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A Head-to-Toe Breakdown of Social Media’s Billion-Dollar Remedies

TikTok Slop

A Head-to-Toe Breakdown of Social Media’s Billion-Dollar Remedies

The Ultimate Dolby Atmos Experience Might Be in Your Car

Dolby Atmos

The Ultimate Dolby Atmos Experience Might Be in Your Car

Eddington Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

Confirmation Bias

Eddington Director Ari Aster Couldn’t Stand ‘Living in the Internet.’ So He Made a Movie About It

Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies

Child Lock

Roblox’s New Age Verification Feature Uses AI to Scan Teens’ Video Selfies

How Social Media Is Fueling Gen Z’s Sex Recession

Wired Q&A

How Social Media Is Fueling Gen Z’s Sex Recession

These LGBTQ+ Archives Defy Erasure, One Memory at a Time

Save

These LGBTQ+ Archives Defy Erasure, One Memory at a Time

How Video Games Became the New Battleground for Actors and AI Protections

Contract High

How Video Games Became the New Battleground for Actors and AI Protections

You Can Now Play The Last of Us Part II in Chronological Order

Play It Forward

You Can Now Play The Last of Us Part II in Chronological Order

Parvati Shallow Says RIP to the ‘Black Widow’ and All That

The Tribe Has Spoken

Parvati Shallow Says RIP to the ‘Black Widow’ and All That

‘Yearners’ Are Sick of Playing It Cool on Dating Apps

Live and Yearn

‘Yearners’ Are Sick of Playing It Cool on Dating Apps

Anthem Is the Latest Video Game Casualty. What Should End-of-Life Care Look Like for Games?

Game Over

Anthem Is the Latest Video Game Casualty. What Should End-of-Life Care Look Like for Games?

People Are Using AI Chatbots to Guide Their Psychedelic Trips

Trip Sitter

People Are Using AI Chatbots to Guide Their Psychedelic Trips

Thanks to Zillow, Your Friends Know How Much Your House Costs&-or if You’re Secretly Rich

House Rich

Thanks to Zillow, Your Friends Know How Much Your House Costs—or if You’re Secretly Rich

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

Location Sharing

Trump Officials Want to Prosecute Over the ICEBlock App. Lawyers Say That’s Unconstitutional

Object Of Affection

A Game Called Date Everything Literally Lets You Date Everything—Except People

From Sensual Butt Songs to Santa’s Alleged Coke Habit: AI Slop Music Is Getting Harder to Avoid

Slop Bops

From Sensual Butt Songs to Santa’s Alleged Coke Habit: AI Slop Music Is Getting Harder to Avoid

Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs

Game Over

Xbox Hit With Layoffs and Game Cancellations as Microsoft Cuts 9,000 Jobs

A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She’s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine

Fringe Attack

A Trans Pilot Was Falsely Blamed for a Plane Crash. Now She’s Fighting the Right-Wing Disinfo Machine

Donkey Kong Bananza Could be the Next Killer Game the Switch 2 Needs

Switch It Up

Donkey Kong Bananza Could be the Next Killer Game the Switch 2 Needs

Persona 5: The Phantom X Brings the Series to Your Phone&-and It's Shockingly Good

New Persona

Persona 5: The Phantom X Brings the Series to Your Phone—and It's Shockingly Good