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Pictographs of Hate

Moderating emojis is a technical challenge, but critics say Facebook and Twitter make it too hard

Fighting to Be More Than A Cog in the Machine

A German auto parts maker seeks to engineer itself a future for the post-Merkel era

Get in Bed With LVMH

With its new Cheval Blanc hotel—16 years in the making—the luxury behemoth reinvents a cultural landmark.

The SEC Is On the Prowl For Crypto

Digital upstarts and securities regulators are playing a cat-and-mouse game

This Is a House Made of Bread

At the much-anticipated return of Art Basel, Urs Fischer’s tactile wonder will attract plenty of attention. But if it were a simple painting, would it attract more dollars?

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

A Crack in the App Economy

Apple says it won its lawsuit with Epic, but the court’s decision shows how app store gatekeepers could lose control

Lost in the Shouting

In the school board battles across the country over race, the voices of Black parents talking about what their kids actually experience are often drowned out

WHAT I'VE LEARNED FROM DOING 500 SALES CALLS

Want to increase your sales? Rather than manipulate your potential clients, serve them.

TELL YOUR STORY THE RIGHT WAY

It isn’t about sharing all your great accomplishments. It’s about being relatable with your failures.

STAYING AHEAD OF CHANGE

Yousuf Ali had a successful career in marketing until he failed to embrace new technologies. Now, as a My Eyelab franchisee, embracing forward-thinking capabilities is the key to his success.

MARKET RESEARCH FOR $5

Can’t raise funds? That might be for the best. This entrepreneur scraped his way to unicorn status…by meeting his consumers at a coffee shop.

HOW TO BECOME A MASTER AT TALKING TO STRANGERS

Entrepreneurs must become experts at connecting with anyone—and with a few simple strategies, you can. Here’s what happened when I tried them myself.

A Small Part of a Small Business Can Be a Big Idea

Lisa Tran’s parents (right) escaped a Communist regime and built a small restaurant in America. Now she wants to reinvent it by building a business based solely on their sauces. Her mom thinks she’s crazy—and maybe she is. But some of the greatest brands were built in much the same way.

Livestream Selling is Here

Amazon, Facebook, Google, and TikTok are getting involved, VCs are investing, and brands are interested in a new retail spin that takes online shopping live. But an upstart company in Alabama is already living what may be the future of retail—and helping 6,000 small retailers see their business soar.

Turnaround Dad

After covering his son’s shift at a failing Pie Five Pizza, Steve Roberts decided to buy the place and fix it up—even though he had no business experience. It worked.

How Small Companies Can Get Big PR

Think you’re too small to get press coverage? You’re just not selling yourself properly

You Are In Sales!

If you are building a startup, then you are in sales. If you’re just thinking about building a startup, then you are also in sales!

China's Alibaba Promises $15.5B For Development Initiatives

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said it will spend $15.5 billion to support President Xi Jinping’s campaign to spread China’s prosperity more evenly, adding to pledges by tech companies that are under pressure to pay for the ruling Communist Party’s political initiatives.

How to Be a Work Rebel

Got a contrarian streak in you? Harvard’s Francesca Gino shares the right way to be an unconventional leader

The Archives

REWIND

Are Vaccine Mandates Justifiable?

Some call them reasonable public health measures, while others say they are an un-American invasion of privacy

The Political Perils of the Carless City

In Milan, authorities used the pandemic to push through changes aimed at reining in driving, while Helsinki has taken a more deliberate approach. In weaning people from cars, speed can be risky

END OF THE LINE

A photographer sets out to capture a city’s last pay phones before they disappear

Greetings From Telosa (Population 0, for Now)

Tech entrepreneur Marc Lore is planning to build a utopian megalopolis somewhere in the U.S. “Let the land be owned by the people!” he says. “But in a capitalistic sort of way”

Department Stores' New Lease on Life

Faded 20th-century shopping hubs are being reborn as colleges, libraries, and more

What Happened to That Police Reform Success Story?

In a city once heralded as a model for community policing, questions arise about the possibility of long-term change

There Is No Free Parking

The pandemic has reshaped cities’ ideas about the best uses for public space. A longtime parking-reform advocate and a growing number of city halls say it’s about time

Tuning In to a Happier City

Noise is an irritant of urban life. But there are ways to make it easier on the ears—and the psyche

Caracas – A City Unravels

The cultural spaces and infrastructure of Venezuela’s capital were once the envy of Latin America. Decades of decline have taken their toll