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A “gooner” tells WIRED he became hooked on the cartoonish nature of AI porn. Several addiction experts say the genre could pose a problem for people prone to compulsive sexual behavior.

Private investigator influencers are staking out suspected cheaters and vetting dates for their clients, posting the tea for their followers. But there’s a dark side to morality-based surveillance.

Bad mood? Puffy face? Immune issues? Across TikTok and Instagram there are scores of influencers ready to sell you some products—without ever sending you to a doctor.

Hidden burner phones. Hunger strikes. Runaways. The director of a digital detox program for kids spills about how hard it is to tear kids away from their devices.

Nintendo announced the latest Switch 2 games Thursday, along with a new Monster Hunter expected next year.

As industry groups decry censorship, players are flooding Visa and Mastercard with complaints and sharing the titles of delisted NSFW games to support developers.

A conservative group is targeting payment processors as “a weapon” to get adult games deindexed in storefronts. Even games that have nothing to do with sex or abuse have been caught in the dragnet.

Pokémon Friends, available now, is a daily puzzle game that lets players untangle yarn to make prizes.

Echo Valley, Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical, and Bono: Stories of Surrender are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.

Chief of War, Murderbot, and Foundation are among the best shows on Apple TV+ this month.

Deep Cover, Heads of State, and Challengers are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

The White House says the show is “fourth-rate” after it showed Trump with “tiny” genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount’s merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI.

A new website claims to know the Spotify listening habits of Trump officials, tech leaders—even journalists. Attorney general Pam Bondi allegedly jams out to Nelly’s “Hot in Herre.”

Virtual anime streamers are selling out live venues, singing at pro sports games, and launching record labels, with fans showering them with presents and suspending disbelief in service of the bit.

After two weeks of listening to Dolby Atmos Music in Cadillac’s fancy electric SUV, I never want to go back to two-channel audio.

In Latin America, LGBTQ+ history collections are a form of resistance. Grassroots projects are using the memories of community members to fight against systematic violence and demand justice.