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 From quest-filled proposals to vows over Discord, some couples are getting married in the game universes that brought them together. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Video Games, World Building 

 President Donald Trump says US movie production is “dying.” There’s something that could help, but it isn’t a 100 percent tariff on foreign-produced films. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Culture News, Culture / Movies, political thriller 

 VR Clubbing has exploded since Covid-19 lockdowns, with enthusiasts doing drugs and finding friends and love in an inclusive environment. But some say the convenience is making it harder to control their vices. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Music, Head Trip 

 Donald Trump’s executive orders are attacking everything from the Smithsonian to Black sports history, but grassroots organizers are launching a resistance. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Culture News, The Purge 

 A WIRED investigation found that dozens of YouTube channels are using generative AI to depict cartoon cats and minions being beaten, starved, and sexualized—sparking fears of a new Elsagate wave. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Nightmare Fuel 

 It has been one year since LinkedIn added games to its workplace-oriented social platform. Here’s how that’s playing out. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Video Games, Game In 

 Tinder, Hinge, Bumble, and Grindr are rolling out scenario-based training, AI, and other tools to address their users’ lack of romantic experience. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, No Game 

 Liking features on social media can provide troves of data about human behavior to AI models. But as AI gets smarter, will it be able to know users’ preferences before they do? ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Book Excerpt 

 Italian essayist Andrea Colamedici tells WIRED Hypnocracy: Trump, Musk, and the New Architecture of Reality was a “philosophical experiment and a performance.” The book’s Chinese author does not exist. ​Read More  Culture Latest ​Culture, Culture / Books, Ghost Writer