Love Bytes: Scams, AI Boyfriends, and Tinder Burnout

By today’s standards, my millennial adventures in love and dating could not be more quaint. Mortifying and often regrettable? Sure. Primarily mediated through AI-enhanced smartphone apps and webcam livestreams? Not so much. When WIRED set out to document the brave new frontiers of romance, it quickly became clear how much has changed since my dating […]

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Rave, Recover, Exercise, Repeat

Let’s set the scene. I’m Rotimi Odukoya and I’m into two things: fitness (Clmbxr is my baby), and having immaculate, good times. It’s why I decided to hit up my first rave/fitness getaway – I wanted to see whether this fitness trend that’s gaining traction actually has legs. I packed light, have just had a couple of tequila […]

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Domain Spoofing Is a Crisis of Trust

The ability of AI to generate hyperrealistic text, images, and websites, causes a growing—and largely invisible—threat for brands known as domain spoofing. What used to be a niche cybersecurity concern can now cause a mainstream brand crisis. Fraudulent websites are not only easier to create with the emergence of AI, but they are also harder […]

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A Smart System That Adapts While You Sleep

Eight Sleep has unveiled its most advanced sleep solution yet with the launch of Pod 5, an AI-powered system that transforms any bed into a personalized, health-optimizing environment. Building on the success of previous generations, Pod 5 marks a significant leap in sleep technology by integrating temperature regulation, automatic elevation, ambient soundscapes, and passive health […]

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Inside the World of Hardcore VR Ravers

It was one of O’Rourke’s first times doing drugs, but he didn’t hold back. Armed with cannabis edibles, cocaine, ketamine, and booze, he partied for nearly 12 nights consecutively last August, during which time he claims to have raved for 60 hours—all without ever leaving his apartment. (He did take bathroom breaks and managed to eat a […]

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Google: The Monopolist

A U.S. federal court ruled that Google is illegally operating a monopoly in online advertising, a decision that has the power to reshape the world of ad tech — and the open internet — and paves the way for the court to potentially order a breakup of Alphabet Inc.’s ad tech products. In its ruling, […]

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