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This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

dirty deals

This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called

Noah Shachtman

The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians

Infohazard

The Delirious, Violent, Impossible True Story of the Zizians

Evan Ratliff

When Fires Rage, Millions Turn to Watch Duty. Meet the Guy Who Made It

The Big Story

When Fires Rage, Millions Turn to Watch Duty. Meet the Guy Who Made It

Boone Ashworth

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

Andy Greenberg

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

Flight Risk

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

Darren Loucaides

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

Steven Levy

Are You Lonely? Adopt a New Family on Facebook Today

Soap Opera

Are You Lonely? Adopt a New Family on Facebook Today

Lexi Pandell

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

empty chairs

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

Lily Hay Newman

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

Lionel Barber

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

Bradley Hope

The King of Ozempic Is Scared as Hell

Money Money Money

The King of Ozempic Is Scared as Hell

Virginia Heffernan

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman

Money Money Money

The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman

Brendan I. Koerner

The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

Last Call

The School Shootings Were Fake. The Terror Was Real

Dhruv Mehrotra and Andy Greenberg

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

Star Power

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

Jaron Lanier

Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

Core Values

Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

Steven Levy

Murderbot, She Wrote

Killer Instinct

Murderbot, She Wrote

Meghan Herbst

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

Steven Levy

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

WIRED Staff

The Great American Microchip Mobilization

Battleground State

The Great American Microchip Mobilization

Kelly McEvers

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

James Fallows