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Intel Officials Warned Police That US Cities Aren’t Ready for Hostile Drones

In a previously unreported August memo, the Department of Homeland Security urged state and local police to conduct exercises to test their ability to respond to weaponized drones.
Star Power

Inside a Fusion Startup's Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony

Robots! Huge capacitors! A pianist-programmer of impossible skill! One of Silicon Valley's formative figures takes the stage at a wild event.
Killer Instinct

Murderbot, She Wrote

Showdown at Stones

The Cheating Scandal That Ripped the Poker World Apart

Originally published September 2020: Mike Postle was on an epic winning streak at a California casino. Veronica Brill thought he had to be playing dirty. Let the chips fall where they may.