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LEAN MACHINES

The latest laptops combine power and portability, with all of the features you need for work and play both at home or on the move

Hospitality Redefined

In a post-pandemic world, the hotel business is learning to speak a different language

Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI

BACKGROUND Situated on Michigan’s historic Mackinac Island (pronounced Mackinaw Island), this is perhaps the region’s most iconic hotel drawing devotees season after season since 1887. This resort is a registered National Historic Landmark and member of the Historic Hotels of America. Movie buffs might recognize the hotel from the 1980 film Somewhere in Time.

Fever Pitch

A British tonic maker aims to conquer the U.S. with its premium mixers

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

THE SEDITION HUNTERS

Amateur sleuths pore over photos and videos online to ID Capitol rioters

The FOMO Economy

From AMC to Dogecoin to houses, buying seems driven as much by anxiety as by hope

KING OF CARDS

Sports trading cards are having a moment. And no one promotes the industry like Ken Goldin

Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain

Vladimir Putin’s tolerance for criminal hackers will be on the agenda when he meets with President Biden on June 16

It's TEQUILA O'CLOCK In NYC

Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville is a hit song, a chill state of mind, a billion-dollar marketing empire, and the new best worst attraction in Times Square

Is Streaming the Limit for Sky?

As its content providers start online services, the broadcaster pivots to create its own shows

China's Dangerous Diplomacy

Why the Wolf Warriors won’t change course

4 Smallbusiness Innovations That Will Outlast The Pandemic

Small businesses that survived the COVID-19 pandemic still face a long road to recovery, but some of the innovations business owners adopted last year may outlast the pandemic itself.

A Pop-Up Store Hits the Road

Cuyana’s store-on-a-truck is a cost-effective way to quickly test locations and products

It's Time to Party

Liz Cheney’s ouster from Republican leadership makes a third political party more likely

Gaming an Early Warning System

How a well-intended U.S. government database fuels dangerous vaccine misinformation

POWERFUL WOMEN IN FINANCE

The coronavirus is not only a public health crisis of magnitude – it’s also a looming reshuffle of the global economic order. Leading through the pandemic and economic crisis is not a minor accomplishment, but the events of this past year haven’t stopped the 10 trailblazers who make up Industry Leaders’ Most Powerful Women in Finance list.

GERMANY ADOPTS NEW LAW TO HASTEN THE END OF COAL PLANTS

A new climate law adopted by Germany requires that all coal-fired power plants be shut down before the promulgated 2038 deadline. In January 2020, the German government had negotiated a deal worth €40 billion to phase out coal power by 2038, but now it seems the country is in a hurry to end its dependence on coal power due to urgent climate concerns.

IRS AND JUSTICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATING CRYPTO EXCHANGE BINANCE

Singapore-based Binance was co-founded in 2017 by Changpeng Zhao, and is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world. The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is probing money laundering and tax-related offenses on the platform by any US citizen. They are investigating whether any illegal trading of derivatives linked to digital tokens was done. The United States residents can only purchase these kinds of products from firms registered with the CFTC.

GEN Z ANGELS

INVESTORS SEEM TO BE GETTING YOUNGER AND YOUNGER.

Biggest AI Talent Grab of the Year

In a post-COVID-19 world, the role of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) will be redefined. Companies striving to defend their existing markets and accelerate recovery are looking at a wide range of strategies such as alliances and partnerships. In addition, deal-makings now have to reflect the new environmental and societal priorities of the post-crisis world, which include making organic changes like going virtual, remote collaborations, and potentially less inperson networking.

POSTWAR BOOM

PANDEMIC BRINGS GOOD SALES GROWTH FOR LUXURY CAR BRANDS

GOOGLE PLANS TO BUILD A COMMERCIAL QUANTUM COMPUTER BY 2029

Google is confident it can build a commercial-grade quantum computer by 2029. The search engine giant’s chief executive Sundar Pichai announced the plan to build a quantum computer during the Google I/O stream. To follow through on this ambitious journey is an important milestone in the form of a new Quantum AI campus in Santa Barbara, California, where Google engineers and scientists will be hard to work to build the world’s first commercial quantum computer.

BEYOND THE STARS

The dream of space tourism is alive and well.

2021 SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP SHORTAGE

The semiconductor chip shortage is far from over but this hasn’t stopped governments around the globe from getting creative to move production ahead. The impact of the chip crisis on the automotive market has been debilitating, resulting in competition between automakers and electronics manufacturers.

THE EVANSTON REPARATIONS EXPERIMENT

In the first American city to offer reparations to its Black residents, a million questions remain— including whether the payments should even be called reparations

THE NEXT SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD

If you’re Indiana Jonesin’ to explore the world again, look no further than these crowd-free destinations, each as awe-inspiring as the Pyramids of Giza or Machu Picchu.

The New Home on the Range

A quest to rescue America’s dude ranches, one city slicker at a time.

India's Covid Orphans

Pleas for help are flooding social media platforms, potentially putting parentless children at risk

Trips Worth Fighting For

Resorts around the world are using martial arts to give an authentic taste of local culture