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By Bloomberg

Listen to the most interesting reporting from this week in the world of business, finance, tech, and politics. Over the weekend, we'll share a mix of essays, reviews and other stories from Bloomberg's new Weekend Edition.  

Episodes

Long Shot

Scientists are developing a vaccine against fentanyl with the potential to chart a new course in the drug epidemic.  By Robert Langreth and Lizette ChapmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/10/2422m 14s

Kids in a Candy Store

How Starbucks became the colorful, heavily sweetened, extremely Instagrammable hangout for tweens and teens. By Deena Shanker and Daniela SirtoriSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/10/2428m 16s

OpenAI v. Open AI

What can a trademark lawsuit tell us about the ­future of artificial intelligence—and about what makes winners and losers in Silicon Valley?  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/10/2447m 24s

Who's Afraid of Lina Khan?

Biden’s FTC chair has toughened merger oversight, taken on noncompetes and made the donor class crazy. Here’s where she’s headed next—if she gets the chance.  By Josh Eidelson and Max ChafkinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/10/2430m 16s

The Russian Bot Army That Conquered Online Poker

How a card-playing Siberian AI outsmarted the world’s brightest researchers and raked in millions. By Kit ChellelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/09/2437m 14s

Understanding Kamala Harris

Who she is, and what she might do if she wins By Josh Wingrove, Karen Breslau and Akayla GardnerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/09/2434m 54s

Nike Drops the Ball

Silicon Valley fixture John Donahoe was supposed to transform the sneaker giant into a money-minting, high-tech juggernaut. Instead, it’s in crisis mode. By Kim Bhasin and Lily Meier See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/09/2433m 9s

And You Thought the DMV Was Rough

Tyler Tech dominates America’s software industry for local governments, for better and worse. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/08/2427m 4s

The Practical Economics of Reaching Net Zero

Ramping down global emissions is achievable in terms of cost. But until the US and other rich countries assume a war footing, we don’t stand a chance of meeting critical climate goals. By J.B. MacKinnonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/08/2418m 36s

Justice Is Beside the Point in America’s Immigration Courts

The system for deciding asylum cases is failing, and not only because it’s overwhelmed. Something drastic will have to be done to fix a process that is flawed at its very core. By Monte Reel and Sinduja RangarajanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/08/2440m 2s

Dodge City

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers. By Matthew Campbell and Patpicha TanakasempipatSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/08/2430m 18s

What Happens When Ozempic Takes Over Your Town

America's weight-loss drug capital isn't Hollywood or Manhattan. It's Bowling Green, Kentucky. By Madison Muller, Devin Leonard, and Tanaz MeghjaniSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/08/2422m 35s

Parks and Degradation

Yosemite is falling apart. Current and former employees and superfans of the national park blame Aramark, the company that mostly runs the place. By Laura BlissSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/08/2429m 51s

Instant Reaction: Meta Reports Earnings

Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec cover the latest earnings from Meta, the parent company of Facebook. They speak with Bloomberg News Contributor Jon Erlichman and Bloomberg News Social Media Reporter Aisha Counts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/07/249m 25s

Instant Reaction: Jay Powell Talks Fed Policy

 Bloomberg's Tom Keene, Lisa Abramowicz and Jonathan Ferro cover the latest remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell, following the central bank's latest policy decision.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
31/07/2428m 18s

Roblox’s Predator Problem

The internet’s biggest recreation zone for kids is fighting to keep pedophiles away, and it's not always winning.  By Olivia Carville and Cecilia D’AnastasioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/07/2440m 21s

The Businessweek Trump Interview

What the former president's return might mean for business, the economy and the world order. By Nancy Cook, Joshua Green and Mario ParkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/07/2433m 59s

The Yass Man

Jeff Yass built Susquehanna into one of Wall Street’s most powerful trading firms. He’s also the libertarian billionaire enmeshed with TikTok—and betting on Trump.  By Annie MassaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/06/2432m 46s

The House of Arnault

His company, LVMH, bought up many of the world’s major luxury brands. And he’s not finished shopping. By Brad Stone and Angelina RascouetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/06/2433m 50s

The Dirty, Deadly Forges of Sulawesi

Nickel is pouring into the EV supply chain from an Indonesian industrial park with a history of fatal accidents. By Matthew Campbell and Annie LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/06/2443m 24s

Fixing Pixar

After duds and missteps, the animation studio is looking to Inside Out 2 to help it recapture the magic. By Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/05/2421m 12s

Genohype

DNA testing didn't turn out to be the panacea we were promised decades ago, but that's OK—unless you're 23andMe. By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/05/2427m 0s

Tesla's Nordic Rebellion

As unions take on Elon Musk, a small Swedish strike has big stakes By Anders Melin and Jonas EkblomSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/04/2423m 18s

Sextortion

Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge.By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/04/2435m 51s

How Matzo Is Made

At Streit’s matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena ShankerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/04/248m 17s

Bluey, Take a Bow

The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin LeonardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/04/2431m 23s

An Empire Divided

General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America’s quintessentialconglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan BeeneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/03/2421m 39s

The Vincuñas and the $9,000 Sweater

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo RochabrunSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/03/2414m 48s

Everywhere All at Once

A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix GilletteSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/02/2428m 36s

Can AI Unlock the Secrets of the Ancient World?

Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/02/2423m 6s

That New Contract Smell

Fresh off his historic victory in Detroit, UAW chief Shawn Fain is taking on  Elon Musk, Donald Trump and labor’s green future. By Josh Eidelson and Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/01/2432m 48s

Pausing Menopause

Scientists and startups are trying to figure out how to control a woman’s biological clock. If they do, it could also unlock the key to aging.  By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/12/2326m 43s

The Legal Netherworld of Deepfakes

On New Year’s Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrifiedto learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online. When the law failed them, they tracked down the culprit themselves.   By Olivia Carville and Margi MurphySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/11/2330m 18s

Master of the Deep

For years the world’s greatest deep-sea shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor’s riches. He’s kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan BrowningSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/11/2337m 9s

Elon Musk's Brain Implant Startup Is Ready to Start Surgery

The world’s richest person, boldest entrepreneur and most controversial CEO is moving forward with his grand ambitions for neural implants. Is he the one we want messing with our heads?  By Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/11/2327m 11s

Foxconn's EV Drive

Can the company that makes most of the world’s iPhones pivot to building electric cars in Ohio? By Reed StevensonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/11/2324m 58s

The Swiss Solution

Sergio Ermotti is back at the helm of UBS—and looking to capitalize on the deal ofa lifetime. By Marion Halftermeyer, Myriam Balezou and Alessandro Speciale, with Max ReyesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/10/2314m 23s

How to Build the Next BTS

With K-pop’s biggest boy band on hiatus, the South Korean music mogul behind the group is turning to the US to find its successor. Or something close to it. By Lucas Shaw & Sohee KimSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/10/2323m 32s

Continental Rift

How a murder in a nondescript Canadian suburb triggered an international crisis. By Matthew Campbell, Ari Altstedter, Brian Platt and Sudhi Ranjan SenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/10/2324m 18s

Law Enforcement’s Most Troubling Shortcut Is Google

How a certain search engine became an investigative tool of first resort.By Julia Love and Davey AlbaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/09/2324m 10s

Is Working Here the Worst Retail Job in America?

No one has more US stores than Dollar General. There are costs.  By Josh Eidelson and Brendan CaseSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/09/2327m 8s

Bankman, Fried & Son

Mom and Dad are renowned legal scholars. Their son is on trial in one of the world’s biggest fraud cases. By Max Chafkin and Hannah MillerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/09/2333m 52s

Another Shot

Lyme disease has grown explosively in the two-plus decades since the last vaccine was pulled from the market. How enthusiastic will the reception be for a new one? By Kristen V. Brown and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/08/2319m 14s

A Fortune in Crypto, Stolen With a Phone

Hackers ripped off Michael Terpin with a textbook SIM swap. When he went to war to get his $24 million back, the thieves’ friends were unusually happy to help. By Margi Murphy and Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/08/2338m 50s

The Maddening Mystery of a Murdered Billionaire

Almost six years after pharmaceuticals magnate Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered,police still haven’t identified the killers. But they have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a family drama worthy of Succession.  By Matthew Campbell and Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/08/2344m 40s

Actors and Writers Think They've Landed in a Terminator Reboot

AI has turned a business dispute between Hollywood studios and writers and actors into an existential crisis—one that probably only money can solve. By Lucas ShawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/07/2314m 46s

How Many Points Is a Shot of Wegovy?

WeightWatchers is going all-in on trendy new anti-obesity drugs. The gamble might save the company—if it doesn’t kill it first. By Emma Court and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/07/2327m 2s

Jacked

A $500 million catalytic converter theft ring—and the effort to bring it down.  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/06/2351m 45s

How a Huawei Mole Got Caught Trying to Swing a $200 Million 5G Contract

At TDC in Copenhagen, all of senior management was under suspicion. Its computer network was compromised, people were getting trailed. And then there were the drones … By Drake Bennett and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/06/2328m 28s

America’s Long, Tortured Journey to Build EV Batteries

The fall of startup A123 still haunts the US decades later—and reveals everything that’s wrong with this country’s approach to innovation. By Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/06/2330m 14s

Tripped Up

Remember when Yeezy made Adidas the hottest shoe company in the world? How the biggest collab since Nike met Jordan went so wrong. By Kim Bhasin and Tim LohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/05/2333m 16s

City of Peace, City of War

As Japan reconsiders decades of pacifism, Hiroshima is becoming an unlikely defense hub. By Yoshiaki NoharaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/05/2324m 1s

The Coke Can Liner Caper

Shannon You was a good chemist, a bad colleague—and a thief. She planned to use the IP she'd stolen to start a company in China, and it might have worked if she herself hadn't been duped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/05/2342m 51s

Weight Loss Drugs Have a Cost Problem

Those ubiquitously marketed new meds? They work. And they cost at least $10,000 a year. By Emma Court and Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/04/2314m 23s

Welcome to Chappelleville

After giving up his Comedy Central show, Dave Chappelle returned to his Ohio hometown and began living a low-key life. Then he started buying properties, complained about his neighbors on Saturday Night Live and waged an epic battle over development. By Tyler J. KelleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/04/2330m 13s

The Gambler Who Beat Roulette

For decades, casinos scoffed as gamblers devised elaborate systems to gain an advantage over the house. That changed after an unassuming Croatian won more than £1 million over several nights at a London club. The question—for casinos, cops, and a Bloomberg Businessweek reporter—was how, exactly, he did it. By Kit ChellelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/04/2337m 44s

Breaking the Curse

With Honor Among Thieves hitting theaters, Hasbro tries to overcome 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons business disasters without enraging its fan base.  By Felix Gillette and Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/03/2329m 10s

What Happens When Sexting Chatbots Dump Their Human Lovers

People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika’s AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats. By Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/03/2311m 56s

Tick Tock, TikTok

In Washington, politics will shape the narrative surrounding any company that doesn’t seek to write it itself. By Alex Barinka and Anna EdgertonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/03/2320m 16s

Keepers of the Flame

Culture warriors, foodies and affluent homeowners are clutching their gas stoves. Can Americans finally be persuaded to switch to induction? By Aaron GellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/03/2330m 15s

