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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

Leah Feiger

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

Live and Yearn

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

Jason Parham

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?

Megan Farokhmanesh

People Are Using AI Chatbots to Guide Their Psychedelic Trips

Trip Sitter

People Are Using AI Chatbots to Guide Their Psychedelic Trips

Mattha Busby

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

Elana Klein

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

Reece Rogers

Object Of Affection

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

Megan Farokhmanesh

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

Kate Knibbs

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

Megan Farokhmanesh

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

Varsha Bansal

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

Megan Farokhmanesh

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

Megan Farokhmanesh

The Obsessive Fans Playing God on Love Island—and Living for the Crash-Outs

Love Bomb

The Obsessive Fans Playing God on Love Island—and Living for the Crash-Outs

Jason Parham

U-turn

The Era of ‘Woke’ Brand Activism Is Over

Neha Chandrachud

My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them

Prompt Daddy

My Couples Retreat With 3 AI Chatbots and the Humans Who Love Them

Sam Apple

Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA

Forever Young

Snake Venom, Urine, and a Quest to Live Forever: Inside a Biohacking Conference Emboldened by MAHA

Will Bahr

Danny Boyle Says Shooting on iPhones Let Him Capture 'Startling' Violence in 28 Years Later

Raising the Undead

Danny Boyle Says Shooting on iPhones Let Him Capture 'Startling' Violence in 28 Years Later

Jake Kleinman

Print. Fold. Share. Download WIRED's How to Win a Fight Zine Here

Pocket Pal

Print. Fold. Share. Download WIRED's How to Win a Fight Zine Here

Reece Rogers

Dosa Divas Is a ‘Spicy’ New Game About Fighting Capitalism With Food

Food Fight

Dosa Divas Is a ‘Spicy’ New Game About Fighting Capitalism With Food

Megan Farokhmanesh

Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It

Keeping It Real

Authors Are Posting TikToks to Protest AI Use in Writing—and to Prove They Aren’t Doing It

Alana Yzola