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What Happened to Facebook's Grand Plan to Wire the World?

Longreads

What Happened to Facebook's Grand Plan to Wire the World?

Jessi Hempel

The high-stakes race to stop the trafficking of priceless artefacts

Long Reads

The high-stakes race to stop the trafficking of priceless artefacts

Karen Emslie

This Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality

The Business Issue

This Is Ajit Pai, Nemesis of Net Neutrality

Andrew Rice

The Untold Story of Robert Mueller's Time in Combat

Call of Duty

The Untold Story of Robert Mueller's Time in Combat

Garrett M. Graff

The struggle to turn psychedelics into life-changing treatments

Long Reads

The struggle to turn psychedelics into life-changing treatments

Nicola Davison

If Trump Is Laundering Russian Money, Here’s How It Works

Follow the Money

If Trump Is Laundering Russian Money, Here’s How It Works

Garrett M. Graff

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

Long Reads

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

Peter Guest

Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug

Backchannel

Ketamine Stirs Up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug

Moises Velasquez-Manoff

Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life

Long Reads

Inside the bitter war to bring Tupac and Michael Jackson back to life

Jimi Famurewa

This Director Lives in His Own Truman Show (and So Do You)

Enigmas

This Director Lives in His Own Truman Show (and So Do You)

Darryn King

In Africa, technology is the final weapon in the deadly poaching war

Long Reads

In Africa, technology is the final weapon in the deadly poaching war

Clair MacDougall

The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

Long Reads

The inside story of Jan Koum and how Facebook bought WhatsApp

David Rowan

A Dying Scientist's Rogue Vaccine Trial

Infectious

A Dying Scientist's Rogue Vaccine Trial

Amanda Schaffer

No Job for Humans: The Robot Assault on Fukushima

Recovery Mode

No Job for Humans: The Robot Assault on Fukushima

Vince Beiser

Can This New Encryption Method Finally Crack the Crypto War?

Security

Can This New Encryption Method Finally Crack the Crypto War?

Steven Levy

An FDA Panel Just OK’d an Epilepsy Drug Made From Marijuana

Breakthroughs

An FDA Panel Just OK’d an Epilepsy Drug Made From Marijuana

Fred Vogelstein

Framed for Murder by His Own DNA

forensics

Framed for Murder by His Own DNA

Katie Worth

Can Uber Recover From the Travis Kalanick Era?

Zero Defects

Can Uber Recover From the Travis Kalanick Era?

Jessi Hempel

China’s children are its secret weapon in the global AI arms race

Long Reads

China’s children are its secret weapon in the global AI arms race

Alex Beard

The Teens Who Hacked a Video Game Empire—and Went Too Far

Game Over

The Teens Who Hacked a Video Game Empire—and Went Too Far

Brendan I. Koerner