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Many Black users who stayed amid the chaos and change on the platform, now named X, have found a renewed sense in what originally fascinated them: the mundanity in connection.

Deepfake porn is prolific. The explicit, AI-generated images of Taylor Swift that circulated on X this week are taking the issue to new heights.

By spending $5 billion for 10 years of WWE’s Raw, Netflix shows just how thoroughly it’s rewritten the old streaming rulebook.

Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s new space thriller I.S.S. shows astronauts and cosmonauts fighting for control of the space station. That’s unlikely—and the reality is far more compelling.

Workers are posting their layoff and termination meetings on TikTok, which can destigmatize the experience—but also expose the darker side of work life.

The Emmys’ big winners, and big losers, demonstrated just how much streaming has altered TV—and the Emmys itself.

News broke this week that SoundCloud was looking to be bought. Even in the hands of different owners, its legacy—from Kehlani to “Old Town Road”—remains.

The ARChive of Contemporary Music has one of the largest collections of vinyl records in the world and is in danger of losing its home. Its champions are making a case for the future of physical media.