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The future of the tech industry may not be as bleak as one would think, laid-off tech workers speaking at a South by Southwest (SXSW) panel on Saturday in Austin reassured their audience. A few of whom were tech workers who had been laid off themselves or fear being laid off soon and are curious about the road ahead. 

We're officially in the thick of a widespread Kellogg's boycott—and for supporters, it couldn't be going any better.

San Francisco startup Loyal has an interesting idea: What if we found a way to improve and extend the lives of dogs? Better yet, what if doing so taught us how to extend our own lives?

TikToker Londy (@lucidity.soundsz) is going viral for her video in which she reveals how she maximizes her tips. Her hack? A full face of makeup—and pigtails. 

A Chick-fil-A customer playfully considers putting in an application after finding out the fast-food chain allegedly pays a starting wage of $19 an hour.

Covering revolutionary hashtags from #MeetMeInTemecula to #BlackLivesMatter, a new docuseries on the rise and impact of Black Twitter is set to begin streaming on Hulu May 9.

Asking a partner to do something can only go one of two ways: either it is done as asked, or not.

A woman has issued a PSA to shoppers after an Aldi cashier used a “cashback scam” to attempt to steal $100 from her.

Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

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Social media influencer Niko (@nikotheherb) a self-proclaimed "commie bastard" posted a viral TikTok claiming that Trader Joe's is joining forces with Amazon and Elon Musk to argue to the Supreme Court that the National Labor Relations Board's actions are unconstitutional.

Why did the buffet go to therapy? Because it had too many issues to plate!

An Amazon customer recently went viral when she shared her "horror story" about ordering a mirror and receiving two vastly different items.

Startup Crawl returned to SXSW 2024, bringing together more than 80 startups to showcase for potential investors. The annual event is a peek into the new technologies on the horizon, and the Daily Dot walked through to meet the founders and teams behind these startups. Here are a few of the futuristic startups that caught our eye.

Nothing drains a bank account—or a soul—like car repair. If you’re looking to avoid that heartache as long as humanly possible, one TikTok mechanic would like to point you toward some rides that just won’t quit.

A Tattoo artist took to social media to explain why she refuses to provide services for men. Her reason struck a chord with other TikTokers.

The first day of 2024’s South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas was met with protest, including a speech from Eve 6 guitarist, Jon Siebels, representing Artists Against Apartheid.

There seems to be a growing trend of ex-employees getting revenge on their former workplaces and posting it online. A former Walmart employee caused mayhem at his former store after being fired without notice. An ex-Popeyes worker showed viewers the hordes of cockroaches at her location after her termination. Now, a group of Starbucks baristas has gone viral for serving up their revenge by giving out free Frappuccinos to customers all day.

A TikTok user claiming their cruise ship has been surrounded by "real life" pirates has gone viral, but upon closer inspection, viewers are questioning the claims in the clip.

A woman says she landed orchestra seat tickets for Broadway’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, but the experience was more than she bargained for. 

A Marshalls customer posted a viral video saying the store is falsely advertising its phone cases by putting the wrong-sized case into incorrectly labeled packaging. 

While one may think that the breadth of online shopping options would mean that everyone is equally represented, those with experience trying to find an item online know that isn’t really the case. In fact, Lilian Rincon, Senior Director of Product Management at Google Shopping, claims that 50% of people don’t feel represented when shopping online.

Are observant Catholics going to feel the bite at their local McDonald's during Lent this year? Or are Filet-O-Fish prices just rising along with the tidal wave of price creep that seems to be affecting fast food prices nationwide?

A Kohl’s customer takes the department store to task for their prices and Kohl’s Cash system that  she calls “highway robbery.”