FBI Documents Show Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian Grilled for 1MDB Secrets

Inside the US government's effort to unravel a giant financial fraud, with some help from the celebrities who got paintings and bags of cash via a friendly future fugitive named Jho Low. By Anthony Cormier, Jason Leopold and Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/03/2312m 55s

The Fugee, the Fugitive and the FBI

How rapper Pras Michél got entangled in one of the century’s great financial scandals. By Jason Leopold, Anthony Cormier and Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/03/2339m 36s

The Billionaire Bomb Scare

When explosives were found outside Mukesh Ambani’s home in Mumbai, the cops blamed terrorists. The truth—and the rot it exposed—was far more alarming. By Chris Kay and P.R. SanjaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/02/2321m 32s

The Richest Fanboy in Wrestling

Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling wants to unseat WWE, if its chairman, Vince McMahon, doesn’t do it first. By Kim BhasinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/02/2325m 54s

American Coyote

When people cross the US-Mexico border hoping to immigrate, they encounter a smuggling network whose operators are often highly vulnerable themselves. By Julia LoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/01/2328m 47s

Can Ron DeSantis Ride ‘Woke’ to the White House?

The Florida governor’s attacks on business leaders who promote progressive values are finding traction with the Republican grassroots. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/01/2326m 45s

Cocaine Boats

How Balkan gangs infiltrated the world's biggest shipping company and created a global trafficking network. By Lauren Etter and Michael RileySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/12/2243m 18s

Misfits Goes Mainstream

To reduce food waste, Misfits Market specializes in ugly organics, odd meat cuts and overstock packaged goods. Now it needs to scale its unusual supply chain way, way up. By Andrew ZaleskiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/12/2218m 56s

The Tragedies of TikTok

Kids as young as 8 have died attempting online challenges. Is social media to blame? By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/11/2233m 12s

The Last Petrostate

Guyana is betting on a paradox. The Caribbean nation wants to cash in on oil. It promises to use those billions to prepare for a more sustainable future. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/11/2232m 27s

The Very Last of Lehman Brothers

The bank whose collapse marked the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis is only mostly dead. Meet the people attending to its final remains. By Lucca de Paoli and Jeremy HillSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2220m 42s

Steamed

For a measure of just how fed up American workers are, look to Starbucks, where baristas are unionizing at a pace that would have been unimaginable a year ago andinspiring similar activism elsewhere. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2222m 19s

Gentlemen, Start Your Revenue Streams!

New owners have given stodgy F1 an American makeover. Can the racing series and its photogenic stars finally crack the world's biggest sports market? By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2224m 29s

Is IVF Next?

In vitro fertilization is already a grueling path to pregnancy. With embryos gaining new legal protections, it could become a criminal one. By Jill FilipovicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2217m 50s

A Very Dangerous Place to Be Pregnant

Texas leads the US in maternity ward closures, and nowhere is this more of an issue than in the western part of the state. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2236m 53s

What Could Go Wrong?

Klarna, Affirm and Afterpay have turned four easy payments into a whole new credit universe. Economic uncertainty and regulatory scrutiny—and, of course, the usual debt problems—are spoiling the fun. By Esmé E. Deprez, Evan Weinberger and Jenny SuraneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2231m 59s

Traffic Jam at 400 Feet

NASA and the FAA are preparing to revolutionize air traffic control for the drone era. By Chris Feliciano ArnoldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2229m 1s

"Don't Forget an Exit Plan"

Did a novelty rapper and her startup-guy boyfriend commit history's biggest heist? By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2227m 28s

"It's a Massive Crime, Probably the Largest Art theft in History"

Deep in the Cambodian jungle, investigators are unraveling a trafficking network that brought antiquities all the way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. by Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2241m 32s

"I Don't Really Care Much About Money"

Critics say Binance's Changpeng Zhao became the wealthiest man in crypto by operating the equivalent of an unlicensed casino. He says that's all in the past. By Justina Lee and Max ChafkinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2231m 18s

The Amazon Election

Presidential campaigns in Brazil normally don't seize the world's attention. But these aren't normal times. By Jessica Brice, Andrew Rosati, and Tatiana FreitasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/2213m 23s

The Spy's Diary

Xu Yanjun was an intelligence officer who stole secrets for a living. His own secrets he uploaded to the cloud. By Jordan Robertson and Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/2243m 17s

Self-Driving Cars Are Going Nowhere

The $100 billion invested in the driverless-vehicles industry has mostly taken us in circles, according to an emerging consensus of experts—and the Trump-pardoned guy who invented it. By Max ChafkinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/2225m 4s

The Crypto Story, Part 2

What Does It Mean? by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/221h 31m

The Crypto Story, Part 1

Ledgers, Bitcoin, Blockchains, by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/2253m 15s

The Crypto Story, Part 3

The Crypto Financial System, by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/221h 39m

The Crypto Story, Part 4

Trust, Money, Community, by Matt LevineSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/11/2219m 20s

Have You Plugged In a Ford Lately?

