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AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It's Already Arrived

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AI Isn’t Coming for Hollywood. It's Already Arrived

Zoë Schiffer

Kirby Air Riders Is Coming to Switch 2, and It’s ‘Basically Like Mario Kart’

Air Drop

Kirby Air Riders Is Coming to Switch 2, and It’s ‘Basically Like Mario Kart’

Megan Farokhmanesh

Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This Year

Mischievous Monsters

Labubus Are on Track to Be a Billion-Dollar Business This Year

Zeyi Yang

People Are Trying to ‘Deprogram’ Their MAGA Parents Through Book Clubs

Book Talk

People Are Trying to ‘Deprogram’ Their MAGA Parents Through Book Clubs

Tess Owen

The Tweens Down Under: Life Without Social Media in Australia

FOMO

The Tweens Down Under: Life Without Social Media in Australia

Charley Locke

What Do Kids Actually Think About AI?

Vibe Codes

What Do Kids Actually Think About AI?

Charley Locke

Is Roblox Getting Worse?

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Is Roblox Getting Worse?

David Gilbert and Megan Farokhmanesh

The End of Handwriting

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The End of Handwriting

Angela Watercutter

How One Wikipedia Editor Unraveled the ‘Single Largest Self-Promotion Operation’ in the Site's History

Gotcha

How One Wikipedia Editor Unraveled the ‘Single Largest Self-Promotion Operation’ in the Site's History

Nate Anderson, Ars Technica

‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube

Cheapfakes

‘Cheapfake’ AI Celeb Videos Are Rage-Baiting People on YouTube

Laura Holliday

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Attack Of The Clones

AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Copycats Are Proving Hard to Kill

Megan Farokhmanesh

War of the Worlds Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda

Hate Watch

War of the Worlds Isn’t Just Bad. It’s Also Shameless Tech Propaganda

Alana Yzola

In Alien: Earth, the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape

Alien Concept

In Alien: Earth, the Future Is a Corporate Hellscape

Adam Morgan

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Playing Dirty

Inside the Multimillion-Dollar Gray Market for Video Game Cheats

Matt Burgess

House of the Dragon Actor's New Horror Game Skewers Hollywood

House of Horrors

House of the Dragon Actor's New Horror Game Skewers Hollywood

Megan Farokhmanesh

The Song of the Summer Is Dead

Press Play

The Song of the Summer Is Dead

Jason Parham

Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

Fake ID

Age Verification Is Sweeping Gaming. Is It Ready for the Age of AI Fakes?

Megan Farokhmanesh

Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free

Gamed

Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free

Megan Farokhmanesh

Confessions of a Recovering AI Porn Addict

Overstimulated

Confessions of a Recovering AI Porn Addict

Jason Parham

A New Katamari Game, Octopath Traveler 0, and More Are Coming to Switch 2

Leveling Up

A New Katamari Game, Octopath Traveler 0, and More Are Coming to Switch 2

Megan Farokhmanesh