The Gospel of Wealth According to Marc Benioff
The Salesforce founder has donated a fortune to right capitalism’s wrongs, and he thinks his fellow billionaires should too. Why can’t we just be grateful?…
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Why the ‘Queen of Shitty Robots’ Renounced Her Crown
YouTuber Simone Giertz gave up wildly popular but barely functioning machines and confronted her fears of imperfection (while facing her own mortality and making an awesome Truckla EV)….
Meet the Activists Risking Prison to Film VR in Factory Farms
This animal liberation group actually wants to be put on trial. Their goal: force jurors to wear VR headsets and immerse them in the suffering of animals bound for slaughter….
Instagram, My Daughter, and Me
In real life, I only see her two out of every 14 days. On Instagram I can bend time and space to stay connected to her….
The Tech-Obsessed, Hyper-Experimental Restaurant of the Future
How chef Eric Rivera is upending the traditional restaurant model—and making delicious food while he’s at it….
The Strange Life and Mysterious Death of a Virtuoso Coder
Jerrold Haas was on the brink of blockchain riches. Then his body was found in the woods of southern Ohio….
How the Dumb Design of a WWII Plane Led to the Macintosh
At first, pilots took the blame for crashes. The true cause, however, lay with the design. That lesson led us into our user-friendly age—but there’s peril to come. …
Meet the Immigrants Who Took On Amazon
How a group of Somalis became leaders in the fight to change a tech behemoth….
Andrew Yang Is Not Full of Shit
The so-called Silicon Valley candidate has a habit of ripping the tech industry, but his message is catching on, he’s flush with cash, and he’s positioned to survive deep into the primaries….
The Super-Optimized Dirt That Helps Keep Racehorses Safe
Dozens of horses died at Santa Anita Park last year. So engineer Mick Peterson is deploying everything from sensors to satellites to keep accidents down as the Breeders’ Cup approaches….
The Shady Cryptocurrency Boom on the Post-Soviet Frontier
Dodgy energy deals, loose regulation, and dubious characters—with links to the Hillary Clinton email hackers—are fueling a burgeoning crypto industry that could provide an end run around US sanctions….
Pompeo Was Riding High—Until the Ukraine Mess Exploded
The US secretary of state may be a Trump favorite, but the Ukraine scandal appears to threaten Mike Pompeo’s ambitions for higher office….
Neil Young’s Adventures on the Hi-Res Frontier
The artist is intent on bringing real quality to streaming audio, whether you want it or not….
Inside Apple’s High-Flying Bid to Become a Streaming Giant
With Ron Moore’s space-race drama “For All Mankind”, Apple is betting on marquee names and lush production to get its TV+ service off the ground. Can it achieve orbit?…
Inside Olympic Destroyer, the Most Deceptive Hack in History
The untold story of how digital detectives unraveled the mystery of Olympic Destroyer—and why the next big cyberattack will be even harder to crack….
The Quiet, Intentional Fires of Northern California
How the Yurok nation and other indigenous communities use low-intensity burns to shape the landscape and the species that live there….