In this issue

Range Anxiety
With gas stoves becoming a battlefield, America cautiously considers induction.

Zero Covid, Total Confusion
China’s deadly pivot from economic catastrophe to health-care calamity..

Defaults Are Coming to a Downtown Near You

Facing rising interest rates and empty buildings, even wealthy landlords are skipping payments on office space

4 mins

The Trouble With Quitting China

○ The country has specialized machinery and skilled workers difficult to find elsewhere

5 mins

Prying Open the Insurance Black Box

Rule changes give companies tools to control health spending-and a legal responsibility

3 mins

Google's ChatGPT Response? Stuff Al Into Everything

○ A company widely seen as a leader in the field scrambles to regain the initiative

7 mins

Instagram's Founders Say It's Time for a New Social App

The rise of AI and the fall of Twitter could create opportunities for upstarts

4 mins

The Risk Wall Street Doesn't Want to Think About

○ The consequences of not raising the debt ceiling are so awful that Congress is sure to do it in time—right?

7 mins

So Many Jobs, So Few Workers

○ In Ohio, America’s push to construct a slew of chip plants is running headlong into a labor shortage

9 mins

Tech Layoffs Rattle B-School Grads

Contraction in the industry could mean less recruiting of MBAs

4 mins

Wooing the Unemployed

Business schools see a crowded pool of applicants in laid-off (or worried) tech workers

3 mins

KEEPERS OF THE FLAME

Culture warriors, foodies and affluent homeowners are clutching their gas stoves. Can Americans finally be persuaded to switch to induction?

10+ mins

China's Covid Scars

After imposing three years of sacrifice, Xi Jinping's government let Covid tear through the population in two months. Moving on won't be easy

10+ mins

Silicon Valley's OBSESSION with the AI APOCALYPSE

EFFECTIVE ALTRUISM became a punchline after Sam Bankman Fried’s implosion, but its philosophy of maximum do-gooding is part of a wider web of tech industry thinking, funding, living, zealotry—and alleged abuse.

10+ mins

PONY EXPRESS

Through snow and mud and mountains, the Ferrari Purosangue SUV is a speed machine By Hannah Elliott Photographs by Alberto Bernasconi

5 mins

Chill Out, Look Up

A trip to Sweden's Arctic Retreat finds days packed with physical fun and nights aglow with the northern lights

6 mins

Building a Better Backpack

Self-proclaimed \"bag nerds\" have created a market for ultra-functional carryalls, made with elite materials By Ryan Cavataro Photograph by Linda Xiao

4 mins

There's an Art To This Game

A reality show pits artist against artist, fighting over a prize that's already been won.

3 mins

The Case for Ditching Your Wallet

Bellroy's clever phone carrier keeps those last crucial cards close.

1 min

Where the Ax Will Fall Next

Another week, another round of job cuts—this time Meta Platforms Inc. is adding to the 11,000 people it fired in November with thousands more, Bloomberg News has reported.

2 mins

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