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Bill Gates – “We need to bring this pandemic to a close”
The world could use some big breakthroughs—a vaccine to combat coronavirus and innovations to mitigate climate change among them. The Microsoft Corp. co-founder speaks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about his passion for both, the nightmare that is misinformation, and the difference between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs.
10+ min |
September 21, 2020
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It's Not Nice to Vote Twice
A combination of glitchy tech and human error in Georgia doesn’t bode well for November
6 min |
September 21, 2020
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This Railroad Doesn't Need a Buyout to Thrive
Even in the midst of a crisis, railroads don’t come cheap.
2 min |
September 21, 2020
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Trump Needs More Carrot
Candidate Trump did something President Trump seems unwilling to: Offer voters a better deal
7 min |
September 21, 2020
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Employees fear Mark Zuckerberg's commitment to free speech is more about protecting the president than his company's ideals
In late 2019, during one of Mark Zuckerberg’s many trips to Washington to defend Facebook in front of Congress, he stopped for a private dinner with Donald Trump and offered the president a titillating statistic. “I’d like to congratulate you,” Zuckerberg said. “You’re No. 1 on Facebook.”
10+ min |
September 21, 2020
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The Upside of Online Learning
Recorded classes are one feature of virtual education that students came to love
3 min |
September 21, 2020
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The Specter of Hunger in Nigeria
Farmers are fleeing their lands just when the African nation needs them most
4 min |
September 21, 2020
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From Hot To Not
Vacancies in once-sought-after neighborhoods may herald a rent reset
5 min |
September 21, 2020
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Abridge, Pennsylvania: The Color Of the Rust Belt
This struggling steel town was a blue dot in a red county in 2016. What hue will it turn this year?
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
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A To-Do List
Whatever happens in the election, America must overhaul its government. Here’s how President Bill Lincoln—the fusion of two giants of the 19th century—would approach reform
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
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MONTANA: Where Politics Is Still Local
Within a generation the U.S. Senate has become a virtual mirror of the Electoral College— except in Montana, where a popular Democratic governor just might swing control of the chamber
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
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Vote-by-Mail Is the Easy Part
What comes after the election could be wrenching for the USPS
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
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MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA: How the Republicans Are Losing Suburbia
This bellwether is pointing away from the GOP
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
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America's Vanishing Trust Fund
Social Security hits its peak this year. To replenish, it may need to take out loans
10+ min |
August 31, 2020
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The Big Business Of Nothing
Blank check IPOs raise cash for corporations with no operations— just a plan to buy another company
5 min |
August 31, 2020
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SHUTUP AND WORK
Employees say the biggest names in U.S. business have banned them from alerting others to Covid-19 outbreaks. That’s going to get people killed
10+ min |
August 31, 2020
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Second-Class E-Citizens
Making games is sexy—unless you’re one of the permatemps doing much of the work
5 min |
August 31, 2020
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Pro E-Gamers Hit the Gym
As the stakes get higher, teams are becoming more serious about mental and physical health
3 min |
August 31, 2020
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Can Direct-to-Door Slushees Beat Amazon?
Covid pushed convenience stores online. But delivery costs and new rivals could hit profits
5 min |
August 31, 2020
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Narcotics Crisis
The cartels make heroin and methamphetamine using chemicals produced in Mexico by U.S. companies, and then send the drugs to America
10+ min |
August 31, 2020
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FUTURE'S SO BRIGHT
After a season like no other, Virgil Abloh remains fashion’s resident optimist By Kim Bhasin and Annmarie Hordern Photograph by Nolis Anderson
6 min |
August 31, 2020
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Boom Times in a Troubled Neighborhood
The video game industry has prospered in the pandemic. The fun comes at a cost
3 min |
August 31, 2020
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A Dangerous Dance For Microsoft
Buying TikTok would give the software giant a lift with consumers but risks unwelcome scrutiny
5 min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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The AntiAnti-Vaxxers
Web-savvy doctors like Zubin Damania (aka ZDoggMD) are fighting vaccine pseudoscience, one viral clip at a time
10+ min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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The Real Vaccine Billionaires of Maharashtra
An Indian racehorse dynasty may be the world’s best hope for producing enough vaccine to end the pandemic
10+ min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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When Worst Gets Worse
The blast in Beirut laid bare the wreckage from decades of sectarian politics
7 min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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Vaccine Nationalism
The world’s governments are vying to secure doses before their peers can. It’s already getting ugly
10+ min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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The Streaming Wars Come to Real Estate
Studio lots are a hot property as Blackstone starts to write big checks
6 min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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Chevron Keeps It Old-School
As rivals go green, it’s sticking with fossil fuels
6 min |
August 17 - 24, 2020
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QAnon Crashes The Internet Party
Is it too late to keep the amorphous online conspiracy movement from breaking into the mainstream?
9 min |