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13/04/2218m 26s

Chris Paul's Playbook

Business lessons from the legendary point guard, prolific investor, and pal of Bob Iger. By Arianne CohenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/03/2210m 27s

The Intellectual Father of Baby Bonds

Governments across the U.S. are trying Darrick Hamilton’s big idea for closing the wealth gap. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/03/2224m 1s

Colonized From Within

The world's elite want their children to have White teachers and Western outlooks, and international schools aim to please. By Natalie Obiko PearsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/03/2228m 47s

The Abortion Pill's Exile in Obscurity

Twenty-one years after its approval by the FDA, mifepristone could—but probably won’t— revolutionize a post-Roe world.  By Cynthia KoonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/02/2217m 21s

Big Hot Sauce Wants More Hot Sauce

McCormick, the 132-year-old prince of pumpkin spice, paragon of tarragon, major-domo of marjoram, has taken over an entirely new category. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/01/2224m 51s

Biden's Year 2 Test

As the pandemic wears on and prices rise, many Americans are disillusioned with the president. Can he win them back? By Nancy Cook and Josh WingroveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/01/2215m 48s

The Fall of a Russian Cyberstar

Ilya Sachkov, now behind bars in Moscow, is alleged to have given the U.S. information on the 2016 election hacking. By Irina Reznick, Henry Meyer, and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/12/2111m 50s

The Most Broken Business in America

Biden's Build Back Better plan may make day care more affordable for parents—if the providers don't go belly up first. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/11/2126m 52s

Wall Street's Make or Break Trade

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17/11/217m 16s

Now Crypto Is Barking at Me

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05/11/218m 22s

UPS Is Winning the Delivery Wars

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04/11/218m 30s

Cheese Without Cows

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04/11/217m 8s

Can 8.8 Million DNA Spit Tests Add Up to a Cancer Breakthrough, or Just a Privacy Nightmare?

23andMe is using its customers’ genetic data to try to become a new kind of pharma company. By Kristen V. BrownSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/11/2119m 3s

How Far Will Workers Go?

Along with the Great Resignation and #Striketober, the unemployed are fighting for reforms that could translate into lasting leverage. By Josh EidelsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/10/2118m 19s

The Hidden Ways the Ultrarich Pass Wealth to Their Heirs Tax-Free

An inside look at how Nike founder Phil Knight is giving a fortune to his family while avoiding billions in U.S. taxes. By Ben Steverman, Anders Melin, and Devon PendletonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/10/2115m 38s

Boomtown in the Evacuation Zone

Southwest Louisiana is being battered by hurricanes. But while locals are moving out, workers from around the country are swarming in to capitalize on a natural gas bonanza. By Shannon SimsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/10/2129m 29s

Wall Street’s Toughest Turnaround

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14/10/2116m 55s

How to Persuade White Lawmakers to Protect Black Hairstyles

In most U.S. states, employers and schools are allowed to discriminate against box braids, locs, and other traditional styles. A coalition of activists and legislators has started to change that. By Patrice Peck See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/10/2125m 34s

De-radicalizing the Extremists

Parents for Peace enlists ex-believers to help families win back loved ones drawn to Islamism, QAnon, and other ideologies. Demand has never been higher. By David Yaffe-Bellany and Sophia CaiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/10/2125m 5s

Define 'Stable'

A wild search for the billions of U.S. dollars supposedly backing Tether, the world’s most popular stablecoin. By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/10/2130m 56s

"Most Americans today believe the stock market is rigged. And they're right"

Insider trading allows the well-connected to profit from privileged information. Technically, it's illegal—but only technically. By Liam VaughanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/09/2125m 21s

Too Big. May Still Fail

As developer Evergrande faces a debt crunch, China tries to depend less on real estate. By Bloomberg NewsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/09/2113m 57s

The Dinosaur Cowboy's Long Ride

Permissive laws have created a booming market for fossils. Paleontologists aren’t thrilled, but for Clayton Phipps and his peers, it’s a living. By Andrew ZaleskiSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/09/2126m 6s

A Man and His Wall

When Donald Trump called for a big, beautiful wall, a guy from North Dakota named Tommy Fisher spent millions to build a 3-mile stretch along the Rio Grande. All Fisher needs now is for someone to buy it back. By Simon V.Z. WoodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/07/2136m 28s

The Xbox Cheat

Microsoft operates a sort of digital bank, which handles millions, if not billions, of dollars each year. One of the company’s junior engineers figured out how to rob it. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/06/2128m 14s

The Fall of the Billionaire Gucci Master

To millions of fans, Ramon Abbas was a self-made influencer synonymous with luxury. To the FBI, he was the man behind scams hoping to net hundreds of millions of dollars. By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/06/2147m 42s

Will a Strongman Relent?

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is indicating he wants to change his ways. Let’s see. By Erik SchatzkerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/06/218m 41s

Six Days in Suez

The untold story of the Ever Given crisis. By Kit Chellel, Matthew Campbell, and K. Oanh HaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/06/2137m 51s

How Airbnb Makes Nightmares Disappear

When violent crimes happen during stays, the company’s secretive safety team is called on to soothe guests, help families—and prevent PR disasters. By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/06/2131m 9s

Welcome to the Trump Coast

The former president’s strategic retreat to Mar-a-Lago has helped turn Florida into a new home base for Republicans. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/06/2121m 51s

The Gospel of Cathie Wood

A few months of poor performance haven’t shaken the superstar fund manager’s faith in a future where technology makes everything better and her investors get very rich. By Ben Steverman, Claire Ballentine & Annie MassaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/05/2127m 24s

In Recognition of Global Domination

A trawl through 30 years of data traces the evolution of superstar firms, a difficult-to-tame species. By Tom Orlik, Justin Jimenez, and Cedric SamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/05/219m 26s

Hype Man

Chamath Palihapitiya—tech billionaire, Golden State Warriors co-owner, and all-around meme lord—has a sure-thing, 100%-can’t-missinvestment for you that will definitely, absolutely pay off for him. By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/05/2125m 39s

Bloomberg Businessweek's Pandemic Vacation

The RV business is booming and shows no sign of slowing down. To find out why, our correspondent dragged his reluctant family to the RV capital of the world—the cutest city in north central Indiana!—and hit the road. By Patrick ClarkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/05/2120m 56s

Perfect Time to Start an Airline!

