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Serving the Saudi Appetite for Ready Meals

I WANT MY iTV • When the internet and television merged in the aughts, it was exciting. Then Facebook took over.

VERSION IMMERSION • Retrocomputing is about more than nostalgic nerdery. It’s a way to keep your tech in perspective.

THE NEW JET SET • All-electric personal aircraft are prepared for vertical takeoff, but there may be some flight delays.

EXPANSION PACK: CALCULATING THE SPRAWL OF IN-GAME WORLDS

RAYS OF HOPE • My rooftop solar panels showed me that a world powered by renewables would be an overflowing horn of plenty.

Readout • The world, quantified.

Dear Cloud Support:

STUN GUNS • The EV revolution has already transformed the auto industry, but motorcycle makers are catching up. We’ve tested a range of new electric two-wheelers, from iconic brands and startups alike. These are our favorites.

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FEATURES

ABANDON SHIP! • CIVILIZATIONS FALL APART. THE SOCIAL CONTRACT CANNOT HOLD. BUT BALAJI SRINIVASAN IS HERE TO LIFT YOU SAFELY OUT OF THE MAELSTROM TO A COUNTRY IN THE CLOUD. (WELL, MAYBE NOT ALL OF YOU.)

JUST ONE MORE • AS KABUL FELL LAST YEAR, THE US MILITARY ABANDONED THOUSANDS OF ITS AFGHAN ALLIES. FROM 7,000 MILES AWAY, A VETERAN-LED TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS ARMED WITH GROUP CHATS, QR CODES, AND SATELLITE MAPS LAUNCHED A MAD DASH TO RESCUE THEM.

LOVE & LARP • SWORDS AND ORC STUFF WERE NEVER MY FLAVOR OF GEEK. BUT PRETENDING TO BE A SAD SACK AT A GAY CONVERSION THERAPY CAMP? SURELY I COULD PLAY THAT GAME.

A PLANET OF HER OWN • SAYAKA MURATA has never felt at home on earth. IN HER NOVELS, SHE DEVISES WORLDS WHERE WOMEN REINVENT SEX, MARRIAGE, CHILDBIRTH—AND THE BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.

PATRIOT GAMES • The Freedom of Information Act helps Americans learn what their government is up to. One California company turned it into a moneymaker–—and became an unlikely defender of the public’s right to know.

COLOPHON • Family Matters That Helped Get This Issue Out:

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