One from the New Yorker archives (2010), this is the story of one of the world’s leading arms dealers. Monzer al-Kassar was a man who lived up to many stereotypes of his profession – speaking many languages, piloting his own private jet, and running a fleet of Mercedes to get about town.
A long look at the infamous online marketplace for illegal goods, starting with a DEA raid on a grandpa in Utah who had just taken receipt of $27,000 of cocaine. http://www.bit.ly/wired-silkroad
Donald Heathfield and Tracey Foley’s two sons believed their parents were affluent, highly educated Canadians, who happened to live and work in America. In fact, they were Russian spies who had been deep undercover for several decades.
A blackhat hacker operated on both sides of the fence, working with both the FBI and the criminals they were trying to stop.
The story of how Goldman Sachs took on Libya as a client, and subsequently allegedly lost $1.2bn of their money.
A report on the security challenges and failures leaving Europe vulnerable to attack.
A look at the rise of industrial robots in China, a trend that will have a major impact on the global economy.