Elon Musk’s Space Dream Almost Killed Tesla
When Elon Musk went to Russia to buy some rockets.
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The Real Teens of Silicon Valley
High school dropouts are descending on San Francisco with nothing more than a backpacks full of clothes and ideas.
The Untold Story of Silk Road, Part 2: The Fall
First they found his server, then they found his name. But if they couldn’t catch him with his laptop open, the whole thing would fall apart.
Who Funds the Future?
Inside the mind of Marc Andreessen.
I Was an Undercover Uber Driver
Uber says its drivers can earn as much as $90,000. The author decided to fact-check that number the only way she could: by becoming a driver herself.
ZPM Espresso and the Rage of the Jilted Crowdfunder
What happens when a successfully funded Kickstarter product fails to launch?
Game of Fear
A man felt wronged by his ex-girlfriend, a video game designer. So he published a 9,425-word online screed with “each component designed to be as damaging to [her] as possible.” It sparked the online fire known as “Gamergate.”
The Untold Story of Silk Road (Part 1)
How Ross Ulbricht went from idealistic used-book seller to murderous drug kingpin.
Three Days in Beijing With the Global Dissident Elite
A visit with Ai Weiwei, Laura Poitras, and Jacob Appelbaum, three people who live in justifiable paranoia of government surveillance.
I Followed My Stolen iPhone Around the World, Became a Celebrity in China, and Found a Friend for Life
“None of this should have ever happened. It makes absolutely no sense at all. It’s truly crazy.”
The Shut-In Economy
There are two roles to play in the new world of on-demand everything: royalty or servant.
The Strange Saga and Dark Secrets of Matt DeHart
The government says Matt DeHart is an online child predator. DeHart—and his parents—say he’s being framed over his knowledge of CIA secrets.
Disney's $1 Billion Bet on a Magical Wristband
The quest to create a friction-free Disney World.
A Tale of Money, Sex and Power: The Ellen Pao and Buddy Fletcher Affair
How Alphonse “Buddy” Fletcher Jr., an openly gay hedge fund star, came to marry Ellen Pao, a partner at a powerful Silicon Valley firm, before they “went to war with their elite worlds.”
Shitphone: A Love Story
Giving up the iPhone ghost, and other forays into knock-off technology.
Brianna Wu vs. the Troll Army
“I laugh off 90 percent of the stuff I’m sent,” Wu says. “But it’s the 10 percent.”
This Is What It’s Like To Go To Prison For Trolling
The afterlife of a thoughtless, cruel insult.
The Plot to Free North Korea With Smuggled Episodes of ‘Friends’
USB sticks bearing digital video are the new radio.
The Man Who Tried to Redeem the World With Logic
Walter Pitts, who helped develop the “first mechanistic theory of the mind,” was so brilliant he was once been invited to study with Bertrand Russell. He was also homeless.
Tech Behind Bars
What can social media do for you when you’re in the clink?
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Inside The Prison System's Illicit Digital World
Inmates technically aren’t permitted to have cell phones. But social media services are chock full of posts made from inside.
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After Years Behind Bars, Can Prisoners Re-Enter A Digital World?
Prisoners emerge not being familiar with smartphones, Spotify, and all sorts of ways that technology now governs how we live and work.
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Can Technology and Prisons Get Along?
A pilot program will allow prisoners to access an intranet on tablets they rent with their commissary accounts. Will it help?
The Pro Dumpster Diver Who’s Making Thousands Off America’s Biggest Retailers
Even the dumpster divers of America are becoming tech-savvy, well-earning entrepreneurs.
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Ground Control
On the coming age of domestic drones.
The Cobweb
Can the Internet be archived?
What Happened When Marissa Mayer Tried to Be Steve Jobs
The inside story of how Yahoo’s C.E.O. lost her way.
Chasing the Cicada
Exploring the darkest corridors of the Internet.
