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Tech

Madonna Leverages Grindr While WIRED Logs Miles on Shoes

Madonna’s Grindr album push and WIRED’s marathon shoe testing illustrate how data and niche platforms reshape cultural marketing.

Gaming

SpaceCamp's 40th: 1986 edutainment oddball still divides

Ars Technica’s 40‑year retrospective forces a fresh look at SpaceCamp’s mixed legacy and its relevance to today’s game designers.

AI

Tech roundup: Tesla waste, Disney purge, AI backlash

Tesla's Texas refinery discharges 231k gallons of wastewater daily. Disney pulls FiveThirtyEight content. Graduates boo AI talks. Costs rise and a virtual OS museum emerges.

Gaming

Game Adaptations, Strategy Revamps, and VR Sex Shift Tech Culture

A look at the Mortal Kombat II film, Civilization V's polish, Black Mirror's VR sex episode, and Michio Kaku's physics of the impossible.