter with a man who gave her the option between splitting the cost or going home with him.

A TikTok video from a Starbucks barista highlighted the latest salvo in the ongoing debate between ordering a drink with ice vs. light ice vs. no ice.

Analysis

In 2016, you couldn’t scroll through a Kardashian’s Instagram profile without seeing an advertisement for Flat Tummy Tea, a drink mix that has “diuretic and laxative effects” that produces water weight loss. Water weight loss, which tends to happen when you get the stomach flu, is fast-acting and easily reversible—meaning, when you recover and stop expelling body fluids, that lost water weight comes back. 

TikTok’s new water weight loss method—a mixture of Olly probiotic... Читать дальше...

Everyone has had a day when you just don't want to go to the store. Once upon a time, it used to mean we'd go without groceries or convince someone, usually a blood relative or a roommate, to do it for us, but now we have a variety of options. And though they are performing an important function for many of us, delivery drivers for apps like Instacart are routinely shorted.

A Dollar Tree worker shared photo vignettes from her phone in a TikTok slide show, describing them as "parts of working as the only recovery person at Dollar Tree for a year that altered my brain."

Social etiquette can often be considered a matter of opinion, as different folks follow different social cues and mores in different situations.

Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell were on hand at CinemaCon—an annual showcase where studios preview their upcoming releases for distributors—to promote their rom-com Anyone But You on Monday night. But their easygoing appearance together and flirty banter is fueling more debate about what, if anything, is behind their banter.

People are fighting back against the attacks on drag queens and LGBTQ rights by trolling posts about pedophiles with a simple statement: "not a drag queen."

TikTok user @asinderellastory has gone viral for sharing how she was demoted—not over tardiness, inefficiency, or poor customer service, but over an Oreo McFlurry.

An Uber Eats driver says that a customer exposed his genitals to him and that he's frustrated by Uber and the Chicago Police Department's initial dismissal of the incident.

This story was originally published on Passionfruit.

When you’re a gaming creator, having a long-term career is a big question mark. The creator “economy” and industry are too new for us to know if a 40-year career is even possible. Similar to the entertainment industry, the chances are slim that your content career takes off and stays steady for 10, 20, or 30 years.

Passionfruit spoke with creators, agents, and a manager in the gaming space to find out what a long-term career might look like. Читать дальше...

If you're a Starbucks fan, there's a good chance you've already installed the franchise's app on your phone and an even better chance you're enrolled in Starbucks' Rewards program.