Subsea cables, which carry the world's data, are now central to the U.S.-China tech war. Washington, fearful of Beijing's spies, has thwarted Chinese projects abroad and choked Big Tech's cable routes to Hong Kong, Reuters has learned.
Austin Howell soloed harder and more often than almost anyone else in the country, documenting his exploits on Instagram and a podcast. But behind the scenes his mental health was faltering.
By: Nancy Jo Sales   |   Vanity Fair   |   Nov 2007
Ben and Dara wear Gucci jeans, carry Prada wallets, and get their hair styled at Elizabeth Arden. But in a time when their peers talk casually of “hooking up,” they are proudly devoted to each other.
By: Charles Platt   |   Wired   |   May 2023
Computers have been digital for half a century. Why would anyone want to resurrect the clunkers of yesteryear?
It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best.
Twenty years ago a Seattle boy moved to Nepal after being recognized as the reincarnation of a revered Tibetan lama. The public’s reaction to his mother’s decision to let him go says as much about our understanding of parenting as it does about Buddhism.
By: Brendan Koerner   |   Wired   |   June 2023
When Elon Musk’s reign of toxic chaos began, Christopher Bouzy didn’t just go looking for a rival place to post. He joined the crowded race to create one. (It got difficult.)
By: Gabrielle Bluestone   |   New York   |   Feb 2022
What Danielle Miller learned at Horace Mann and Rikers.
In 2019, a gunman wounded beloved Red Sox hero David Ortiz at a bar in the Dominican Republic, upsetting the delicate balance between the superstar’s life in Boston and in his native land. The story of love, tragedy, and the shooting of Big Papi.
By: Carrie Battan   |   GQ   |   June 2023
It started as a kooky soap company with a counterculture ethos. Today, the family-run business is an unlikely juggernaut and one of the most outspoken companies in America. Here’s how Dr. Bronner’s is rewriting the playbook for corporate success by doubling down on its vibey values.