REVENGE OF THE SOFTIES
For years, people counted Microsoft out. Then Satya Nadella took control. As the company turns 50, it’s more relevant—and scarier—than ever.

FOLLOW THAT CAR
Chasing a robotaxi for hours and hours is weird—and revelatory, and boring, and jealousy-inducing. But the driverless world is coming for all of us. So get in and buckle up.

THE ALTERNATE UNIVERSE OF MEREDITH WHITTAKER
Signal’s president wants to remind you that the world’s most secure communications platform is a nonprofit. It’s free. It doesn’t track you or serve you ads. It pays its engineers very well. And it’s a go-to app for hundreds of millions of people.

THE MIDLIFE NOT-A-CRISIS OF MARK CUBAN
Though he’s soon to be out at Shark Tank, the billionaire has a massive new “disruption” in the works. He’s certain it’ll save lives.

11,196 YEARS IN PRISON
Faruk Özer made crypto seem like the solution to decades of economic dysfunction. Then he became Turkey’s most wanted—and hated—man.

SHE CONTAINS MULTITUDES
YOUR ONLINE GIRLFRIEND IS A WORKFORCE. I JOINED IT.