Culture

A WIRED investigation found that dozens of YouTube channels are using generative AI to depict cartoon cats and minions being beaten, starved, and sexualized—sparking fears of a new Elsagate wave.

Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr are rolling out scenario-based training, AI, and other tools to address their users’ lack of romantic experience.

Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do?

It’s likely that there will never be a site like 4chan again. But everything now—from X and YouTube to global politics—seems to carry its toxic legacy.

From quest-filled proposals to vows over Discord, some couples are getting married in the game universes that brought them together.

It has been one year since LinkedIn added games to its workplace-oriented social platform. Here’s how that’s playing out.

WIRED played Switch 2 games in mouse mode for hours. It hurt.

Preorders for the console will resume next week at the previously announced price of $450, but accessories are getting more expensive.

Deaf President Now!, Number One on the Call Sheet, and Blitz are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.

Murderbot, Side Quest, and The Studio are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.

President Donald Trump says US movie production is “dying.” There’s something that could help, but it isn’t a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced films.

You, The Four Seasons, and Adolescence are just a few of the shows you need to watch on Netflix this month.

VR Clubbing has exploded since Covid-19 lockdowns, with enthusiasts doing drugs and finding friends and love in an inclusive environment. But some say the convenience is making it harder to control their vices.

Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist.

In her new book, On Muscle, Bonnie Tsui investigates the other stuff our thews remember—like how to grow when you exercise.

Volatility and anti-American resentment are already hurting the niche vinyl industry, but a little-known law could help it survive.