Taylor Swift Wants to Trademark Her Likeness. These TikTok Deepfake Ads Show Why

Researchers show scammers are using AI-manipulated footage of celebrity interviews to trick users into sharing their personal data.

Female Looksmaxxer Alorah Ziva Is Suing Clavicular for Alleged Battery

Aleksandra Mendoza, aka Alorah Ziva, alleges that the 20-year-old influencer injected her with drugs on a livestream and had nonconsensual sex with her while she was underage

Sniffies’ Users Worry About a ‘Straightification’ of the Gay Hookup App

Tinder and Hinge parent company Match Group invested $100 million into the queer cruising app Sniffies. The move has left users feeling uneasy about what happens next.

Stop Trying to Unmask Satoshi Nakamoto

On this week’s Big Interview podcast, actor-director Ben McKenzie talks about the rise of crypto, why he finds it dangerous, and why it benefits from having a mysterious creator.

The Tech Bros Are All In on Zyn

Nicotine pouches are revered among tech workers, who tout them as the perfect brain-boosting, productivity-jacking stimulants.

The Online Civil War About ‘Michael’ Is a Battle Over Truth

Fans want to reclaim the music and myth of Michael Jackson in the new biopic while critics call for accountability. Who’s right?

Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy
Alex Jones has uncovered another massive conspiracy

Alex Jones may soon lose Infowars, the digital perch that he’s used for decades to traffic in conspiracy theories, to The Onion, the satirical newspaper. But not before he’s uncovered something truly dastardly: comedian Tim Heidecker’s past (publicly available) work. “The Onion newspaper has been rocked by the discovery that their new creative director, produced […]

They Wanted to Join Raya. They’ve Been on the Waiting List for Years

Getting into Raya, the exclusive members-only dating app, has become nearly impossible for some. We met people who have waited as long as two, five, and even seven years to join.

The Men Behind Your Favorite AI Gay Thirst Traps

A viral red carpet moment shone light on a group of hunky Instagram influencers—and the followers who are too horny to care that they’re not real.

There is no nature anymore
There is no nature anymore

When people talk about “nature,” they’re generally talking about things that aren’t made by human beings. Rocks. Reefs. Red wolves. But while there is plenty of God’s creation to go around, it is hard to think of anything on Earth that human hands haven’t affected. In the Brazilian rainforest, scientists have found microplastics in the…