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The Buzzy, Chatty, Out-of-Control Rise of Clubhouse

Backchannel

The Buzzy, Chatty, Out-of-Control Rise of Clubhouse

Steven Levy

Two explorers, an avalanche and the front line of the climate crisis

Long Reads

Two explorers, an avalanche and the front line of the climate crisis

Tristan Kennedy

The Secret Auction That Set Off the Race for AI Supremacy

Bidding War

The Secret Auction That Set Off the Race for AI Supremacy

Cade Metz

A Genetic Curse, a Scared Mom, and the Quest to ‘Fix’ Embryos

Backchannel

A Genetic Curse, a Scared Mom, and the Quest to ‘Fix’ Embryos

Stephen S. Hall

The radical idea to reduce crime by policing less, not more

Long Reads

The radical idea to reduce crime by policing less, not more

Josh Jacobs

Sci-Fi Writer or Prophet? The Hyperreal Life of Chen Qiufan

Backchannel

Sci-Fi Writer or Prophet? The Hyperreal Life of Chen Qiufan

Yi-Ling Liu

Adoption Moved to Facebook and a War Began

Family Matters

Adoption Moved to Facebook and a War Began

Samantha M. Shapiro

They couldn’t go outside for years. Then Covid-19 trapped them again

Long Reads

They couldn’t go outside for years. Then Covid-19 trapped them again

Ann Babe

How a Hashtag Went Viral—and Incited a Military Intervention

Book Excerpt

How a Hashtag Went Viral—and Incited a Military Intervention

Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw

2034, Part VI: Crossing the Red Line

Book Excerpt

2034, Part VI: Crossing the Red Line

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

Sex Tapes, Hush Money, and Hollywood’s Economy of Secrets

Pay Dirt

Sex Tapes, Hush Money, and Hollywood’s Economy of Secrets

Amanda Chicago Lewis

Vertical farms nailed tiny salads. Now they need to feed the world

Long Reads

Vertical farms nailed tiny salads. Now they need to feed the world

Sean Williams

2034, Part V: Sailing Into Darkness

Book Excerpt

2034, Part V: Sailing Into Darkness

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

How to Remember a Disaster Without Being Shattered by It

Forget-Me-Not

How to Remember a Disaster Without Being Shattered by It

Erika Hayasaki

The LA Musician Who Helped Design a Microphone for Mars

Space Roadie

The LA Musician Who Helped Design a Microphone for Mars

Eric Adams

2034, Part IV: The Spratly Islands Ambush

Book Excerpt

2034, Part IV: The Spratly Islands Ambush

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

Bill Gates has a plan to save the world. Will the world listen?

Long Reads

Bill Gates has a plan to save the world. Will the world listen?

Greg Williams

Premature Babies and the Lonely Terror of a Pandemic NICU

Healing Touch

Premature Babies and the Lonely Terror of a Pandemic NICU

Eva Holland

2034, Part III: One Left to Tell the Tale

Book Excerpt

2034, Part III: One Left to Tell the Tale

Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis

There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain

God Mode

There Are Spying Eyes Everywhere—and Now They Share a Brain

Arthur Holland Michel