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Google AI said to put glue in pizza — so I made a pizza with glue and ate it

Fri, 05/24/2024 - 13:26

glue mixed in sauce with woman's face eating pizza — Adding glue to the sauce helps the cheese not slide off, according to Google AI. (Don't try this at home, folks!)
Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider

Tech, AI, culture, google, AI, Search, Pizza

China wants its nepo-baby and get-rich-quick influencers gone

Fri, 05/24/2024 - 00:27

A woman takes a selfie on a yacht. — A woman takes a selfie on a yacht.
Kamon Supasawat/Getty Images

culture, Tech, Weibo, China, Influencers, nepo-babies, xiaohongshu

I went to the NYC-Dublin Portal looking for filth and debauchery. All I got was some tourists and kids.

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 12:21

woman's face taking selfe at NYC portal — I visited The Portal in New York City and did what made the most sense: took a selfie as people from Dublin looked on.
Katie Notopoulos / Business Insider

culture, Tech, portal, new-york-city, only-fans, Dublin, Ireland

Pet insurance is booming. It's also mostly worthless.

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:57

Photo illustration of a sick pug with money. — Pet insurance isn't a total grift. But for many people, insuring their furry friends ends up being a money suck.
Go_ahead/Getty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BI

Retail, Discourse, culture, Healthcare, health, Pets, pet-insurance

TikTok is about to become even bigger and more powerful

Thu, 05/23/2024 - 05:42

TikTok is for millennials now — More millennials are on TikTok. If the app survives the US ban, its cultural significance will only grow.
Prostock-Studio/Getty Images, Tiktok, Abanti Chowdhury/BI

Media, Tech, culture, Discourse, tiktok, Millennials, gen-z

TikTok is becoming a new GoFundMe, with views replacing donations to help people get out of debt

Wed, 05/22/2024 - 11:54

Tech Insider : Economy

young woman making money — Views are becoming digital currency on TikTok, with creators asking for help with their debts (stock image).
Massonstock/Getty Images

culture, economy, tiktok, money, Revenue, Debt, student-debt

A rare feather just sold for $28,000, making it worth 40 times as much as gold by weight

Tue, 05/21/2024 - 02:23

The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration. — The Waka Huia performs a Maori welcome ceremony at St Mark's square on June 3, 2009, and a male and female huia sit on a tree branch in an artist's illustration.
ANDREA PATTARO/AFP via Getty Images and Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

culture, News, new-zealand, Auctions, Gold

Belle Delphine earned over $90K selling jars of her bathwater in 2019. PayPal only released her money this week.

Mon, 05/20/2024 - 16:32

Belle Delphine in pink hair next to a screenshot of paypal — Bell Delphine sold more than $90,000 worth of jars of her bathwater but didn't get the money from PayPal until this week.
Belle Delphine

Tech, culture, belle-delphine, venmo, paypal, Payment, adult-entertainment

The risky allure of WiFi Money: private jets, sports cars, and ruined investors

Sun, 05/19/2024 - 05:57

A man whose face is swirling into a black hole. There's a car and a plane in the background and money flying everywhere. — Since its founding in 2020, WiFi Money has left a trail of lawsuits alleging fraud, bankruptcies, mental breakdowns, and financial devastation.
Brandon Celi for BI

Tech, Discourse, finance, Media, culture, wi-fi-money, Finfluencer

For working moms, it's some good news and some bad news

Sat, 05/18/2024 - 06:54

Tech Insider : Economy

A working mother looks at a Zoom screen while taking care of a baby. — Women with kids under 5 saw much higher workforce participation than any other group of women.
J_art/Getty Images

economy, Parenting, culture, Mothers, Parenting, child-care, build-back-better

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