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bugs

Inspector with glove putting finger on wood (l) termites up close (c) inspector hand glove crumbling termite poop in fingers (r)

‘Always hire your own inspector’: Pest inspector finds termite infestation shortly after newly purchased home passed inspection

'He did that inspection from the truck.'

On Apr 22, 2022 by Moises Mendez II

IRL
Women chest and arm covered in bites caption "when it's spring break and you get bit the blank up by bed bugs at one of the best hotels in town" (l) Man with flashlight looking at bedbugs on mattress (r)

TikToker spent her spring break at a highly reviewed hotel, only to end up covered in bedbug bites

The CDC says bedbugs are not sole indicators of cleanliness.

On Apr 17, 2022 by Dan Latu

IRL
An employee tweeted a picture of lice on H&M hoodies.

‘It’s being handled like a minor issue’: H&M worker shares photos of lice on merchandise, says store won’t close

The bugs are clearly visible in the images.

On Dec 29, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL

‘No more drinks for me’: Viral TikTok video shows McDonald’s drink machine filled with worms

The fast food chain described the issue as an 'isolated incident.'

On Nov 28, 2021 by Rachel Kiley

Internet Culture IRL
car filled with garbage and roaches

‘Call the cops to do a welfare check’: TikToker finds car full of roaches—and viewers fear the worst

'Oh, my God, they're everywhere.'

On Oct 4, 2021 by Kahron Spearman

Internet Culture IRL
A TikToker says she found a cockroach in her Chipotle burrito.

‘What I ate was very bitter’: TikToker says she found beetle in her Chipotle burrito

She thought it was a cockroach at first.

On Aug 4, 2021 by Tricia Crimmins

Internet Culture IRL

‘Found a whole family in my cereal’: TikToker finds mealworms in his new box of Frosted Mini Wheats (updated)

Before opening, he kept hearing noises coming from the box.

On Jul 25, 2021 by Brooke Sjoberg

Internet Culture

‘Find this driver so I can thank him’: Amazon driver kills spider per customer’s delivery instructions

'TOOK OFF THE WHOLE SHOE. A real one.'

On Jul 14, 2021 by Cecilia Lenzen

IRL Tech
iphone-11-ios-13-1-update

Apple attempts to fix its messy iOS 13 rollout with new update

Update your iPhone to fix bugs and security issues.

On Sep 25, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Tech

Twitter bug shared some user’s location data without their consent

Users running multiple accounts on iOS could have unknowingly given up data.

On May 13, 2019 by Mikael Thalen

Layer 8 Tech
A Twitter bug reportedly saves direct messages that users 'deleted.'

Bug lets Twitter save your DMs—even after you delete them

Even data from suspended or deactivated accounts is saved.

On Feb 15, 2019 by Eilish O'Sullivan

Tech
facetime bug

FaceTime bug lets others eavesdrop on your calls

Apple has acknowledged the vulnerability.

On Jan 29, 2019 by Trixie Reyna

Tech
Twitter graphic on phone

Twitter users were getting weird, nonsensical notifications today

The bug spooked users for a while.

On Oct 16, 2018 by Brittany Vincent

Tech
win10 update bug deletes files

Why you may want to delay updating your Windows 10 machine (updated)

Some PC owners are having problems with the Windows 10 October update.

On Oct 5, 2018 by Christina Bonnington

Tech
A Twitter bug is resulting in false notifications about the tweets people like.

Twitter bug falsely attributes ‘like’ notifications on Trump tweets

Some accused Twitter of lying about likes on purpose.

On Sep 4, 2018 by Kris Seavers

Layer 8 Tech

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