Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and other tech titans have had to fight for their lives—against their own government. This month, we take a look inside their year from hell, and why the web will never be the same. Also, see what happens when gene-modifying masters Monsanto try to take nature's path, how one man hacked OKCupid to find the girl of his dreams, and the city-within-a-city Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh is building in Las Vegas. Plus: the Data Miner's Guide to Romance, Rick Rubin, and more!