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In a viral TikTok video, a woman says her job offer was reportedly rescinded by Walmart at the very end of the recruitment process.

A TikToker who chronicles her job as a Starbucks barista on her account claims that the company is getting rid of its Customer Support position—to the surprise and alarm of fellow workers.

A woman on TikTok says she was fired from her brand new job after she showed up to work two minutes late.

In a TikTok, a woman shows a machine checking for identification connected to gas station store refrigerators that hold alcohol.

A hearing held by the House Oversight Committee on Twitter’s choice to temporarily restrict the New York Post's story on Hunter Biden's laptop has highlighted once again just how feckless Congress really is at tackling deep problems within big tech.

If there's one hallmark of America's most innovative sector—big tech—it's that when one company drops a revolutionary product that disrupts the industry, every other company instantly scrambles to build a copycat that attempts to suck up whatever new market share that developed.

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There is a slew of social media users outing McDonald's purported "Cardi B & Offset meal," a celeb collaboration that appears to be Valentine's Day-themed before the chain has made an official announcement speaking to the promotion.

When you're ordering food, is it polite to share a bit of small talk with the workers behind the counter, or should you get straight down to business? Judging by the responses to this TikTok, that's a surprisingly divisive question.

A longtime fast-food employee has taken to TikTok to share things customers do that workers "secretly hate" them for, prompting criticism from viewers who have their own gripes with fast-food restaurants.

A kiss during the State of the Union on Tuesday evening between First Lady Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, is currently dividing the internet.

A Texas college student sought revenge on an anonymous neighbor who was reportedly stealing their food deliveries. 

A user on TikTok has sparked discussion after claiming that an Amazon seller sent her 4 emails offering bribes to take down her negative review of their product.

We’ve all been there: you’re calling a customer service line when suddenly—and with no indication of how long you’ll be waiting there—you’re put on hold. 

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Terms for prescription opioids, like “oxy,” “percs,” “smack,” and “sizzurp,” pop up in rock, rap, and hip hop songs all the time—so much so that we become immune to hearing them. And YN Jay’s 2020 song, “Perc & Sex” is no exception. 

In it, YN Jay discusses having sex while using Percocet, and select lyrics have given the song a 2023 resurgence on TikTok. 

“How the fuck did you pull up to the motherfuckin' party and forget the Percs?” the rapper says in the song’s first verse. Читать дальше...

In his State of the Union address before Congress Tuesday night, President Joe Biden touted his Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, saying it would help close America's digital divide.

Leonardo DiCaprio’s dating life has long been the stuff of scrutiny, but a now-viral photo of DiCaprio sitting next to a 19-year-old model led to dating rumors and a copypasta meme to highlight the vast age gap present between the two.

A customer has gone viral for sharing a video of his argument with a Taco Bell worker who refused to give him fresh fries.

In a now-viral video, a Buffalo Wild Wings customer showed a handle of vodka she found behind the toilet and claimed that a worker was hiding it.

A career coach went viral after she revealed the top five things a person should lie about during a job interview.

Lately, Starbucks customers have been taking to TikTok to air their grievances with the coffee chain. This time, a woman went viral after she shared her encounter with a Starbucks barista who allegedly gaslit her after she asked the barista to remake her drink.

Over the last month, a new kind of uncanny content has been flooding YouTube: Intros to animated series and TV shows recreated with AI-produced images, made to look like they came from another decade. 

Former President Donald Trump reposted memes accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) of being a child predator on his Truth Social account on Tuesday, adding fuel to what is expected to be a fiery Republican presidential primary in 2024.

A Carl's Jr. customer has shared their experience placing their order with an A.I. system in the drive-thru on TikTok, sparking discussion about the increasing use of automation in customer service roles typically held by humans.