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From The Big Story: She Was the DEA’s Premier Crypto Detective. The Clues Led Straight to Her Own Family Oct 26, 2026

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To escape the chaos of her Russian childhood, Lili Infante became an American law enforcement prodigy. She pioneered the DEA’s investigations of the dark web—never suspecting who she’d find hiding there.

Written by Joshuah Bearman and Owen Long. Originally published on October 21st, 2026.

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From The Big Story: Inside the Bitcoin Bust That Took Down the Web's Biggest Child Abuse Site Oct 23, 2026

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They thought their payments were untraceable. They couldn’t have been more wrong. The untold story of the case that shredded the myth of Bitcoin’s anonymity.

Written by Andy Greenberg. Originally published on April 7th, 2022.

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From The Big Story: Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here's What Happened Oct 21, 2026

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He shed his identity with the goal of disappearing for one month. Then the manhunt began.

Written by Evan Ratliff. Originally published on November 20th, 2009.

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From The Big Story: Nathan Fielder Tells Us Everything Oct 19, 2026

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Including what Elizabeth Holmes said to him last week. A WIRED exclusive interview with the comic auteur, as his first feature film hits theaters.

The conversation between Katie Drummond and Nathan Fielder is performed by voice actors. These are not their actual voices.

Written by Katie Drummond. Originally published on October 19th, 2026.

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From The Big Story: A College Girl Was Exploited on Camera. A Network of Anonymous Men Got to Work Oct 18, 2026

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Maddie Kowalski is one of countless young women who’ve had their lives destroyed by the burnerverse, a loosely connected online community of sports fans. Now she’s fighting back.

Written by EJ Dickson. Originally published on September 14th, 2026.

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From The Big Story: The Accidental Zillionaire Oct 16, 2026

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Microsoft spawned two billionaires. Paul Allen is the other one.

Written by Paulina Borsook. Originally published on August 1st, 1994.

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From The Big Story: In Search of the Heart of the Online-Cat Industrial Complex Oct 14, 2026

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A cat wearing a short tie plays music on a cat-shaped keyboard (“Pancake Meowsic Video,” 185,459 views). A woman performs sun salutations with a cat on her back (“Cat Loves Yoga,” 1,539 views). A man slaps two cats on an ironing board to the beat of “Atmosphere” (“Cat Slap Joy Division,” 357,605 views).

Written by Gideon Lewis-Kraus. Originally published on August 31st, 2012.

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From The Big Story: The Internet Runs on Cats and Porn. It’s About to Get Cattier and Pornier Oct 11, 2026

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Soon, hundreds of new top-level domains, including .meow and .fart, could be added to the internet. WIRED goes inside the backroom shenanigans of ICANN, the organization at the helm.

Written by Pete Millspaugh. Originally published on October 6th, 2026.

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From The Big Story: Billions Registered Oct 09, 2026

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Right now, there are no rules to keep you from owning a bitchin’ corporate name as your own internet address.

Written by Joshua Quittner. Originally published on October 1st, 1994.

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From The Big Story: Why the Future Doesn't Need Us Oct 07, 2026

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Our most powerful 21st-century technologies—robotics, genetic engineering, and nanotech—are threatening to make humans an endangered species.

Written by Bill Joy. Originally published on April 1st, 2000.

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