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From Cheating Exposés to Dating Background Checks, TikTok Detectives Are Thriving

Tom Ward6 days ago01 mins

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.

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The 21 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (August 2025)
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The 21 Best Movies on Amazon Prime Right Now (August 2025)

Matt Kamen, WIRED Staff1 week ago21 mins

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

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Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask
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Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real’? Depends on Who You Ask

Dexter Thomas1 week ago41 mins

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.

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Paramount Has a .5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem
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Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem

Manisha Krishnan1 week ago31 mins

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.

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Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship
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Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship

Megan Farokhmanesh1 week ago01 mins

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.

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The 40 Best Movies on Hulu This Week (August 2025)
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The 40 Best Movies on Hulu This Week (August 2025)

Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED Staff1 week ago31 mins

Presence, 28 Weeks Later, and Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything are just a few of the movies you need to watch on Hulu right now.

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A  Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED’s Day at the Tesla Diner
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A $17 Hotdog and a Humanoid Robot Serving Popcorn: WIRED’s Day at the Tesla Diner

Jason Parham1 week ago41 mins

WIRED stopped by the new Tesla Diner in Hollywood to try a $17 hotdog, watch a humanoid robot serve popcorn, and talk to people who still stan Elon Musk.

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