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The best WIRED long reads of 2018

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The best WIRED long reads of 2018

By WIRED Insider

12.20.2018

How the internet censorship community turned on NetBlocks

How the internet censorship community turned on NetBlocks

By Gian M. Volpicelli

07.14.2021

'Queen of Dragons': The inside story of Malaysia's election fixer

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'Queen of Dragons': The inside story of Malaysia's election fixer

By Peter Guest

05.09.2018

The inside story of the Xbox One X

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The inside story of the Xbox One X

By James Temperton

10.02.2017

Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is science-fiction's brave new hope

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Blade Runner 2049 director Denis Villeneuve is science-fiction's brave new hope

By Stuart McGurk

09.15.2017

From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech superpower

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From imitation to innovation: How China became a tech superpower

By Christina Larson

02.13.2018

This coronavirus vaccine would be two breakthroughs in one

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This coronavirus vaccine would be two breakthroughs in one

By Stephen Buranyi

08.11.2020

The dodgy, vulnerable fame of YouTube's child ASMR stars

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The dodgy, vulnerable fame of YouTube's child ASMR stars

By Amelia Tait

02.12.2019

The race is on to stop the climate crisis claiming your favourite wine

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The race is on to stop the climate crisis claiming your favourite wine

By Bernhard Warner

12.27.2019

How London’s Silicon Roundabout dream turned into a nightmare

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How London’s Silicon Roundabout dream turned into a nightmare

By Gian M. Volpicelli

07.27.2020

Google got rich from your data. DuckDuckGo is fighting back

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Google got rich from your data. DuckDuckGo is fighting back

By Matt Burgess

06.08.2020

Monzo wanted to conquer America, then along came coronavirus

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Monzo wanted to conquer America, then along came coronavirus

By Natasha Bernal

05.26.2020

Climbing superstars are testing the limits of human strength

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Climbing superstars are testing the limits of human strength

By Stephen Armstrong

06.16.2020

Punchdrunk's next great act

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Punchdrunk's next great act

By James Temperton

12.22.2017

Inside the Brexit Party's general election war machine

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Inside the Brexit Party's general election war machine

By Darren Loucaides

10.21.2019

Cocaine, sex and social media: the untold story of Rio's most notorious cartel boss

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Cocaine, sex and social media: the untold story of Rio's most notorious cartel boss

By Misha Glenny

10.26.2015

Don't give blood, grow it in a lab

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Don't give blood, grow it in a lab

By João Medeiros

12.28.2015

Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the world

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Didi Chuxing took on Uber and won. Now it's taking on the world

By James Crabtree

02.09.2018

Inside the slimy underground hunt for humanity's antibiotic saviour

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Inside the slimy underground hunt for humanity's antibiotic saviour

By Tom Ward

08.28.2018

Nine years on, Fukushima’s mental health fallout lingers

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Nine years on, Fukushima’s mental health fallout lingers

By Sophie Knight

06.23.2020