DoorDash drivers are using AI to fake deliveries
Plus: Trump's gold phones are nowhere to be found.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
A new dystopian twist in food delivery is how some drivers are using AI to fake their drop-offs.
What’s going on with those gold-plated Trump Mobile phones?
An eighth-grade teacher from Texas shared this scary statistic: only two of her 110 students can read at expected levels.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“He matched your door windows perfectly”: Customer says DoorDash driver submitted an AI-generated delivery image as proof
A customer claimed a DoorDash driver marked an order as delivered using an AI-generated image instead of actually dropping off the food in a viral X post. The post came from Byrne Hobart, who claimed his driver marked an order as delivered using an AI-generated image of his front door and a food bag that never showed up.
Trump’s golden smartphone got delayed yet again, and now there’s no date at all
Trump Mobile’s much-hyped gold-colored T1 smartphone has been delayed once again, with the company quietly pushing back shipping and offering little explanation to customers. Originally, the phone was set to ship in August. Then the date moved to October. After that, it effectively vanished in November.
Now, there is no information about a shipment date anywhere to be found on the Trump Mobile website.
“It’s scaring me”: 8th grade teacher says just 2 out of 110 students can read at grade level
An eighth-grade history teacher in Dallas, Texas, says only two of her 110 students can read at grade level, a revelation that’s reigniting fears about literacy and screen culture. She explained that 18 of her students are only capable of reading at a kindergarten level, and nearly half read at second- to fourth-grade levels.
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