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AMC is giving free popcorn away to meme stonk investors

The Verge

So AMC is through the roof right now: it touched $72.62, a 91 percent increase from its open and an all-time high. AMC, though, they’ve elected to really embrace the whole meme thing. I’m hoping there are more announcements where they get meme-ier. Meme enthusiasm essentially saved the company. Ooooh, a CNBC graphic.

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Twitter is ruining the open for surprise meme with better image crops

The Verge

Of course, Twitter giveth and Twitter taketh away — the change will, for the most part, make the “open for a surprise” tweets not so surprising. And hey, if you want to see those memes, it seems like the web version of Twitter on desktops is still susceptible. Hide on, tiny cat. Tweet: @ademYz_. I’m on my phone, you can’t fool me.

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Voicy wants to pwn gamers with audio memes

TechCrunch

If meme stocks can be a thing, what’s to stop audio meme sharing from going viral!? Dank audio memes anyone? Plus a cacophony of over-enthusiastic Internet memes in audio form. “As we’ve seen with memes and GIFs, people love to create their own very creative content.

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Nyan Cat’s creator is running an event to sell memes like Bad Luck Brian and Keyboard Cat as NFTs

The Verge

After selling Nyan Cat as an NFT , its creator, Chris Torres, has found himself working on an even bigger event: a week-long series of auctions where classic memes are being sold on the blockchain by their original creators. The memes involved should be recognizable if you were on the internet in the early 2010s. 1 brand new NFT.

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Xbox Series X mini fridge pre-orders open next week

TechSpot

Shortly after Microsoft revealed its Xbox Series X in late 2019, memes on how the console resembled a miniature refrigerator started pouring in. They gained so much traction that even Microsoft got in on the action. And last October, the company presented Snoop Dogg with a full-size replica for its.

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Discord has turned into a virtual trade floor with memes, stonks, and chaos

The Verge

Dozens of people join the server every second, and one channel has a stream of memes that looks like pure chaos. Amateur traders are flocking to the Discord server to discuss stock movements, share memes, and participate in what feels like an online game. audio meme. Welcome to the world of r/WallStreetBets.

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The David After Dentist meme is now an NFT — and yes, this is real life

The Verge

Now, 140 million views and 11 years later, David After Dentist is becoming the latest mid-2000s meme to go up for auction as an NFT. “It It’s officially open for 24 hours but could be extended for late bids.). It kind of feels like 2009 all over again,” the elder DeVore said in an interview with The Verge.

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