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From The Big Story: Greetings From Burning Man! Sep 30, 2026

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Dispatches from the New American Holiday: Writer Bruce Sterling takes the kids to the Temporary Autonomous Zone, where survival is a personal choice.

Written by Bruce Sterling. Originally published in WIRED on November 1st, 1996.

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From The Big Story: She's 28, Loves God and Her Family, and Might Be the Reason You Can't Have Kids Sep 27, 2026

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No IVF. No surrogacy. No polygenic tests. Emma Waters is leading a national fight against fertility tech—with her hot husband’s permission, of course.
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From The Big Story: Sayaka Murata Inhabits a Planet of Her Own Sep 25, 2026

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The novelist makes the Earthly rituals of sex, marriage, childbirth—and all of human life—appear delightfully outlandish.

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A Senate Bill Would Radically Improve Voting Machine Security Jul 31, 2024

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This year’s Intelligence Authorization Act would mandate penetration testing for federally certified voting machines and allow independent researchers to work on exposing vulnerabilities.

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How Infostealers Pillaged the World’s Passwords Jul 30, 2024

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Infostealer malware is swiping millions of passwords, cookies, and search histories. It’s a gold mine for hackers—and a disaster for anyone who becomes a target.

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New Jersey's $500 Million Bid to Become an AI Epicenter Jul 29, 2024

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The Garden State has enacted a hefty new tax credit specifically for AI businesses. But tax incentives—particularly around data centers—haven’t always created large numbers of jobs.

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A Hacker ‘Ghost’ Network Is Quietly Spreading Malware on GitHub Jul 26, 2024

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Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a 3,000-account network on GitHub that is manipulating the platform and spreading ransomware and info stealers.

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Don't Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams Jul 25, 2024

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Swindlers are spinning up bogus websites in an attempt to dupe people with “CrowdStrike support” scams following the security firm's catastrophic software update.

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How Russia-Linked Malware Cut Heat to 600 Ukrainian Buildings in Deep Winter Jul 24, 2024

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The code, the first of its kind, was used to sabotage a heating utility in Lviv at the coldest point in the year—what appears to be yet another innovation in Russia’s torment of Ukrainian civilians.

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The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine Jul 23, 2024

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The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But these missiles are useless as weapons, and their other main purpose—attracting an enemy’s nuclear strikes—serves no end.

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