Uber prioritizes female safety, some men call it discrimination
"When will we get the option to filter out being matched with a Tesla."
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Uber's new feature matching women riders and passengers with other women has some men up in arms, the CNN backflip fail guy played off his injury the best anyone could, and John Mayer explaining Italian brainrot memes to Conan O'Brien is pretty perfect, actually.
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Uber announced a new feature to match female riders with drivers who are women. So why are some men getting so emotional about it?
Uber has just announced that it will roll out a feature allowing female passengers and drivers to request being matched with other women in select cities, and social media is already up in arms about it.
Male drivers immediately started complaining that it was unfair to them, that they would lose out on rides, and insisted that women don’t actually need a feature like this.
“They say all press is good press…”: Man who ate the floor during failed backflip on CNN gives update on TikTok
A baseball player took a tumble while attempting a backflip on a CNN live broadcast this week. Fans are praising his sense of humor surrounding the failed trick.
Robert Anthony Cruz, a player on the Savannah Bananas baseball team, is known for his signature backflip. CNN invited him to attempt the trick on the CNN News Central live broadcast.
Cruz stepped up onto a smooth platform and tried to do a backflip. However, as his feet connected with the slick flooring, he lost his balance and face-planted.
“Educate me”: John Mayer explaining Italian brainrot memes to Conan O’Brien is a lesson for the truly offline
John Mayer just introduced Conan O’Brien to the chaotic world of Italian brainrot memes, and the internet can’t get enough.
During a recent episode of How’s Life with John Mayer, the musician unexpectedly dropped knowledge about one of TikTok’s weirdest corners: the Italian brainrot meme universe.
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🫢 Some readers are canceling their Vogue subscriptions after spotting AI-generated fashion models appearing in the August issue.
🦅 Sydney Sweeney is sending American Eagle stock soaring after she partnered with the company for a new ad campaign.
👠 The Nicki Minaj pose challenge is quite literally raising the standard for TikTok trends.
🌊 As floods hit more parts of the U.S., people are turning to TikTok for ideas on how to stay safe. Unfortunately, not all life hacks are legit.
🪆 A woman on X went viral with a claim that her brand-new Bratz doll was defective and that the company made her deface it to get it replaced.
📹 Vivan Wilson says she turned down an offer to appear in a Jubilee video, citing "rage bait" as the reason.
🎶 Is polyphonic perception real? A TikToker becomes a meme after a bold musical claim...
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