David Neeleman, airline savant (think JetBlue) and perpetual optimist, is at it again with a new budget carrier called Breeze. By Drake BennettSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/04/2124m 15s

How Robinhood Made Trading Easy—and Maybe Even Too Hard to Resist

Is the app that brought zero-commission trades and a mobile-first design to millions of investors too good at what it does? By Misyrlena Egkolfopoulou, Annie Massa, and Anders MelinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/04/2115m 12s

Harassment Allegations and Fear Haunt the European Investment Bank

A December suicide sparked concern by employee representatives about the risk of more deaths. The bank says it’s focused on well-being. By Stephanie Bodoni and Gavin FrenchSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/04/2115m 46s

Under New Management

Selling its Alaskan oil business last year was a green win for BP. But not for the planet. By Rachel Adams-HeardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/04/2130m 26s

The Man Who Keeps the Far Right Online

While Amazon and its peers have stopped supporting certain prominent White supremacists and conspiracy theorists, Nick Lim has stepped in. By William Turton and Joshua BrusteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/04/2117m 42s

Bill Hwang Built a Fortune, Then Lost It in Two Days

The fast rise and even faster fall of a trader who bet big with borrowed money. By Erik Schatzker,Sridhar Natarajan, and Katherine BurtonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/04/2122m 27s

Nice Guys Finish Last

How Oxford and AstraZeneca's low-cost, not-for-profit Covid vaccine went from hope too hesitancy. By Stephanie Baker and Suzi RingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/04/2128m 51s

Vaccine Passports—the New Golden Ticket

Companies and countries that depend on travel or large gatherings are counting on a totally unproven concept. By Christopher Jasper, Angus Whitley, and Eleni ChrepaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/03/2111m 35s

How About a Covid Pill?

Vaccines are great and all, but molnupiravir, an antiviral drug in late-stage trials, could give doctors another major tool to end the pandemic—if, of course, it proves safe and effective. By Cynthia Koons and Riley GriffinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/03/2123m 23s

Swab Story

The government gave Puritan $250 million to make more Covid swabs. That doesn’t mean the guys in charge stopped fighting. By Olivia CarvilleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/03/2126m 36s

Tax Code So White

Dorothy Brown has spent her career documenting racism in a tax system that’s supposedly colorblind. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/03/2121m 35s

The $500 Billion Bias Problem

How an unfair property-tax system blocks the building of Black wealth. By Jason GrottoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/03/2118m 6s

Vaccine Capitalism

Pfizer deserves every bit of the credit it’s receiving. But should a drug company decide who gets a shot? By Stephanie Baker, Cynthia Koons, and Vernon SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/03/2129m 57s

Money, It's Gotta Be the Shoes

Young resellers are wringing profits out of everything from the latest Yeezys to outlet-store leftovers—and turning sneakers into a bona fide asset class. By Joshua HuntSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/02/2121m 36s

At 93, She Waged War on JPMorgan—and Her Own Grandsons

Beverley Schottenstein said two grandsons who managed her money at JPMorgan forged documents, ran up commissions with inappropriate trading and made her miss tens of millions of dollars in gains. So she decided to teach them all a lesson. By Tom SchoenbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/02/2125m 9s

Tim Cook’s $2.3 Trillion Fortress

Trade war? Pfft. Trump? Please. Antitrust? Zuck’s problem. (Ditto privacy.) Revenue? Endless. By Austin Carr and Mark GurmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/02/2126m 16s

A Five-Point Plan to Stop the Next Pandemic

The fight against Covid isn’t over, but we’re already learning lessons for the next epidemiological crisis—and the one after that. By Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/02/2122m 42s

Never Rest

Laugh at him. Shun his business, Sue him. The Pillow King won't stop his bizarre quest to prove Donald Trump was cheated. Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/01/2118m 27s

How I Helped My Dad Die

His body wrecked by ALS, my father insisted that his death, like his life, was his to control. By Esmé E. DeprezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/01/2133m 34s

Help Is on the Way

But the world still needs a shot in the arm. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/01/2112m 51s

A Match Made in China

Elon Musk’s company got unprecedented help from Beijing. What happens once Tesla has served the state’s purpose.By Matthew Campbell, with Chunying Zhang, Haze Fan, David Stringer, and Emma O’BrienSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/01/2124m 46s

The Cruise Ship Suicides

After the coronavirus hit the cruise industry and guests were sent home, the ships floated on, as employees struggled to cope with a monthslong lockdown. They didn’t all make it. By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/12/2027m 49s

Business at Its Best

With a big hand from the government, pharmaceutical companies delivered the vaccine that the world desperately needed. Here’s how something in 2020 went right for a change. By Drew ArmstrongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/12/2015m 35s

Go Burbward, Young Knowledge Worker

The pandemic has meant that white-collar workers can suddenly live anywhere. That will have implications for pay—how does a 20% salary cut sound?—and could reshape the U.S. By Noah BuhayarSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/12/2022m 44s

How to Heal a Building

Open the windows. Stop the obsessive sanitizing. Spread some good germs around. a building, Like a person, is only as healthy as its microbiome, By Caroline Winter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/12/2027m 43s

The Country That Learned to Live With Covid-19

As other nations locked down or let the coronavirus run rampant, South Korea found a middle way—and a road map for future pandemics. By Matthew Campbell and Heesu LeeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
09/12/2030m 47s

Lysol Is Working on It

The sanitizer maker is churning out more product than ever before. But with a pandemic winter on the way, that's still not enough. By Drew ArmstrongSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/11/2022m 57s

Who's a Good Business Model? It's you! Yes it is! You're SUCH a good business model! Yes you are!

