- Senescence (Part 1)Surya, a tech historian, buys an old Sun workstation at a garage sale, expecting a working example of a CPU her grandmother designed, not secrets. Accidentally left on the drive …
- Solitude of the Deep DarkDuring a dive to repair a submersible mining robot, Rohan, a deep-sea specialist, discovers the true cause of the machine’s malfunction: the metallic nodules it was harvesting are alive, ancient, …
- From Wonder Valley to NowhereForced into Wonder Valley, a holding facility for seniors needing care, 83-year-old Ellie resists her cheerful AI handlers and their synthetic paradise. She finds solace in the company of Aura, …
- Anima IncognitaAfter living off-grid for forty years, Shane is drawn back into society when his former best friend—now the political leader of the territory—announces plans to develop the wilderness area that …
- No I in AISalvini, an out-of-work programmer, uses a hidden backdoor in her former employer’s system to create an AI called Bandhu, which hunts for jobs and outsmarts the hiring platforms. She asks …