How American Camouflage Conquered the World

The world-famous MultiCam pattern was designed for the military by two Brooklyn hipsters. Now everyone—from babies to ICE agents—is suited up for battle.

Arm’s CEO Insists the Market Needs His New CPU. It Could Piss Everyone Off

Arm just confirmed the rumors: It’s producing its own chip for the first time. CEO Rene Haas explains why this won’t alienate the many chipmakers who license the company’s designs.

‘Get Down! Get Down! They’re Gonna See Us!’: Six Months of Hiding From ICE

A family in Chicago has been terrified to leave their apartment. Agents could be anywhere.

Your Body Is Betraying Your Right to Privacy

Attachment to smart devices and biometric surveillance leaves Americans more vulnerable to police searches than ever. Left unchecked it will only get worse.

Meet the Gods of AI Warfare

In its early days, the AI initiative known as Project Maven had its fair share of skeptics at the Pentagon. Today, many of them are true believers.

Hassan Took a Bike Ride. Now He’s One of the Thousands Missing in Gaza

In a place denied access to basic forensic technology—and where people disappear into Israeli detention—the fate of thousands remains unknown. One of them is an autistic teenager.

Don’t Listen to Anyone Who Thinks Secession Will Solve Anything

Americans increasingly fantasize about a divorce between red and blue states—but they dread the thought of civil war. You can’t have one without the other.

What Happens When You Can’t Get a Death Certificate in Gaza

For families of the missing, systemic obstacles to identifying remains and locating people in Israeli detention has created a kind of social and legal purgatory.

LinkedIn Invited My AI ‘Cofounder’ to Give a Corporate Talk—Then Banned It

When social media is constantly exhorting people to use AI, what is the point of not letting AI agents participate?

He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life

The data engineer started as a casual reader of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Then he became obsessed, and built the most extensive network graph of the sexual predator’s shadowy world.