TikTok is going after Yelp and Google Maps with an in-app restaurant guide
TikTok is going after Yelp and Google Maps with an in-app restaurant guide

TikTok is launching an in-app restaurant guide in a challenge to other platforms like Yelp and even Google Maps. The company on Wednesday announced the launch of Must Eat, a new section of the TikTok app built on 40 million posts, reviews, and comments about dining on the platform. The new feature uses videos and […]

Pornhub Stars Want to Teach You How to Make Dinner

Faced with censorship and anti-porn laws, the adult site is encouraging creators to embrace cooking, gaming, podcasting, and other safe-for-work content.

Macmillan Staff Say the Publisher Threw a Party for a Workplace AI Assistant That Was Later Killed

Workers tell WIRED that NOA—or “No Ordinary Assistant”—was unhelpful. Bestselling authors also say AI is ruining their relationships with Big Five publishers.

Major League Baseball is looking for a new kind of fan
Major League Baseball is looking for a new kind of fan

On October 2nd, just as Major League Baseball’s Division Series was kicking off, the main MLB Instagram and TikTok accounts posted a video hyping up the teams still in the running for the World Series. It featured clips of players from the Milwaukee Brewers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and more sliding into home […]

Grok Says Its AI-Generated Version of ‘The Odyssey’ Is ‘Not Historically Accurate’

Months after Elon Musk declared that the xAI model would outclass Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic, the bot itself admitted defeat.

Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s Original Chekov, Dies at 90: ‘He Loved You Too’

Raise a glass of “wodka” to the Enterprise’s navigator. The actor not only starred in the original series, but in all six original-cast movies.

The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing
The RealReal won’t let AI agents hog designer clothing

The RealReal, a secondhand luxury fashion consignment retailer, said it’s updating its bot defense system, effectively making it harder for AI agents to shop on its site. The change comes days after The Verge reported that an AI agent could be used to take advantage of The RealReal’s item reserve system. On the retailer’s website, […]

The Hottest New Side Hustle Is Stripping Copper Wire and Posting About It

Copper prices are at record highs, but for TikTok creators, the real money may be in teaching others how to strip wire—and selling them the tools to do it.

The Tragedy of Having a Wikipedia Page—and Then Losing It

Every day, Wikipedia biographies of living people are flagged for deletion because the subjects are not “notable” enough. How do these poor souls take the news?

This AI Radio Host Speaks Spanish and Backs Immigrants. It’s Winning Over Listeners

Coyotec is bilingual, swears, and tells listeners how to defend themselves against ICE. Its popularity comes as more broadcasters are experimenting with artificial personalities.