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 Mark Brown, who posts game explainers to his Game Maker’s Toolkit channel, says his persona has been plagiarized. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Video Games, Losing Game 

 As “SkinnyTok” posts advise people to suck up their hunger, some creators are using blunt humor to dissuade young people from pro-eating disorder messaging. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Food for Thought 

 The 25-year-old died after authorities say he bombed a Palm Springs fertility clinic. Experts warn that online nihilism is fueling similar violence in the US and Europe. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Digital Culture 

 A chart-topping jazz album! Loads of Spotify and Apple Music plays! Just one problem: The success might not be real. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​The Big Story, Culture, Culture / Music, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Bot and Roll 

 People are turning to generative AI to sort out their interpersonal conflicts, but some say it’s heightening their anxiety. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, personal questions 

 WIRED loves a rogue. Except rogues ruined the internet. Is there any salvaging the rebellious spirit without destroying everything? ​Read More  Culture Latest ​The Big Story, Security, Politics, Gear, Culture, Rogue Ones 

 All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​The Big Story, Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Business, Business / Social Media, Birds of a Feather 

 Others have found more subtle ways to fool the AI into giving problematic responses. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Video Games, Culture / Digital Culture, Culture / Movies, Culture / TV, Forceful Language 

 The download automatically changed Black NPCs to white, trans NPCs to cis-gendered, and gay NPCs to straight. And it's just the beginning. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Video Games, Shut It Down