The Most-Read WIRED Stories from February

From Facebook to Olympic drones, these are the deep dives and riveting reads WIRED readers couldn’t get enough of this month.
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EDDIE GUY

While Facebook dominated much of February's news cycle, WIRED covered much more. Check out 10 of the most-read stories of the month.

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    Inside Facebook's Hellish Two Years—and Mark Zuckerberg's Struggle to Fix it All

    How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all. —Nicholas Thompson and Fred Vogelstein
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    Robert Mueller’s Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think

    The Mueller investigation has been picking up steam—and homing in on a series of targets. —Garrett M. Graff
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    Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting

    In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting Russian bots took to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate. —Erin Griffith
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    Winter Olympics 2018: Inside the Opening Ceremony's Drone Show

    The Pyeongchang Olympics opening ceremony included a performance by 1,218 drones working in concert—a new world record. —Brian Barrett
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    Facebook Executive Rob Goldman Apologizes After Russia Tweets

    When Facebook ad executive Rob Goldman sounded off about Russia's use of the platform, he went against the company line—and Robert Mueller's indictment. —Nicholas Thompson
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    The Chrome Extensions the WIRED Staff Can't Live Without

    If you're not loaded up on these extensions for Google Chrome, you're not living your best online life. —WIRED Staff
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    Airlines Won’t Dare Use the Fastest Way to Board Planes

    United's latest experiment with the boarding procedure could make things better—but it's no revolution. —Alex Davies
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    The Google Chrome Ad Blocker Has Already Changed the Web

    Google started blocking the web's worst and most disruptive ads in Chrome. Here's what it means for you. —Klint Finley
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    The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus

    Kim Wall went for a ride on a submarine, hoping to write a story about a maker of "extreme machines." She never did. Here's what happened. —May Jeong
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    Watch a Human Try to Fight Off Boston Dynamics' Door-Opening Robot Dog

    A human with a hockey stick does everything in his power to stop a robot from opening a door—to no avail. —Matt Simon
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Inside the Two Years That Shook Facebook—and the World
How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all.
Bob Mueller’s Investigation Is Larger—and Further Along—Than You Think
We speak about the “Mueller probe” as a single entity, but it’s important to understand that there are no fewer than five separate investigations under the broad umbrella of the special counsel’s office.
Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting
In the wake of Wednesday's Parkland, Florida, school shooting Russian bots have taken to Twitter to stoke the gun control debate.
Inside the Opening Ceremony's Record Drone Show
The Pyeongchang opening ceremonies included a performance by 1,218 drones working in concert—a new world record.
Facebook Exec Apologizes To His Company—And Robert Mueller
When Facebook ad executive Rob Goldman sounded off about Russia's use of the platform, he went against the company line—and Robert Mueller's indictment.
The Chrome Extensions We Can't Live Without
If you're not loaded up on these extensions for Google Chrome, you're not living your best online life.
Airlines Won’t Dare Use the Fastest Way to Board Planes
United's latest experiment with the boarding procedure could make things better—but it's no revolution.
Google's New Ad Blocker Has Already Changed the Web
Google started blocking the web's worst ads in Chrome on Thursday. Here's what it means for you.
The Final, Terrible Voyage of the Nautilus
Kim Wall went for a ride on a submarine, hoping to write a story about a maker of “extreme machines.” She never did. Writer May Jeong needed to know why.
Watch a Human Try to Fight Off That Door-Opening Robot Dog
A human with a hockey stick does everything in his power to stop a robot from opening a door.
WIRED Roundup: AI Psychosis, Missing FTC Files, and Google Bedbugs
In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we run through the top stories of the week and look closely at people’s complaints to the FTC alleging that ChatGPT led them or loved ones into AI psychosis.
How to Hack a Poker Game
This week on Uncanny Valley, we break down how one of the most common card shufflers could be altered to cheat, and why that matters—even for those who don’t frequent the poker table.