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MEMECOIN OF THE REALM • Creating a crypto coin is now so easy a kid can launch one, make a small fortune, and piss off a big chunk of the internet, all before bedtime.

TRUMP’S CRYPTO CABINET

ELON’S WORLD • From his orbital constellation of internet satellites to his preschool for future Martian colonists, there’s barely a place on Earth that doesn’t feel the gravitational pull of humanity’s wealthiest reply guy.

GOD HELP THE DESIGNER BABIES • Testimonials from tomorrow’s workforce.

THE FABRIC OF REALITY • If the robots take over, we should at least speak their language.

BOTS MAKING BANK FROM HUMAN DEBT • AI finance apps are reaching Gen Z and millennial users with personalized chatbots that offer money advice—and then upsell them big-time with cash advances and loans.

MISSED CALLS: NOKIA’S LOST CELLPHONE DESIGNS • The Nokia Design Archive features some of the company’s wackier mobile ideas, including wearables, a touchscreen credit card, and a phone that lets you feel the texture of images.

SAVE OVER 45% PRINT + DIGITAL

Cheap Thrills • The next new thing doesn’t have to cost as much as next month’s paycheck.

THE SEVEN HABITS OF A HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CEO • Martina King has made Featurespace a paytech powerhouse. Here are the secrets of her success…

FEATURES

A Place in the Sun • Bro Solar a The of Burnout Spectacular

THE ‘CRAZY GUY’ WHO BET ON THE IPHONE THREE YEARS BEFORE IT EXISTED • Or: When Masayoshi Son Met Steve Jobs

The Sheikh’s Gambit • The UAE’s chess-obsessed, jiujitsu-loving spymaster controls a $1.5 trillion fortune. America’s AI giants are scrambling for a piece of it. Inside the power plays of SHEIKH TAHNOUN BIN ZAYED AL NAHYAN.

Sugar Daddy • Inside the rise of Novo Nordisk, the world’s slimming juggernaut, and its risky future—one that has its CEO scared as hell.

The Rich Origins of BiLL GatES • Hestarted Microsoft at age 19 and became a billionaire at 31.

THE HUNT FOR THE WORST SCHOOL SWATTER IN US HISTORY • THE SCHOOL SHOOTERS WERE FAKE. THE TERROR WAS REAL. HOW ONE TEEN WENT ON A NATIONWIDE RAMPAGE OF DECEPTION, AND ONE PRIVATE DETECTIVE TRACKED HIM DOWN.

HE HELPED STEAL $93 MILLION—AND WAITED FOR PUTIN’S CALL. • The Russian behind one of the biggest insider trading cases of all time.

Proof of life

BUTTERFLIES SYNC WINGS. DISTANT STORMS AWAKEN. • THE ASSIGNMENT: IN SIX WORDS, WRITE A STORY ABOUT AN INSECT REVOLUTION.