2025-02-25

Recession indicators are everywhere online — even if we’re not actually in one

Online jokes about recession indicators reflect real economic anxieties, even if we're not officially in an economic downturn. [...]

2025-02-25

Atari’s side-scrolling Breakout reboot arrives on March 25

Proving that truly no IP is safe from modern reboot culture, Atari’s Breakout is back. The upcoming version of the simple 1976 brick-smashing hit rotates the playing field by 90 degrees and adds aut [...]

2025-02-25

4 clever finance tips from online creators

TikTok and other online spaces are full of folks offering finance advice. We picked a few tidbits that might prove useful. [...]

2025-02-24

Why were doomscrolling about plane crashes even though air travel is relatively safe

Social media sites like X, Instagram, and Facebook are fueling flight anxiety despite data showing air travel is safer than ever. [...]

2025-02-24

Elon Musks email address for federal employee reports may have leaked. The trollings already begun.

Elon Musk asked federal employees to email a work report for the past week. Now the address may have leaked, and people are trolling him. [...]

2025-02-24

Harris Dickinsons Chicken Shop Date has to be one of the best so far

"Babygirl" star Harris Dickinson appeared on "Chicken Shop Date" to speak with host Amelia Dimoldenberg. [...]

2025-02-24

Inside the Telegram Groups Doxing Women for Their Facebook Posts

A WIRED investigation goes inside the Telegram groups targeting women who joined “Are We Dating the Same Guy?” groups on Facebook with doxing, harassment, and sharing of nonconsensual intimate ima [...]

2025-02-24

The Anonymous YouTubers Street-Racing Through New York

In January, a 20-year-old man that police believe to be an internet-famous street racer known as Squeeze was sentenced to five years in prison for unrelated crimes. Many more still speed through New Y [...]

2025-02-24

Each second of Google’s Veo 2 AI video footage will cost 50 cents

Google's Veo 2 model was announced last December, and now we have an idea of what using it will cost. According to its pricing page: 50 cents per second of footage.<br /> Veo 2 is presently [...]