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Lauren Smiley (@laurensmiley) writes about humans in the tech age and is a regular contributor to WIRED.

MAX IMPACT

The Worst 7 Years in Boeing’s History—and the Man Who Won’t Stop Fighting for Answers

Mar 11, 2025 6:00 AM

Buckle Up

Priscila, Queen of the Rideshare Mafia

Jul 10, 2024 6:00 AM

Video Doom Loop

How Citizen Surveillance Ate San Francisco

Nov 7, 2023 6:00 AM

Plea Deal

The Legal Saga of Uber’s Fatal Self-Driving Car Crash Is Over

Jul 28, 2023 6:47 PM

Crash Report

‘I’m the Operator’: The Aftermath of a Self-Driving Tragedy

Mar 8, 2022 6:00 AM

Backchannel

He Thought He Could Outfox the Gig Economy. He Was Wrong

Jun 22, 2021 6:00 AM

Social Media

The True Story of the Antifa Invasion of Forks, Washington

Oct 8, 2020 6:00 AM

Covid-19

27 Days in Tokyo Bay: What Happened on the Diamond Princess

Apr 30, 2020 6:00 AM

The Telltale Heart

A Brutal Murder, a Wearable Witness, and an Unlikely Suspect

Sep 17, 2019 6:00 AM

Order Up

The Mission to Build the Ultimate Burger Bot

Jun 21, 2018 8:00 AM

Good Company

What Happens When We Let Tech Care for Our Aging Parents

Dec 19, 2017 6:00 AM

Politics Longread

Virginia’s Election Will Test the Power of Techie Activists

Nov 5, 2017 10:00 AM

The College Kids Doing What Twitter Won't

Nov 1, 2017 7:00 AM

Immigration

Stricken By Tragedy, Srinivas Kuchibhotla's Wife Fights for Her Home

Sep 22, 2017 2:56 PM

A Murder Shatters the Dreams of Immigrant Tech Workers

Jun 27, 2017 6:00 PM

Uncategorized

The Tech Resistance Awakens

Feb 9, 2017 12:00 AM

Uncategorized

Mike Rothenberg’s VC firm was young, splashy, and loaded with cash. Now it’s all come crashing down

Sep 13, 2016 12:00 AM

backchannel

Real Estate Agents Are Weaponizing Snapchat

Aug 2, 2016 12:00 AM

Uncategorized

Techies and the Homeless: Frenemies Forever?

May 23, 2016 12:00 AM

Uncategorized

Uber Wants To Save Us From Racism

May 12, 2016 12:00 AM