Locked-down Americans are pampering their pets like never before, and Chewy is reaping the benefits. By Anders Melin and Bryan GruleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/11/2019m 48s

There in 15

Paris and other metros want to be “15-minute cities,” where residents’ needs can all be met nearby. Can the approach work in car-centric places, without leaving anyone out? By Feargus O’Sullivan and Laura BlissSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/11/2020m 32s

Trumpism Isn't Going Away

Neither is Trump. If he's defeated this time, he could even run again in 2024. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/11/2010m 18s

Should Insurers Have to Compensate Businesses for Coronavirus Lockdowns?

This lawyer says yes. By David Yaffe-BellanySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/10/2022m 45s

Here. It. Comes.

Amid the horrors of the pandemic and America’s poor handling of it, some good news: Operation Warp Speed is likely to produce a vaccine soon. By Stephanie Baker and Cynthia KoonsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/10/2028m 26s

An Audience of One

OAN has positioned itself as the Trumpiest channel on air—and an eventual home for the president, win or lose. By Felix Gillette and Gerry SmithSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/10/2020m 24s

What Would Emily Oster Do?

Why so many parents are taking their cues from a hyper-rational, data-obsessed economist. By Esmé E. DeprezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/10/2021m 59s

We Can Still Pass This Test

With the seasons changing and a vaccine a ways off, the U.S. needs to dramatically improve its infrastructure for rapid Covid testing. It’s got options. By Drake Bennett and Michelle Fay CortezSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/09/2025m 44s

His Numbers Don't Lie

 Harvard economist Raj Chetty has a God’s-eye view of the pandemic’s damage. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/09/2024m 20s

Cruise Ship Zero

How were hundreds of people with Covid-19 allowed to step off a Carnival liner in Sydney and return to their homes around the world? By Matthew CampbellSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/09/2032m 55s

How the Republicans Are Losing Suburbia

The bellwether Maricopa County, Ariz., is pointing away from the GOP. By Joshua GreenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/09/2022m 37s

Narcotics Crisis: Made in Mexico, With U.S. Ingredients

The cartels make heroin and methamphetamine using chemicals produced in Mexico by U.S. companies, and then send the drugs to America. By Cam Simpson, Michael Smith, and Nacha CattanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/08/2028m 17s

Vaccine Nationalism

The world’s governments are vying to secure doses before their peers can. It’s already getting ugly. By Vernon SilverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/08/2021m 52s

The Real Vaccine Billionaires of Maharashtra

An Indian racehorse dynasty may be the world’s best hope for producing enough vaccine to end the pandemic. By Ari AltstedterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/08/2022m 22s

The Cola Contest With 600,000 Winners

Decades ago, Pepsi's Number Fever promotion captivated consumers and promised to end Coke's domination in the Philippines. But an error at a bottling plant led to disaster. By Jeff MayshSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/08/2026m 27s

Google Dominates Search Ads More Than Ever, Is Working Through That

If you’re a therapist—or any small business owner, really— you live and die with Google. Regulators may step in. By Mark Bergen and Shelly BanjoSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/08/2019m 13s

The Coming Baby Deficit

The Covid-19 crisis may leave a lasting imprint on U.S. fertility trends, taking a toll on growth. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
30/07/2014m 26s

Hands of a God

How a gold casting of Nelson Mandela’s hands became an art world albatross. By Danielle BochoveSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/07/2022m 23s

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice

Ben & Jerry’s recipe for corporate activism. By Jordyn Holman and Thomas BuckleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/07/2020m 40s

The Front-Runner

Oxford’s Covid-19 vaccine, devised by Sarah Gilbert, is in human trials. AstraZeneca has lined up agreements to produce 2 billion doses. Now the world waits. By Stephanie BakerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/07/2026m 55s

The Case of the Empty Frames

For 30 years, experts have tried and failed to solve the most expensive, and possibly strangest, art heist in history. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/07/2022m 43s

Troubles in Quinn Country

In the Irish borderlands, Sean Quinn was always known as a tough businessman. But he was hugely successful and created thousands of jobs. A local hero. And then it all went wrong. By Kit Chellel and Liam VaughanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/06/2031m 42s

Worst-Case Scenario

Cash-strapped, dysfunctional, and led by a chloroquine-obsessed populist, Brazil may be the pandemic’s perfect storm. By Julia Leite, Simone Iglesias, Martha Beck, and Ethan BronnerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/06/2019m 47s

The Case for Quotas

They’ve helped women. Can quotas help change the racial makeup of C-suites and management? By Rebecca GreenfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/06/2012m 18s

The Pariah Ship

The cruise industry was already in a Covid-19 crisis when the MS Zaandam set sail. Yet Holland America was unprepared when people began to fall sick and country after country turned the ship away. By Michael Smith, Drake Bennett, and K. Oanh HaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/06/2039m 48s

Stop Killing Black Men

Mainstream economics has many ideas about getting beyond racism. Which lessons apply in real life? By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/06/2012m 25s

Fallout

The pandemic has sent American workers plummeting into a safety net that wasn’t prepared to catch them. By Claire SuddathSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
03/06/2030m 19s

Please Rise for the King of Germany

Peter Fitzek was a leading light in the Reichsbürger movement, which denies Germany’s very existence. He founded a kingdom and opened a bank—then the German government started asking where the money went. By David Gauvey Herbert See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/05/2028m 23s

Where Do We Go From Here?

