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TAREK MANSOUR IS BETTING (NOT GAMBLING!) ON THE FUTURE • The cofounder and CEO of Kalshi believes prediction markets don’t just make people money—they also help society.

DUMBEST PHONE • Kids are going wild for a new landline-like device called the Tin Can, even though they barely know how to use it.

DEATH OF A SUPERCOMPUTER

DON’T INHALE • COBOL is the asbestos of programming languages.

HACK YOUR HARDWARE • It’s make-or-break time with these top tools for DIY devotees.

THE WAR MACHINE 34.03

MISSING IN GAZA • They are not alive. They are not dead. They are simply gone.

COUNTING THE MISSING

WHAT WOULD SECESSION IN AMERICA LOOK LIKE?

BLENDING IN • How American camouflage conquered the world.

AI JOE • How to train a model for war.

HIDING IN AMERICA • For the past six months, a family in Chicago has been terrified to leave their apartment. ICE could be anywhere.

THE BIG STORY

The Fisker Liberation Movement • When an EV company went out of business in 2024, its biggest fans saw an opportunity to bring the “right to repair” to the masses.

CABLE NEWS • SAY GOODBYE TO THE UNDERSEA CABLE THAT MADE THE GLOBAL INTERNET POSSIBLE.

THE BRAIN-ROTTING DIGITAL DIET OF TAYLOR LORENZ • The extremely online journalist and podcaster doesn’t believe in tech hygiene and yearns for a world where “inbox infinity” is celebrated.