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Anime Girl VTubers Are Selling Out Concerts, but Are They ‘Real?’ Depends on Who You Ask
25. July 2025 (13:00)
Virtual anime streamers are selling out live venues, singing at pro sports games, and launching record labels, with fans showering them with presents and suspending disbelief in service of the bit. (Wired)
The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway
25. July 2025 (11:00)
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia. (Wired)
The Age-Checked Internet Has Arrived
25. July 2025 (08:00)
Starting today, UK adults will have to prove their age to access porn online. Experts warn that a global wave of age-check laws threatens to chill speech and ultimately harm children and adults alike. (Wired)
Paramount Has a $1.5 Billion ‘South Park’ Problem
25. July 2025 (01:13)
The White House says the show is “fourth-rate” after it showed Trump with “tiny” genitals. The controversy comes just as the FCC has greenlit Paramount’s merger with Skydance and promised to end DEI. (Wired)
Steam and Itch.io Are Pulling ‘Porn’ Games. Critics Say It’s a Slippery Slope to More Censorship
25. July 2025 (00:52)
A conservative group is targeting payment processors as “a weapon” to get adult games deindexed in storefronts. Even games that have nothing to do with sex or abuse have been caught in the dragnet. (Wired)
The Very Real Case for Brain-Computer Implants
24. July 2025 (20:38)
On this episode of Uncanny Valley, we dive into the heated race between two companies to build a commercial brain-computer interface. (Wired)
The ICJ Rules That Failing to Combat Climate Change Could Violate International Law
24. July 2025 (18:31)
In a landmark ruling, the International Court of Justice declared that failure to act on climate change can be an “internationally wrongful act”—meaning countries could face legal consequences for harming the planet. (Wired)
A Premium Luggage Service's Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User—Including Diplomats
24. July 2025 (18:00)
Security flaws in Airportr, a door-to-door luggage checking service used by 10 airlines, let hackers access user data and even gain privileges that would have let them redirect or steal luggage. (Wired)
An Inventor Is Injecting Bleach Into Cancerous Tumors—and Wants to Bring the Treatment to the US
24. July 2025 (17:28)
A Chinese man with no medical training is injecting cancer patients with a toxic bleach solution; a full course of treatment runs $20,000. He’s now working to bring the unproven treatment to the US. (Wired)
Cursor’s New Bugbot Is Designed to Save Vibe Coders From Themselves
24. July 2025 (17:00)
One of the most popular platforms for AI-assisted programming says the next era of vibe coding is all about supercharging error detection. (Wired)