2026-08-08 Social General Briefing Summary

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ICE will release body camera video only when seen in the agency’s ā€˜best interests,’ policy says (r/news)

US unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July as slump in growth continues (r/news)

What is a “poor man’s meal” that you still eat and genuinely love, no matter how much money you have? (r/AskReddit)

What is a real-life “cheat code” you use everyday that everyone should know about? (r/AskReddit)

What was the reason your friendship ended with someone? (r/AskReddit)

2026-08-08 Social Tech Briefing Summary

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Told the girl I’m seeing I’m prepping for Anthropic and she called me scum of the earth (Blind)

Hot Take: Getting Laid Off can Actually be a good thing (Blind)

9 Onsites, 0 Offers — 80+ Interview Rounds In and I’m Mentally Burned Out" - is it over for us? (Blind)

YouTube’s AI slop detector incorrectly targets Kurzgesagt as other creators fear same fate (r/technology)

Meta CTO says employees should use AI productivity gains to do more work — not take more time off (r/technology)

2026-08-06 Social General Briefing Summary

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State of New Mexico sues Justice Department and Todd Blanche, saying they blocked its Epstein probe (r/news)

Women tell BBC of rape and abuse at Army teen college (r/news)

What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it? (r/AskReddit)

What’s the most backhanded compliment you’ve ever received? (r/AskReddit)

What is something that is heavily romanticized, but is actually awful? (r/AskReddit)

2026-08-06 Social Tech Briefing Summary

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This is how I respond to Meta recruiters now (Blind)

End of year ratings don’t mean shit (Blind)

Today is the day Google died (Blind)

Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night (r/technology)

Meta Ran Ads That Contained AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Imagery (r/technology)

2026-08-05 Social General Briefing Summary

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Three lions die in zoo as Japan battles extreme heat (r/worldnews)

Man charged with setting Spokane’s largest wildfire went to prison for killing his father (r/news)

Chipotle pulls jalapenos from some restaurants amid salmonella probe (r/news)

What is a sign that someone is emotionally unintelligent? (r/AskReddit)

What is a 9/10 or 10/10 game that you’ll never play again because of one small thing or section? (r/AskReddit)

2026-08-05 Social Tech Briefing Summary

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The AI bubble is POPPING!!!!!!!!!! (Blind)

I gave up on having kids while I’m at Meta (Blind)

I’m just a human wrapper for LLMs at this point (Blind)

Texas slams on the brakes for 1,800 data centers, power grid requirements are five times higher than peak record demand — 474 gigawatts of power requests are now subject to new moratorium (r/technology)

EA is now officially owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and private equity (r/technology)

2026-08-04 Social General Briefing Summary

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Two Deaths Linked to Cyclosporiasis in Michigan (r/news)

Iran says no talks are under way with United States after Trump calls off attacks (r/worldnews)

What hobby or job has a divorce/breakup rate that feels like it’s close to 100%? (r/AskReddit)

Coffee addicts, \$1,000 a week (tax free) for the rest of your life, but you have to sacrifice your daily fix. What are you doing? (r/AskReddit)

What was it like when Obama was elected President? (r/AskReddit)

2026-08-04 Social Tech Briefing Summary

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Google to Microsoft AI. 700k to 2.2M TC šŸ”„ (Blind)

Claude code is making all of us dumb (Blind)

The Era of High TC in Tech is Over? (Blind)

Sam Altman says a ‘cool use case’ for ChatGPT is a daily AI podcast about your kids. The replies were brutal (r/technology)

Student Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining About Her Workday. An Hour Later, Police Pulled Up to Her School. (r/technology)

2026-08-03 Social General Briefing Summary

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RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak (r/news)

Family to sue after woman released from ICE custody froze to death (r/news)

For women who NEVER wear makeup, what lead you to that choice? (r/AskReddit)

Former homeless people, what were some of the places you slept at night that were safe? (r/AskReddit)

How do you feel about Trump selling early access to his social media posts for \$100K per month? (r/AskReddit)

2026-08-03 Social Tech Briefing Summary

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Failed Google L7 loop (Blind)

Leetcode Interview is Dead And That Sucks For Me (Blind)

Lots of money and no friends (Blind)

New York files \$36 billion lawsuit against Kalshi, alleging it’s running an “illegal gambling operation” (r/technology)

YouTuber Hank Green says his AI usage is ā€˜not healthy’ (r/technology)