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The 35 Best Shows on Hulu Right Now

From Death and Other Details to Fargo, here’s everything you should be watching on Hulu this week.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Digital Culture

Bluesky’s Future Is Social Media’s Past

Jason Parham

Game Plan

Give Us an Xbox Handheld Already

Megan Farokhmanesh

Movies and TV

Live TV Is the New Streaming

Jon Stewart is back, and Super Bowl 2024 had 123 million US viewers. Live TV is making a comeback, and it has streaming to thank.

Angela Watercutter

The 57 Best Movies on Disney+ Right Now

From Spider-Man: Far From Home to the original X-Men, here’s what you need to watch on the streaming platform.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

The 45 Best Shows on Disney+ Right Now

From Echo to Percy Jackson and the Olympians, here’s everything you should be watching on Disney+.

Jennifer M. Wood and WIRED Staff

Apple Pulls Popular Movie Piracy App Kimi From the App Store

Before it disappeared on Tuesday, Kimi enabled iPhone owners to stream illegal bootlegs of popular movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer.

Reece Rogers

Video Games

Diablo IV Heads to Game Pass as Microsoft Eyes 4 Games to Expand Beyond Xbox

Following weeks of speculation, Xbox head Phil Spencer announced Thursday that four Xbox exclusives will soon be available on competitors’ consoles.

Megan Farokhmanesh

Spec Ops: The Line Disappeared. It Won’t Be the Last Beloved Game to Vanish

When it came out in 2012, Spec Ops: The Line offered a totally new kind of military shooter. Its disappearance from digital storefronts signals big problems with game preservation.

Megan Farokhmanesh

The Console Wars Are Over. Some Influencers Won’t Let Them Go

New rumors that Microsoft may turn its exclusive games into multiplatform titles have infuriated fans: “F Xbox.”

Megan Farokhmanesh

Palworld Mod's 'Electric Yellow Rat' Tests the Limits of Nintendo’s Legal Reach

YouTuber ToastedShoes had his Pokémon mod of Palworld taken down. Now he’s back with a new mod with “legally distinct” creatures—for as long as it lasts.

Megan Farokhmanesh

Digital Culture

The Story Behind Elon Musk’s Tweet Restriction Fiasco

Last summer, Elon Musk began rate-limiting the number of tweets users could see on Twitter. Here's the real reason why.

Zoë Schiffer

Six-Word Sci-Fi: Stories Written by You

Here's this month's prompt, how to submit, and an illustrated archive of past favorites.

WIRED Readers

Deadpool & Wolverine Trailer Hopes Pegging Can Save the MCU

The new Deadpool & Wolverine trailer positions Shawn Levy’s new Marvel movie as something more queer than anything Disney has released before.

Angela Watercutter

Nick Hornby’s Brain-Bending Sculptures Twist History Into New Shapes

British sculptor Nick Hornby uses computer modeling to make mashups of famous artworks and historical figures that shift and change depending on your perspective.

Allyssia Alleyne