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No Joy In The Courtyard Of Happiness
China is succeeding in lifting people out of poverty, but not all are grateful.
Apple Is Losing India. Here's The Comeback Plan
Samsung and Xiaomi are stomping the company in the fastest-growing smartphone market.
The Age Of Zero
Can money managers survive the index era?
Heat And Dust, But Also Free Wi-Fi
Man camps on the Permian Basin are splurging on creature comforts as the battle for oilfield personnel heats up.
Tyson Looks Beyond Meat
Animal meat is going the way of cigarettes and combustion engines. Tyson’s new CEO can’t wait.
Cities Turn To AI To Save Lives
Startups say they can predict who’ll need what kinds of help during disasters, and where.
A Cool, Dry, Secure Place
Six-figure safes that don’t look like your typical strongbox.
A Drug To Stop Suicide
Amid a national epidemic, there may be hope: A fast-acting new drug based on ketamine.
It's Always Sunny In Private Equity
Everything was glowing at the Davos of the private equity industry. Can anything really go wrong?
Seriously, Folks— Ukraine Is Corrupt
Comedian Volodymyr Zelenskiy leads in polls as Ukrainians prepare to pick their next president.
Silicon Valley's Worst Nightmare
What’s next for EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager?
How The West Was Bought
The current outbreak of bank scandals raises a big question: Why can’t the European Union police itself?
Sleep With The Fishes
The story of how a $100,000-a-night suite in the Palms Casino in Las Vegas got drenched in Damien Hirst.
Venezuela Needs Its Oil Workers Back
To rebuild the economy, the opposition must revive production at PDVSA.
So You Want To Be A Pop Star In China
How a Danish crooner hit it big in the world’s hottest music market.
Your Kid Here For $250k
The college admissions scandal presses our “unfairness” button like no other.
Facebook's Never-Ending Crisis
One year after the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, Facebook says it really cares. Is that enough?
Italian Boot And Chinese Belt
Trieste is seeking Chinese investment to boost container traffic at its port
Wall Street And Democrats Are Still Friends
Big donors say candidates— except Sanders and Warren—are dropping by for lunch and money.
England 4, Brexit 0 (With Foreign Help)
The finalists in Europe’s two top soccer tournaments are English. The coaches and many players aren’t
Nollywood Goes Netflix
Thanks to streaming, Nigeria’s film industry could finally get its global close-up.
GM Is Reinventing Cadillac. Again
With a new chief and a lowerpriced SUV, the once-dominant luxe brand reorganizesagain
Paper Utopias
Embedded in the cerebral folds of every city planner who’s ever lived, there’s a cluster of neurons that lights up like Las Vegas when confronted with the possibility of a blank slate.
Crypto In Kenya
At the Sifa Children’s Center, shacks made of corrugated metal serve as classrooms for some 300 pupils, circling an expanse of dusty, hardpacked earth that’s both playground and meeting space. Beyond the school stretches Gatina, one of the poorest neighborhoods in Kenya’s capital of Nairobi. Headmaster Francis Wanjala is standing in an unused classroom studying his phone; he’s just learned how to trade a blockchain-based digital token.
The Infrastructure Boom That Wasn't
Big money is looking for projects to invest in, but the pace of dealmaking is slow
How Microsoft Won Back Wall Street
Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood got investors to look beyond Windows and the PC
One Country, Two Presidentes
Mexico’s president-elect pushes ahead on trade, oil, and the budget, but he won’t take office until December
What About Bezos?
Blue Origin, the other space-obsessed billionaire’s rocket company, isn’t that far behind SpaceX
Masters Of The Stratosphere
World View has figured out how to keep a balloon stable in near space. Interested in a ride?
An Engineer's Guide To Disrupting The Galaxy
Natalya Bailey’s tiny engines could change the economics of space exploration, much as the jet engine altered commercial air travel