A gang of teen hackers snatched the keys to Microsoft’s videogame empire. Then they went too far.

Born at a barely viable 24 weeks, Owen’s life began as a battle for survival. His future is a test for how far neonatal medicine has come.

A 42,000-word, 3-continent spanning “hacker tourist” account of the laying of the (then) longest wire on earth.

The idealistic entrepreneur turns wild experiences into viral videos into actual science into a going business concern.

Journalist Kim Wall was murdered aboard a homemade submarine while reporting on the designer of the vessel. Her friend and fellow journalist wanted to know what really happened to her.

How a confused, defensive social media giant steered itself into a disaster, and how Mark Zuckerberg is trying to fix it all.

Margit Wennmachers is Andreessen Horowitz’s secret weapon.

Inside China’s vast new experiment in social ranking.

Can local news survive?

After the relationship ended, the harassment began.

On the sanitized wonderland that is Singapore.

How it feels to lose $30,000 in Bitcoin.

What happens when robots act just like humans?

The material powers solar panels and microchips. In Alabama, two thieves cashed in.

Searching for the truth about a site known for busting myths.

Senior House was a haven for creative outsiders. In a move that is being echoed on campuses around the country, administrators said it was dangerous and shut it down.

The origins of the misunderstood agency.

“These documents show how Palantir applies Silicon Valley’s playbook to domestic law enforcement. New users are welcomed with discounted hardware and federal grants, sharing their own data in return for access to others’. When enough jurisdictions join Palantir’s interconnected web of police departments, government agencies, and databases, the resulting data trove resembles a pay-to-access social network—a Facebook of crime that’s both invisible and largely unaccountable to the citizens whose behavior it tracks.”

As a father succumbs to lung cancer, his son tries to recreate his personality in the form of a chatbot.

The life and death of Srinivas Kuchibhotla.

One of the most valuable cars in the world crashes going 200 mph on the Pacific Coast Highway. Its owner claims to be an anti-terrorism officer. In fact, he’s a former executive at a failed software company—and a career criminal. The unraveling of an epic con.

Her creepy, surreal YouTube videos have millions of views, but no one knows Poppy’s full story.

Bangalore was once the icon of a globalized, high tech, utopian future. Now it’s a sign of global catastrophe.

Imagine you felt like your skin was always on fire. Imagine you couldn’t even feel a bone break. The genetic link between those two extremes could hold the key to ending physical suffering.