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Don't Let Grandpa Get a New Girlfriend (Or Two)
And other lessons of paramount importance we can learn from the battle over Sumner Redstone’s media empire.
How to Have A Better Midlife Crisis
Millennials are trying to do their 40s differently than prior generations. They don’t really have a choice
The Cold War at BEN&JERRY'S
The activist ice cream brand decided to pull out of Israel's occupied territories, setting off a legal battle with its owner, Unilever. What happens when a company Sues itself?
WHAT GLAXO KNEW ABOUT ZANTAC
THE WORLD’S BESTSELLING HEARTBURN MEDICATION DIDN’T JUST CONTAIN A PROBABLE CARCINOGEN—IT CREATED IT. COURT DOCUMENTS SHOW THE DRUG’S MAKER DOWNPLAYED CRUCIAL INFORMATION FOR 40 YEARS
Chile's Green Hydrogen Ambitions
The country has the potential to be one of the lowest-cost producers of low-carbon fuels
The Perils of Survey Fatigue
Declining response rates threaten the quality of US economic statistics
Crypto Is on Thin Ice With Regulators
After the FTX scandal, digital-asset platforms face tough questions and wary banks
Green's Gray Areas
Al Gore wants to show that sustainability is profitable, but his firm’s results are complicated
Welcome Back, Low-Spending Tourists
Chinese budget tour groups were unpopular before Covid. Now nations covet their cash
A New Arms Race
As the war drags on, both Russia and Ukraine are using more shells than they can buy or produce
Financial Bubbles Are Hard to Pop
Despite appearing unsustainable, financial bubbles can last a surprisingly long time. Consider three: Japanese government bonds, the US stock market, and Chinese real estate.
Girl With a Pearl Earring, one of 28 Vermeers on view at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum - Her, Again?
An unprecedented Vermeer exhibition is the latest “once-in-a-lifetime” retrospective of one of the most famous artists of the Western canon. Here’s why these shows keep coming
SHELL GOES SUSTAINABLE-ISH
The oil giant is investing billions of dollars in renewables and other low-carbon energy solutions —and making record profits selling fossil fuels
Britain to the Barricades
Strikes are paralyzing an economy that was already tottering
Dark Skies for The Cloud
There are signs of strain for a business that Big Tech has seen as its next big profit center
Selling Influence
Startup LTK helps creators find sponsorships and set up e-commerce operations
This Peanut Allergy Pill Is A Tough Nut to Crack
Nestlé spent $2.6 billion on Palforzia, but sales of the drug have been a disappointment, and the investment may be written down
Moving Past Modelo
Hispanic craft brewers are highlighting Mexican styles and ingredients.
The Secret to EV Success Is in the Software
There’s a common misconception about what makes electric vehicles so disruptive. Automakers have long considered their core technology to be the powertrain—essentially the engine and transmission. For all of the components they bought from suppliers, it was a pretty safe bet that premium carmakers in particular would assemble the powertrain themselves. That, they thought, is what set them apart. Thus, BMW AG’s advertising slogan is “Freude durch Fahren” (“joy through driving”).
THE HACKERS AND THE HOSPITALS
When cybercriminals took down Ireland’s health-care system, they may have also set off the gang’s own collapse
The Chickens That Lay Zero-Carbon Eggs
Dutch producer Kipster cuts emissions by replacing the fresh grains hens consume with leftovers humans won’t eat
Fighting The Fed
Wall Street wants lower rates. Powell says not yet
Twitch en Español
Spanish-language content has taken off on the gaming- focused streaming service
The Next Abortion Target: Drugstore Chains
Now that Roe has fallen, activists are attacking pharmacy operators that plan to sell pregnancy-ending pills
Skiing in Japan, Elevated
After decades of minimal investment, one Niseko resort is spending big on new lifts
Facebook Won't Be Trump's Salvation
The social network has lost its premier position as a shaper of political discourse
The Word That Went Unsaid at Davos
The outlook among global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in mid-January ranged from cautiously optimistic to unapologetically positive. Attendees interviewed by Bloomberg News during the proceedings talked about the reopening of China, the warmer-than-expected winter, which has helped keep energy prices down, and the expected surge in other commodity prices that hasn't occurred.
Monster Truck
Mercedes makes the G-Wagen bigger, badder and in a way I didn't think possible better.
These Watches Are Not for You
Max Büsser and his band of revolutionaries made products they themselves wanted-and built a huge fandom on the way.
Big Brother at Bargain
NSO Group and its rivals have made military-grade surveillance software shockingly affordable. The way it was used against the real-life hero of Hotel Rwanda might finally force lawmakers' hands