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Salon Worker Adds 15% Tip to Customer’s Bill Without Asking: ‘Don’t You Usually Give the Customer a Choice?’

A video of a salon worker adding a 15% tip in addition to the service charged to the customer is turning heads on TikTok. The woman used her experience as an example to explain what she called "out of ...
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Man Says Restaurants Should Pay Servers More Instead of Relying on Customers—’They Can’t Just Rely on Tips’

An influencer discussed tipping culture in America in a new TikTok video, arguing that restaurants should pay servers an appropriate wage in addition to tips. The video focused on the hourly wages ...
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TikToker Takes Viewers Through a 10-Hour Friday Uber Eats Shift—But Says Every Day Is Different

TikTok creator Kash (@fivestarkashh) shared details about his work delivering for Uber Eats and revealed how much he made during one Friday shift. He shared the figures in a TikTok post titled ‘how ...
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TikToker Says Her Working Husband Helps With Chores Because She’s a ‘Stay-at-Home MOM, Not a Stay-at-Home MAID’ — Internet Is Divided

A stay-at-home mom of two has sparked debate about gender roles and how household responsibilities should be divided between partners after posting a video revealing her husband helps out around the ...
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Passenger Tells Fellow Travelers to ‘Prove You’re Not Racist’ as He Makes His Way to Front of Plane Before Everyone Else

A video circulating on X shows a passenger asking fellow travelers to let him off a plane first while telling them to “prove you’re not racist.” The interaction has sparked debate online, with some ...
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Viral Video Shows Florida Man Dragging Suspicious Package Onto Beach—Internet Has Questions

A Florida man went viral on the internet after allegedly finding millions of dollars floating at Lauderdale beach. The man spotted a black package afloat in the water and decided to pull it to shore.
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“Make more whimsical tech”: What is a Cyberdeck, and how do you make one?

In the age of AI and online surveillance, cyberpunks are creating "cyberdecks": homemade, portable computers out of big tech's reach. Featured Video Though many new tech tools are shaping the world's ...
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“I was dumbfounded”: Man breaks down after friend admits he’s not invited anywhere because he’s “poor”

A TikTok creator's emotional confession about being labeled "poor" by a close friend, and quietly excluded from social events because of it, has struck a nerve online. Featured Video In a Feb. 12, ...
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Burger King CEO takes a real bite on camera—fans say he “burgermogged” McDonald’s boss

The internet’s ongoing obsession with CEOs trying to look human while eating fast food has taken a sharp turn in Burger King's favor. Featured Video After McDonald’s boss Chris Kempczinski was widely ...
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“Rot in hell”: Team USA hockey slammed for laughing at Trump’s sexist locker room joke

The U.S. men's hockey team's gold medal celebration quickly turned controversial after a locker room phone call from President Donald Trump, and footage of FBI Director Kash Patel included a sexist ...
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“Totally bonkers”: China’s humanoid robots went from clumsy to backflipping Kung Fu masters in one year

Humanoid robots performing kung fu and backflips during China's Lunar New Year celebration stunned millions of viewers and quickly went viral online. Featured Video The fully autonomous machines, ...
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“Cheap, chintzy, lazy”: Readers are canceling their Vogue subscriptions after AI-generated models appear in August issue

Vogue’s August 2025 issue, starring Anne Hathaway on the cover, has ignited a heated debate because of its use of AI-generated models. While some may see it as a step toward innovation, many readers ...