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When Same-Day Delivery Is Too Slow
Gopuffis trying to outrace its competitors in the “dark convenience store” business
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
Strongmen? Us?
Don’t let their confidence fool you: Xi, Putin, and other authoritarians are increasingly vulnerable at home
The Gucci Girlfriend
A love affair with Sheree McLaughlin led fashion scion Maurizio Gucci to leave his wife—a decision that would get him killed. As audiences ready for Ridley Scott’s retelling in House of Gucci, McLaughlin shares her story for the first time.
Crypto's Regulation Fix: We'll Handle It
Execs say traditional agencies don’t have the tools or expertise to oversee the sector alone
Ghost at the Controls
Boeing insisted pilots didn’t need expensive training for the new 737 Max and wouldn’t have trouble diagnosing software errors midflight. Then Maxes started pointing themselves toward the Earth. Adapted from the new book Flying Blind: The 737 Max Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing, by Peter Robison
Xi's Great Moderation
The Chinese leader wants to downsize the real estate sector, even if it means sacrificing economic growth
There's a Blockchain App for That
○ The technology is being used for digital health passports, banking, and gaming
Teaching Digital Currencies Not to Guzzle
Alternatives to “mining” augur power-sipping coins
Rivian's Success Is a Tribute to Tesla
Why is a company with no sales worth $130 billion? Belief in EVs
Retailers Gain The Upper Hand
○ Supply chain disruptions will mean fewer deep discounts for shoppers this Christmas
GM's Exit From India Hits a Roadblock
The long-delayed sale of its plants to a Chinese company faces local labor and political opposition
Fortnite Hits The Wall
○ China wants kids playing fewer video games, which is bad news for the companies making them
Are Boeing and Airbus Flying Into a Bubble?
They’re launching freighters just as competition from retrofitted jets and cargo space on passenger planes is heating up
We're Not There Yet
To end the pandemic, we need more vaccinations—not just new pills
The Youth Time Bomb
Youth unemployment surged with the Covid crisis and remains stubbornly high in many countries
Congress Just Can't Quit Facebook
Lawmakers of both parties assail the tech giant but are hooked on its core product
Togo Showed The World A Better Way To Do Stimulus
When lockdowns deprived millions of their livelihoods, even the poorest countries found new ways to send their people cash. Could this presage a new relationship between government and citizens?
The Vaccine's Last Mile Problem
India is racing to vaccinate its villages, including many in remote and desperately poor areas where suspicion of the government’s motives runs deep
The House That Zillow Built
A crisis at the company shows the risks of replacing good judgment with tech
Hey, Google, Find Some Water for My Cows
Earth Engine, a data analysis service, is helping people around the world in ways simple satellite imaging can’t
THE ANTI-WOKE INVESTORS
New ETFs are pitching themselves to conservatives mad at corporate America
Cars? Jobs? Yes Maybe
Lordstown, Ohio, is getting a new factory making batteries for electric vehicles, but it will employ less than one-third as many workers as the auto plant it’s replacing
Cheese Without Cows
An emerging technology promises vegan alternatives that are as gooey and pungent as the original
Ransomware HQ
Moscow’s tallest tower houses multiple companies that experts say are using Bitcoin to launder money
UPS Is Winning the Delivery Wars
FedEx’s nonunion workers and contractor drivers were supposed to give it an edge. Nope
Now Crypto Is Barking at Me
The Shiba Inu coin craze sparks demand for the namesake puppies
The Real PayoffFrom China's Covid Vaccines
Its drugmakers hope exports of coronavirus shots will lead to sales of inoculations for other diseases
India's Fintech Boom
A government-backed system of digital payments has set offa wave of innovation
Two Afghanistans, One Diplomat's Seat
The Taliban want the UN to recognize their ambassador. The old ambassador isn’t budging