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Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess

Half Measures

Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess

David Gilbert

MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project

Active Support

MacKenzie Scott Donates $45 Million to the Trevor Project

Reece Rogers

The Danger of Reducing America’s Venezuela Invasion to a 60-Second Video

Geopolitics

The Danger of Reducing America’s Venezuela Invasion to a 60-Second Video

Anna Lagos

Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris

Gen AI

Grok Is Being Used to Mock and Strip Women in Hijabs and Saris

Kat Tenbarge

Conservative Lawmakers Want Porn Taxes. Critics Say They’re Unconstitutional

Sin Tax

Conservative Lawmakers Want Porn Taxes. Critics Say They’re Unconstitutional

Jason Parham

The 70 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now

Culture Guides

The 70 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Is Craigslist the Last Real Place on the Internet?

Throwback

Is Craigslist the Last Real Place on the Internet?

Jennifer Swann

The 57 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

Culture Guides

The 57 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Industry Takes on the Age Verification Wars

Sex Sells

Industry Takes on the Age Verification Wars

Manisha Krishnan

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

The Big Interview

Margaret Atwood on Doomscrolling: ‘I Want to Keep Up With the Latest Doom’

Katie Drummond

Shogun Creator Says Season 2 ‘Defies Expectations’

Television

Shogun Creator Says Season 2 ‘Defies Expectations’

Tomoko Hasegawa

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

Blind Faith

AI Deepfakes Are Impersonating Pastors to Try to Scam Their Congregations

Kat Tenbarge

AI-Powered Dating Is All Hype. IRL Cruising Is the Future

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

AI-Powered Dating Is All Hype. IRL Cruising Is the Future

Jason Parham

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Generative AI

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Laura Holliday

Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It Back

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Tech Disrupted Friendship. It’s Time to Bring It Back

Angela Watercutter

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

EXPIRED/TIRED/WIRED

Politics Is Fandom; Fascism Is Fanfic

Makena Kelly

Another Blue World

The Avatar Game Is So Good, They Don’t Need to Make the Movies Anymore

Boone Ashworth

From Queer-Baiting to Neurodivergence: Heated Rivalry’s Author Tackles Fan Theories and Controversy

Hip Check

From Queer-Baiting to Neurodivergence: Heated Rivalry’s Author Tackles Fan Theories and Controversy

Manisha Krishnan

A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

Consolation Prize

A Filmmaker Made a Sam Altman Deepfake—and Got Unexpectedly Attached

Jason Parham

Wicked Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

Uncanny Valley

Wicked Director Jon M. Chu on ‘What Makes Art Beautiful’ in the AI Era

Zoë Schiffer and Manisha Krishnan