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A waiter went viral after calling out a woman for not tipping on a $650 takeout order, sparking debates on tipping etiquette.23-year-old Dean Redmond took to his TikTok page on Friday (15 March) to call out a woman who allegedly “didn’t tip” him and his colleagues on “a $650 takeout order.”In a video, which has amassed 922,400 views, Dean, who works as a restaurant server and uses his social media to post rants about his workplace, explained how a customer placed a “50-item order” at 9:00 am, which meant he had to call…

Tesla has taken over most of a new industrial park project in Austin’s suburb of Kyle. The reason why is not confirmed, but it could be for battery production. Despite Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas site in Austin being its biggest gigafactory site to date, the automaker hasn’t shied away from securing more space around the growing central Texas city. Tesla has secured several buildings in the 5-building Kyle/35 Logistics Park in Kyle, Texas, a suburb south of Austin. According to the Austin Business…

2024 is definitely OnePlus’ best year in a while. The company released the smash hit OnePlus 12 (Review), and the OnePlus 12R was also very well received. Well, it’s evident that OnePlus is really pushing the OnePlus 12R (Review), and its new ad campaign takes shots at Google’s Pixel phones. This news also lands on the day that OnePlus officially revealed the launch date for the OnePlus Ace 3V. It’s the China equivalent of the OnePlus Nord 4. This phone will come with a dual camera package along with an alert slider, and…

The Toaster is claimed to be the world's most portable bike rack and from the looks of things, that may very well be the case. It folds flat when not in use, and can accommodate up to five bikes of almost any wheel size.Manufactured by Atlanta, Georgia-based startup AHHA, the Toaster is made of powder-coated aluminum with stainless steel fasteners, and it reportedly tips the scales at 14 lb (6.4 kg). When folded down, it forms a 30 x 32 x 2-inch (762 x 813 x 51-mm) rectangular package.Setting the device up is a matter of…

Nvidia Every year, the annual Game Developers Conference (GDC) acts as an all-important watercooler moment for the video game industry. It’s the one time a year where developers can widely gather to share their innovations, discuss the state of the industry, and advocate for change at scale. This year’s show, though, is especially crucial. It comes amid a catastrophic wave of layoffs across studios that’s put well over 10,000 individuals out of work. That’s happening as executives look to tools like generative AI to…

Joey Swoll called out a woman on social media for displaying what he believed to be inappropriate behavior at the gym.The bodybuilder is known for his videos denouncing toxic situations that contribute to a negative gym experience. Self-branded “CEO of gym positivity,” Joey has accumulated 7.4 million followers on TikTok, where he’s often praised for standing up for fellow gym-goers.In a recent video, Joey focused on a woman named Felicity, who shared a clip of herself using a bench press machine with her legs while she…

SpaceX hoped the third time would be the charm as it attempted another test of its Starship rocket. This third launch did indeed go well, with the Starship successfully launching at 9:25AM ET. Shortly after launch, it succesfully completed the hot-staging separation from the Super Heavy Booster, and the Starship successfully ignited the second-stage Raptor engines. It's currently coasting and the Raptor engines are planned to be re-lit about 40 minutes after initial take off. The Super Heavy Booster, meanwhile, went into…

It’ll soon be time for the tech world to once again turn its attention to Mountain View. Google has revealed the date for this year's I/O conference. The event is set for May 14.Google for Developers disclosed the date in annoying fashion. It asked folks to complete a tedious logic puzzle (think of the path puzzles from BioShock). Once enough people kindly finished all 15 levels and got a marble to its destination over and over again, Google announced when I/O will be happening. It will again be a one-day event this…

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (I&B) has taken action, in coordination with various intermediaries, to block 18 OTT platforms publishing "obscene," "vulgar," and, in some instances, "pornographic content". 19 websites, 10 apps (7 on the Google Play Store and 3 on the Apple App Store), and 57 social media accounts associated with these platforms have been disabled for public access in India, an official statement from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said on Thursday.Union Minister for…

Elon Musk's xAI has announced that the company is making its generative AI chatbot, Grok open source, fulfilling a promise made by its founder around a week ago. Soon after taking Grok AI open source, Musk also took a jibe at OpenAI renewing the hostilities that have been prevalent ever since the billionaire filed a lawsuit against his former company earlier this…