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This Russian Tech Bro Helped Steal $93 Million and Landed in US Prison. Then Putin Called
In the epic US-Russian prisoner swap last summer, Vladimir Putin brought home an assassin, spies, and another prized ally: the man behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.
Noah Shachtman
Bill Gates Traumatized His Parents—and Other Stories of a Wild, Wonky Youth
Terrorizing classmates, spending a night in jail, tripping on LSD: This isn’t the Bill Gates you know.
Steven Levy
Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head
Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival.
Lily Hay Newman
This Is Not Another Boring Q&A
Mind-melds with freaks and geeks and bigwigs and rock stars—literal and figurative. Welcome to The Big Interview.
Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life
Much as the CEO seems awestruck by AI and his just-released Apple Intelligence, he’s more convinced that the tech giant’s health apps will define the company’s legacy.
Steven Levy
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The ‘Crazy Guy’ Who Bet Billions on the iPhone—3 Years Before It Existed
Lionel Barber
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A Spymaster Sheikh Controls a $1.5 Trillion Fortune. He Wants to Use It to Dominate AI
Bradley Hope
Killing It Softie
Microsoft at 50: An AI Giant. A Kinder Culture. And Still Hellbent on Domination
Steven Levy
Golden Goose
Even Under Trump, California (Yes, That Hellscape) Will Keep Moving the World Forward
James Fallows
Lighten Up
Marissa Mayer: I Am Not a Feminist. I Am Not Neurodivergent. I Am a Software Girl
Virginia Heffernan
New Directions
Alfonso Cuarón Subverted Sci-Fi and Fantasy. Now He’s Coming for TV
Samanth Subramanian