WIRED Roundup: ChatGPT Goes Full Demon Mode 01. August 2025 (19:02) On today’s episode of Uncanny Valley, our senior business editor joins us to talk Meta, brain aging, and ChatGPT’s recent dark turn.(Wired)
Itch.io Is Restoring NSFW Games—as Long as They’re Free 01. August 2025 (18:24) Facing pressure from payment processors, the indie game platform delisted many adult titles this week. Itch.io began offering free NSFW content again on Thursday as it looks for new payment options.(Wired)
Inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Forgotten AI Summit 01. August 2025 (17:30) Long before ChatGPT, a group of AI luminaries gathered on an island to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. Their funder ultimately cast a shadow on all who attended.(Wired)
The First Widespread Cure for HIV Could Be in Children 01. August 2025 (15:19) Evidence is growing that some HIV-infected infants, if given antiretroviral drugs early in life, are able to suppress their viral loads to undetectable levels and then come off the medicine.(Wired)
AC or DC: Which Is Better? 01. August 2025 (14:30) Your gadgets run on direct current, but the electricity in your home is alternating current. What’s up with that?(Wired)
Confessions of a Recovering AI Porn Addict 01. August 2025 (13:00) A “gooner” tells WIRED he became hooked on the cartoonish nature of AI porn. Several addictions experts say the genre could pose a problem for people prone to compulsive sexual behavior.(Wired)
