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The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison

Captured

The Untold Story of a Crypto Crimefighter’s Descent Into Nigerian Prison

Inside the Bust That Took Down Pavel Durov&-and Upended Telegram

Flight Risk

Inside the Bust That Took Down Pavel Durov—and Upended Telegram

Bill Gates Traumatized His Parents&-and Other Stories of a Wild, Wonky Youth

BASIC BOY

Bill Gates Traumatized His Parents—and Other Stories of a Wild, Wonky Youth

Are You Lonely? Adopt a New Family on Facebook Today

Soap Opera

Are You Lonely? Adopt a New Family on Facebook Today

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

empty chairs

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

The ‘Crazy Guy’ Who Bet Billions on the iPhone&-3 Years Before It Existed

Money Money Money

The ‘Crazy Guy’ Who Bet Billions on the iPhone—3 Years Before It Existed

A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI

Money Money Money

A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI

The King of Ozempic Is Scared as Hell

Money Money Money

The King of Ozempic Is Scared as Hell

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman

Money Money Money

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman

The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

Last Call

The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

Inside a Fusion Startup's Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony

Star Power

Inside a Fusion Startup's Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony

Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

Core Values

Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

Murderbot, She Wrote

Killer Instinct

Murderbot, She Wrote

Microsoft at 50: An AI Giant. A Kinder Culture. And Still Hellbent on Domination

Killing It Softie

Microsoft at 50: An AI Giant. A Kinder Culture. And Still Hellbent on Domination

Get in, Loser&-We’re Chasing a Waymo Into the Future

Follow That Car

Get in, Loser—We’re Chasing a Waymo Into the Future

The Great American Microchip Mobilization

Battleground State

The Great American Microchip Mobilization

Even Under Trump, California (Yes, That Hellscape) Will Keep Moving the World Forward

Golden Goose

Even Under Trump, California (Yes, That Hellscape) Will Keep Moving the World Forward

‘We Were Wrong’: An Oral History of WIRED’s Original Website

Wait. Go Back

‘We Were Wrong’: An Oral History of WIRED’s Original Website

Marissa Mayer: I Am Not a Feminist. I Am Not Neurodivergent. I Am a Software Girl

Lighten Up

Marissa Mayer: I Am Not a Feminist. I Am Not Neurodivergent. I Am a Software Girl

The American Who Waged a Tech War on China

Chips Ahoy

The American Who Waged a Tech War on China