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The Epic Rise and Fall of a Dark-Web Psychedelics Kingpin

Interdimensional travel, sex with aliens, communion with God. Anything is possible with just a sprinkle of DMT. Akasha Song’s secret labs made millions of doses—and dollars—until the feds showed up.
Find My Murderers

3 Teens Almost Got Away With Murder. Then Police Found Their Google Searches

Bot and Roll

‘A Billion Streams and No Fans’: Inside a $10 Million AI Music Fraud Case

The Big Interview

Bluesky Is Plotting a Total Takeover of the Social Internet

All the lefties fled to Bluesky following Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover. But CEO Jay Graber says the app is for everyone—and could revolutionize how people communicate online.

Bill Gates Traumatized His Parents—and Other Stories of a Wild, Wonky Youth

Terrorizing classmates, spending a night in jail, tripping on LSD: This isn’t the Bill Gates you know.

Under Trump, US Cyberdefense Loses Its Head

Chinese hacks, rampant ransomware, and Donald Trump’s budget cuts all threaten US security. In an exit interview with WIRED, former CISA head Jen Easterly argues for her agency’s survival.

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.

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