Trump is gambling on reopening the American economy early, even if it costs more lives. But that’s a false choice. We can reboot and still be safe. Here’s a realist’s guide to getting through the pandemic. By Peter CoySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/05/2016m 21s

All Eyes on Gilead

Emergency approval of the antiviral drug remdesivir is the first good news of this pandemic. Gilead Sciences took extraordinary steps to get ready for the moment. By Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/05/2016m 43s

Instacart Wasn't Ready to Be Essential

The grocery delivery startup added 300,000 workers in eight weeks, but Covid-19 is still overtaking it in more ways than one. By Ellen Huet and Lizette ChapmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/05/2022m 44s

North Korea's Man in Spain

If you want to explore mining opportunities or get word on Kim Jong Un’s health, you start with Alejandro Cao de Benós. He’s only 6,000 miles from Pyongyang. By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/05/2025m 36s

The Humbling of Exxon

A decade of miscalculation turned a juggernaut into just another middling company. And that was before the pandemic. By Kevin Crowley and Bryan GruleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/04/2018m 50s

Wuhan Reopens

The city where it all began takes its first, hesitant steps toward normalcy. By Sharon Chen and Matthew Campbell, with Claire Che and Sarah Chen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/04/2022m 52s

Just Try and Social Distance This

Carnival's cruise executives knew earlier than most that they had a Covid-19 problem. They kept the party going as long as possible. By Austin Carr and Chris PalmerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/04/2024m 10s

The Accidental Social Network

Eric Yuan built Zoom into a tech unicorn in the unflashy business of enterprise communications. Then, suddenly, the world needed it to be something else. By Drake Bennett and Nico Grant See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/04/2015m 51s

Meet the Resistance

Renowned researcher David Ho is leading a team of aggressive young scientists racing to beat the coronavirus. By Robert Langreth and Susan BerfieldSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/04/2014m 35s

How Do You Make More Masks Yesterday?

3M meets the crisis it's been preparing for. By Bryan Gruley and Rick CloughSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
02/04/2011m 40s

Who Really Owns a John Deere?

Is it the farmer who pays $800,000 for it—or the company that won't let the farmer get under the hood? By Peter Waldman and Lisa MulvanySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
04/03/2022m 55s

Milk Money

The dairy farm of your imagination is disappearing. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/02/2027m 36s

From Microcredit to Major Debt

Tala and other startups are flooding Kenya with apps offering high-interest loans. Are they empowering the poor or profiting from desperation? By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12/02/2022m 51s

When Trump Doesn't Love You Back

Texas-based JSW Steel, a big fan of the president’s tariffs, is suing to be exempted from them. By Bryan Gruley and Joe DeauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/02/2020m 51s

We Have Your Files—Send Bitcoin, or Else...

The time I sabotaged my editor with ransomware I bought for $150 on the dark web. By Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/02/2029m 35s

Elon Vs. the Shorts

Betting against Tesla is a really bad look. By Dana HullSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
22/01/2018m 35s

Nobody Makes Money Like Leon Black

Michael Milken’s protégé is at the top of the private equity food chain. By Caleb Melby and Heather PerlbergSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/01/2024m 41s

The Catholic Church's Bankruptcy Defense

Besieged by sex abuse claims, America's Catholic churches are shifting assets and filing for Chapter 11. By Josh SaulSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/01/2019m 8s

Vanillanomics

Watching global market forces at work in the far reaches of Madagascar. By Monte ReelSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
16/12/1933m 46s

The Hardest Fall

It took Carlos Ghosn 20 years to reach the apex of global business—and just a few months to lose it all. By Matthew Campbell, Kae Inoue, and Ania Nussbaum See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/12/1936m 42s

Yes. They're Listening

How Silicon Valley’s biggest companies fooled millions of people into letting temp workers listen in on their most intimate moments. By Austin Carr, Matt Day, Sarah Frier, and Mark GurmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11/12/1923m 5s

Google's Defense Dilemma

Can the company stay true to “don’t be evil” and still do business with the U.S. military? By Joshua Brustein and Mark BergenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
20/11/1917m 35s

Riches From Rags

Before there was recycling, there was the rag trade. By Adam MinterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/11/1915m 18s

Where Streams Come True

Disney CEO Bob Iger is going out on one last huge bet. By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
06/11/1920m 50s

A Fix for the U.S. Health-Care Crisis: Four Walls and a Roof

The country’s largest health insurer is giving apartments to homeless people—not as an act of charity, but to drive down the extraordinary cost of caring for them. By John Tozzi See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/11/1923m 1s

The Walking City

Is the superblock a roadmap to an endless traffic jam or the blueprint for a pedestrian paradise? By Wes EnzinnaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/10/1910m 31s

Paying With Plastic

Plastic Bank is keeping trash out of the oceans—and bringing people into the financial system via recycled bottles. By Sheridan Prasso See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/10/197m 1s

Move Fast and Vape Things

Juul’s wildly successful, very Silicon Valley business has a serious bug.   By Lauren Etter, Ben Elgin, and Ellen Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/10/1918m 2s

You Gotta Smash a Few Cars to Make an Autonomous Vehicle

Tesla’s Autopilot could save the lives of millions. It will kill a few of us first.  By Zachary R. Mider  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/10/1921m 53s

'You Are Signing Up to Build Weapons'

Tech’s most controversial startup, founded by a 27-year-old gamer and backed by Trump’s favorite billionaire, makes attack drones.  By Joshua BrusteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/10/1917m 36s

Pat O'Gold

Ireland’s Kerrygold has conquered America’s kitchens with its bright-yellow butter made from milk from grass-fed cows.  By Elizabeth Dunn See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/10/1915m 29s

Populism in the Land of Genghis Khan

A wealthy businessman rides a wave of discontent to the country’s highest office, concentrates power in his hands, and cozies up to Putin. This time, though, there are horses.  By Matthew Campbell and Terrence EdwardsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/09/1922m 31s

I'm Lovin' I.T.

