Blogger Masonc McCann suffers the consequences of telling the world about a conspiracy it's not ready to face. Journalist Joanna Hubble learns to see the world from a different angle, covering stories without using her name, and without any potential consequences for what she reveals. Media manipulator Manicule lights a fire under radical movements and finds himself pushing too far. Governor Michael Smith climbs the political ladder, and throws his family to the press in the process. Energy tycoon Niki Jenks finds her empire in the crosshairs, and is forced to pivot on a massive scale. Genius cult-leader Xerxes faces dissent within his ranks, just as he's on the verge of pushing humanity closer to the Singularity. And orchestrating from behind the scenes, the hacker collective Opus continues to influence important events through everyday people.