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By Daily Dot

The CDC is investigating cases of severe lung damage linked to vaping
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is currently investigating a spike in mysterious lung diseases believed to be associated …
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump Tweets Unsourced Claims About Google Manipulating Votes
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
President Donald Trump claimed in a tweet on Monday that Google “manipulated” 16 million votes during the 2016 presidential election and for many …
Facebook
Facebook-branded coffee shops are coming to the UK
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Tech giant Facebook is preparing to launch multiple branded coffee shops throughout the United Kingdom. Referred to as the “Facebook Café,” the first …
Hong Kong Protests
Twitter Hosts China-backed Ads Maligning Hong Kong Protesters
Daily Dot - Samira Sadeque
Twitter is sponsoring posts by the Chinese government that are attacking protesters in Hong Kong and painting them as “violent,” according to people …
University of Texas at Austin
Dan Carlin's 'War Remains' is a stunning VR pop-up
Daily Dot - Caitlin Davis
Dan Carlin’s War Remains places viewers in the midst of World War I in trailblazing virtual reality. It’s an unusual art project from the podcast …
Wireless
Study Shows Extent Of Wireless Carriers Throttling Online Video
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
A new study shows that wireless carriers in the United States are throttling video traffic on networks consistently, according to a report published …
Instagram
How to unlock hidden filters and effects for Instagram Stories
Daily Dot - Amy-Mae Turner
As avid Instagram users know, the social media site has been running a closed beta trial allowing artists, celebrities, and brands to create their …
Accenture
Counselors Pressured to Share Private Info About Facebook Moderators
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Managers at a company that oversees some of Facebook’s content moderators reportedly pressured trauma counselors to reveal private information about …
Dave Portnoy
Barstool Sports Founder Under Investigation for Anti-Union Tweets
Daily Dot - Sierra Juarez
David Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports–a frat-style and often misogynistic publication geared toward young men–is being sued over tweets, in …
YouTube
YouTube Testing Online Meet-and-Greet Platform for Fans
Daily Dot - Sierra Juarez
YouTube is testing an online, paid meet-and-greet service for influencers and their fans on the platform, according to Variety. Fundo, the name of the …
Design
The Daily Wire Accused of Stealing Art Design From Pop Artist
Daily Dot - Sierra Juarez
100% Soft, a business that sells pop art, is accusing the Daily Wire of stealing one of its art designs for new products and trying to sell it on …
Mass Shootings
Man Arrested for Allegedly Texing Mass Shooting Plans to Girlfriend
Daily Dot - Elizabeth VanMetre
A 25-year-old Florida man was arrested Friday after allegedly sending his girlfriend a series of texts, sharing his plans to “break a world record …
Twitter
Twitter Is Testing a Feature That Will Hide Abusive Direct Messages
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Twitter is currently testing a feature that will automatically hide direct messages believed to contain offensive content The tech company revealed …
Memes
This Four Loko hard seltzer is basically a meme in a can
Daily Dot - Stacey Ritzen
The hard seltzer market has reached near-saturation, with just about every American brewing company throwing a hat into the ring. Anheuser-Busch has …
Amazon
Amazon's plan to have warehouse workers defend it backfired beautifully
Daily Dot - Brenden Gallagher
On Wednesday, the internet took notice when Amazon employee-run accounts labeled “FC ambassadors” (“FC” stands for fulfillment center) swarmed …
Zuckerberg
Senator: Zuckerberg's testimony 'incomplete' after Messenger transcription report
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
A Democratic lawmaker is calling Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s congressional testimony “at best, incomplete” following reports that the company used …
Anthony Scaramucci
Scaramucci Says Calling Trump Fat Got Him A Twitter Suspension
Daily Dot - Andrew Wyrich
Anthony Scaramucci, the former communications director for President Donald Trump, said on Friday that Twitter temporarily suspended him for calling …
It's impossible to truly capture golden hour, but these tools can help you try
Daily Dot - Molly McHugh
Even if you’ve never heard of golden hour, you’ve probably observed it. It’s that perfect time of day right after dawn and again just before dusk, …
Google Home
Best 4 ways Def Con 2019 took hacking to a new level
Daily Dot - Brooke Sjoberg
Since 1992, hackers have met each summer in Las Vegas, Nevada to talk shop about the state of technology security and the implications of the …
Neo-nazism
Neo-Nazi Accused of Planning Bombings Wanted to Recruit Kids
Daily Dot - Sierra Juarez
The FBI arrested a neo-Nazi in Las Vegas last week for planning to bomb LGBTQ clubs and a Jewish synagogue. Discord chats surfaced Thursday, …
Memes
'Cursed TikToks' Twitter Account Permanently Suspended
Daily Dot - Sierra Juarez
Cursed TikToks (@ToxicTikToks), a popular Twitter account, has been suspended from the platform. The account was made popular by posting the cringiest …
Stacey Abrams
Election Insecurity: Federal Court Bans Georgia's Electronic Voting System
Daily Dot - Claire Goforth
A federal judge has banned Georgia from using paperless voting machines in 2020. It stopped short of requiring the state to implement a paper ballot …
Memes
Person Dubbed ‘TV Head’ Filmed Dropping Old TVs on Porches
Daily Dot - Alex Dalbey
Folks in a Virginia neighborhood awoke Sunday morning to old TVs on their front porches, and security footage of the mysterious gift-giver has …
Amazon
Amazon says its facial recognition software can detect fear
Daily Dot - Mikael Thalen
Tech giant Amazon said this week that its facial recognition technology can now detect fear. In a blog post Monday, Amazon outlined several new …
McAfee
June smart ovens are turning on and heating themselves to 400 degrees
Daily Dot - Brenden Gallagher
A new report from The Verge says that smart ovens are turning on in the middle of the night. “At least three June smart ovens have turned on in the …
Netflix
Your Netflix And Amazon May Have Been Stolen Without Your Knowledge
Daily Dot - Brenden Gallagher
Do you ever get the feeling that someone is using your Netflix account? Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t streaming after you. It …
Instagram
Anyone can make an Instagram Story filter now—here's how
Daily Dot - Nahila Bonfiglio
AR effects have been a popular feature of Instagram Stories for a while, but soon they’ll be taking over. Thanks to Facebook’s decision to open its …
Greta Thunberg
A British media personality tried to mock teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg—and got promptly ratioed
Daily Dot - Siobhan Ball
British media personality and journalist Julia Hartley-Brewer taunted Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg in a tweet on Wednesday with …
Reddit
Against Hate Subreddits Is Working to Clean the Internet Up
Daily Dot - Mike Rothschild
For all of the ways it has connected people to each other and noble causes, mainstream social media remains a gigantic cesspool of racism and violent …