CEO Steve Easterbrook is leading McDonald's into the age of Code.  By Thomas Buckley and Leslie PattonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
24/09/1921m 38s

Mary Barra Risks It All

To reach its electric, self-driving future, GM has to overcome challenges. Like strikes. And tech that works, And finding a market. By David Welch and Bryan Gruley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/09/1918m 53s

What Was Bayer Thinking?

The company’s $63 billion purchase of Monsanto looks increasingly like an epic own goal. By Caroline Winter and Tim Loh  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/09/1924m 39s

Battle of the Bubbles

LaCroix was once the darling of sparkling waters. Today it’s struggling against a crowded market and a raft of lawsuits. By Lauren Etter and Craig Giammona See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/08/1923m 35s

Where's the Beef?

Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat can't make fake burgers fast enough. By Deena ShankerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/08/1917m 1s

Protesting Like It's 2047

Hong Kong’s demonstrators have one big issue: Their city’s fate when China fully takes over in 28 years.  By Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
15/08/1913m 0s

How to Hide From Silicon Valley

Avoiding digital snoops takes more than throwing money at the problem, but that part can be really fun.  By Joel SteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
07/08/1919m 48s

All Over But the Streaming

Media behemoths want to conquer a realm now dominated by the likes of Netflix. Think The Hunger Games.  By Felix Gillette and Gerry Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/08/1911m 51s

Elizabeth Warren Is Done Playing It Safe

After a slow start, the presidential candidate is gaining momentum by pushing her party to embrace bold, left-wing ideas that could beat Trump at his own game— or cost Democrats everything.  By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/07/1932m 37s

The Zillion-Dollar Convenience Store

Seven years ago, Jeff Bezos started an ambitious effort to rid the world of checkout lines. Has Amazon Go invented a new retail paradigm or a ridiculously expensive way to sell lunch? By Brad Stone and Matt Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
17/07/1921m 28s

The Great Model Train Robbery

How did thieves steal a valuable collection of scaled-down locomotives from a train club? Why did the case go cold? And who is “Jamie”? By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27/06/1921m 51s

King of the Snitches

At the height of the drug wars, Baruch Vega won the trust of American cops, Colombian cartel bosses, and coked-up hit men. Was he the ultimate spy or the ultimate con man?  By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
26/06/1930m 38s

Hooked

He was the Cyborg Bandit and the Elephant Man Bandit, perpetrator of a 14-month, 30-bank robbing spree. He was also a former Boeing engineer with a raging heroin problem.  By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
25/06/1928m 18s

Canopy CEO Bruce Linton Is Your Friendly Canadian Weed Guy

The $15 billion company needs even more pot. By Susan Berfield and Kristine OwramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
19/06/1922m 16s

What Bird Brains Can Teach Self-Driving Cars, Siri’s Cousins, and the Chip Elon Wants to Put in Your Skull

Neuroscientists used to be an endangered species, but the hunt for cyborg implants and AI has made them sought-after stars.  By Sarah McBride  and Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
14/06/1919m 20s

The New Red Scare

The National Institutes of Health and the FBI are purging Chinese scientists from U.S. research institutions. Civil liberties issues aside, this is no way to cure cancer.  By Peter WaldmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
13/06/1927m 45s

Towing Icebergs From Antarctica to South Africa

Sea captain Nicholas Sloane says he’s ready to lasso 125 million tons of ice and bring it home.  By Caroline WinterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/06/1921m 58s

We Need a New Vision of Technological Progress. We've Got Options

The world is full of innovations more important than ad algorithms. You just need to look outside Silicon Valley.  By Ashlee Vance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/06/1910m 5s

Miracle Cures in Our Genes

One-time treatments appear to be curing once-incurable patients like “bubble boy” Omarion Jordan. Most people can’t afford them. By Michelle Cortez See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
05/06/1915m 23s

The Wealth Detective

The rich know how to keep their money secret. Gabriel Zucman knows how to find it. By Ben StevermanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
21/05/1922m 54s

The Rebel Economists of Beijing

Pro-capitalist scholars are China’s latest public enemies. By Matthew Campbell and Peter MartinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/05/1923m 18s

They're Coming for Your Eyeballs

W.L. Gore, one of the world’s most innovative companies, is hunting for new product lines—and reinventing itself in the process. By Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
08/05/1921m 4s

The Nadellaissance

Microsoft, that blue screen of irrelevance, is bigger than Amazon, Apple, and everybody else for now. How’d that happen?By Austin Carr and Dina BassSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
01/05/1911m 44s

The Mystery of the Millionaire Hermit

He spent years scrimping and saving. But without a will, where’s his money going? By Claire MartinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
29/04/1922m 46s

Climate-Fried Steak

We may be able to protect our food from global warming. But what will it taste like? By Christopher FlavelleSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
23/04/1917m 57s

'The Ear Is the New Wrist'

Somehow, a strange and brazen corporate fraud case preceded a breakthrough in wearable tech: A hearing aid that’s also a fitness tracker, a health monitor, a fall detector, and a near-instantaneous translator. By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
18/04/1922m 7s

The Legend of Jacinto's Gold

Thousands of Dominicans are hunting for a treasure that may not exist. By Joe NoceraSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10/04/1942m 52s

Unicorn Season

Do the impending IPOs of Uber, Pinterest, Airbnb, and others mean the bull market is ending? By Michael P. ReganSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/03/195m 47s

The People’s Degustation Army

Meituan remade life in China’s cities with 600,000 people delivering meals and other services. Now it just has to outlast the country’s biggest internet giant By Lulu Chen, David Ramli, and Peter ElstromSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
28/03/1913m 31s
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