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A surprise 10th-anniversary event saw Niantic fulfilling a promise teased in the original 2016 launch trailer for its popular mobile game. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Video Games, Catch ‘Em All 

See the documentary The Oldest Person in the World before it’s in theaters. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Movies, WIRED@NIGHT 

“EMF straws” and similar products are being sold as a way to block electromagnetic frequencies that come from common electronic devices, even without scientific evidence that they work. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Straw Man 

A new book claims that Mystery, who teaches awkward men how to hit on women, had sex and smoked weed with an AI chatbot named Miss Shira Always. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Full Circle 

“You can make a living, you can have a life, and leave 55,000 emails unread with a big fuck off.” Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, User Behavior 

Norwegian striker Erling Haaland isn’t just a footballer anymore. He’s become an internet character perpetuated by fans and AI. Read More Culture LatestCulture, World Cup 2026 

Distributed backups, cyber resilience, and a half-million records are preserving Palestinian history beyond any single building or border. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Culture News, Preservation 

The Yahoo Boys author Carlos Barragán will join Kate Knibbs to answer your questions about Nigeria's romance scammers. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Books, Livestream AMA 

The satirical site is fighting to officially take over Infowars. In the meantime, CEO Ben Collins says the new show will mock “how fucking stupid” conspiratorial brain rot has become. Read More Culture LatestCulture, Culture / Digital Culture, Shock Jocks