2025-05-30

Engadget Podcast: Who needs an AI web browser?

This week we're fielding your burning tech questions, as well as diving into a bunch of AI web browser news. Opera has started testing its fully agentic AI browser, the Browser Company is dumping [...]

2025-05-29

Germany is considering a 10 percent digital service tax on US tech giants

Under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany could impose a new 10 percent tax on major online platforms such as Google and Facebook. Reuters reported that political factions in the country struck a d [...]

2025-05-29

Elon Musk is leaving DOGE

Elon Musk is stepping down from his position as de facto head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). [...]

2025-05-29

Thanks to Pee-wee Herman, Gen X Got to Grow Up Weird and His New Documentary Is a Reminder of That

Commentary: 'Pee-wee as Himself' reflects on the legacy of actor Paul Reubens but it's also a reminder of a unique era in pop culture that shaped a generation. [...]

2025-05-29

OnlyFans Turbocharged Sex Work. Now Its Founder Is Targeting the Whole Influencer Economy

OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely tells WIRED his new platform, Subs, will help creators earn more money, using longform video, video calls, and a suite of AI features. [...]

2025-05-29

Tinder is testing height preferences

Tinder helped popularize a modern dating culture that puts looks first, and now the app is trying out a new way to capitalize on it. As part of a test, select Tinder Gold and Tinder Platinum subscribe [...]

2025-05-28

Jesse Armstrong Finds Sympathy for ‘Rich Assholes’ in Mountainhead

The Succession creator says writing and directing a satirical movie about four tech moguls gave him an understanding of the “inhuman task” they face: balancing huge profits with responsible action [...]

2025-05-28

'Grand Theft Auto' Publisher Swaps DEI for 'Diversity of Thought' in Annual Report

Take-Two’s latest 10-K report has removed any mention of supporting social justice and LGBT+ rights, as more industries fall in line with President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda. [...]

2025-05-28

It was probably always going to end this way for Amazon’s Wheel of Time show

Opinion: Wider TV trends helped kill a show that was starting to live up to its promise. [...]