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Trae Stephens Has Built AI Weapons and Worked for Donald Trump. As He Sees It, Jesus Would Approve
He’s deep in the defense-startup world as a Founders Fund partner and Anduril cofounder. His bunker, though, isn’t fully prepped for the end times.
Steven Levy
The Big Story
Gold Treasure Worth a Fortune Was Hidden in a Forest. Let the Hunt Begin
Joseph Bien-Kahn
The Big Interview
Josh Johnson Has Become the Funniest Guy on the Internet. That Is Not a Joke
Jason Parham
This Is Not Another Boring Q&A
Mind-melds with freaks and geeks and bigwigs and rock stars—literal and figurative. Welcome to The Big Interview.
After Shark Tank, Mark Cuban Just Wants to Break Shit—Especially the Prescription Drug Industry
The billionaire is done with his hit TV show, but he’s still invested in fighting pharma’s middlemen, being a dad, and needling Elon Musk.
Lauren Goode
Antony Blinken Dragged US Diplomacy Into the 21st Century. Even He’s Surprised by the Results
Two major wars. A rising China. Hackers everywhere. He’s the US secretary of state, and he says he’s here to help.
Garrett M. Graff
Under Meredith Whittaker, Signal Is Out to Prove Surveillance Capitalism Wrong
On its 10th anniversary, Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It pays its engineers very well. And it’s a go-to app for hundreds of millions of people.
Andy Greenberg
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The Green Economy Is Hungry for Copper—and People Are Stealing, Fighting, and Dying to Feed It
Vince Beiser
Climate Control
The New Gods of Weather Can Make Rain on Demand—or So They Want You to Believe
Amit Katwala
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How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World
Sandra Upson
The Big Interview
If Ray Kurzweil Is Right (Again), You’ll Meet His Immortal Soul in the Cloud
Steven Levy
Boosted
The West Coast’s Fanciest Stolen Bikes Are Getting Trafficked by One Mastermind in Jalisco, Mexico
Christopher Solomon
The OceanGate Files
The Titan Submersible Disaster Shocked the World. The Inside Story Is More Disturbing Than Anyone Imagined
Mark Harris