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Silicon Valley Is Having a ‘Hot Girl Renaissance’

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A San Francisco “Hot List” is trying to buck stereotypes about dating in tech circles amid wider debates about the value of being perceived as attractive.

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Face Recognition Is Becoming the Norm for Dating Apps

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To keep scammers at bay, dating apps are embracing biometric scanning tools and “verified human” badges. These moves are sparking concerns about surveillance and privacy.

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There Are No Trans Women in the WNBA, so Right-Wingers Are Making Some Up

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As culture warriors continue to stoke the flames of a gender panic in professional sports, wild conspiracy theories are coming into play.

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PeopleFinders’ New Website Runs Background Checks on Your Dates

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The site, called Stud or Dud, helps daters dig up dirt on potential paramours. It’s fueled by the same public data as PeopleFinders.com—and comes with many of the same concerns.

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AI Slop Is Ruining Cute Animals on the Internet

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Pet owners, rescue agencies, and wildlife groups are calling for new safeguards as AI makes it harder to tell whether animals, from polar bears to house cats, are real or fake.

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The Patrick Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Rooted in the Harsh Realities of Motherhood

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Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband.

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Viral Disneyland Content Creator Defends Her ‘Special Friendship’ With Peter Pan

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Disney superfan Toni Kulusich has been accused of stalking her favorite character, sparking discourse about boundaries with park actors. She tells WIRED the backlash is unfair.

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These ‘Masturbation Consultants’ Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves With AI

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Joi AI hired 10 people to masturbate using AI companions as part of a monthlong “wellness” study. The company claims the practice could help “solve male loneliness.”

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People Are ‘Marrying’ Chatbots. These Lawmakers Want to Stop Them

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Human-AI marriages are not currently recognized by US law. Some Republican state policymakers are drafting legislation to keep it that way.

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You’re Thinking About Online Trends All Wrong

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From pessimism around dating to AI reshaping culture, cyber-ethnographer Ruby J. Thelot tells WIRED why people are putting too much stock into things that go viral.

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