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The Deadly Cyclone That Changed the Course of the Cold War
Frustrated, Frank got back in the Vauxhall to get to his next…
Is Russia’s Largest Tech Company Too Big to Fail?
Arkady Yurievich Volozh seemed to be in good spirits. It was February…
It’s Like GPT-3, but for Code—Fun, Fast, and Full of Flaws
Code pours from Feross Aboukhadijeh’s fingers. As a devotee of the open…
The Infinite Reach of Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s Man in Washington
Kaplan’s “paternalistic” jab, Harbath says, matched her recollection of how conservatives at…
‘I’m the Operator’: The Aftermath of a Self-Driving Tragedy
The media descended on the story the next day. Right away, experts…
The Internet Is Not as New as You Think
When Kant proclaimed in the Critique of the Power of Judgment that…
Trapped in Silicon Valley’s Hidden Caste System
Siddhant was 14 when he learned of the watch. His father, a…
Jacques Vallée Still Doesn’t Know What UFOs Are
On a white restaurant tablecloth in San Francisco, under the glow of…
Driving While Baked? Inside the High-Tech Quest to Find Out
“You’re not sober,” Guy says. “I’m as sober as you’ll get me…