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This Is How You Log Off

Uncanny Valley

This Is How You Log Off

Lauren Goode, Michael Calore, and Jason Kehe

A New Reality Show About Virgins Highlights Why Gen Z Isn't Having Sex

Dry Spell

A New Reality Show About Virgins Highlights Why Gen Z Isn't Having Sex

Kat Tenbarge

Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law

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Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law

Megan Farokhmanesh

This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling

Bean Screen

This Extremely Cute Bean Wants to Help You Stop Doomscrolling

Megan Farokhmanesh

The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination

Small World

The Destruction of NASA Would Be a Blow to Our Collective Imagination

Richard Warnica

I Saw the Future of AI Film and It Was Empty

Cream of the Slop

I Saw the Future of AI Film and It Was Empty

John Semley

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

Cut!

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

Flipped Script

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