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Dave Ricks steered the 150-year-old drug giant to a $1 trillion market cap. Can he defeat pharma’s boom-and-bust cycle? By Madison Muller and Brad Stone See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A global group of online sadists is pushing kids to harm their pets, their siblings and themselves. The FBI calls it a new wave of terrorism. By Margi Murphy   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

They’re everywhere: DIY peptides for losing weight, building muscle, slowing aging, getting tan and general looksmaxxing. Inside a legally ambiguous and medically dubious global supply chain.  By Amanda Mull, Madison Muller and Ashleigh Furlong See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Online casinos were a big driver of the Isle of Man’s economy. Lately, they’ve become a liability. By Jack Adamović Davies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tremont, Pennsylvania, is unprepared, underequipped and largely unwilling. The same is true for many of the other places tapped for similar warehouse jails. So far, none of that matters. By Fola Akinnibi  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Community health workers fill the gaps in places without enough doctors and nurses. Trump’s budget cuts are costing them their jobs, putting untold clients at risk. By Megan Greenwell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A strain with no known treatment or vaccine is spreading fast, and the international system built to contain outbreaks is in crisis. By Jason Gale and Jessica Nix See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The feds were pushing a landmark case about Amazon’s control of its contract drivers. Then the president put Amazon’s former lawyer in charge. By Josh Eidelson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From Iran to Russia to Venezuela, targeted parties tap Erich Ferrari to get off the Treasury Department’s list. By Timothy McLaughlin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jassy was once Jeff Bezos’ deputy and the head of Amazon’s cloud computing arm. Five years into his tenure as CEO, he’s killing projects, cutting staff, pleasing Wall Street and steering the everything store through its greatest challenge yet. By Brad Stone and Matt Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mercor is promising to replicate most professional work. It was also co-founded by twentysomethings who previously never held a real job. By Tom Foster See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An excerpt from the forthcoming book Project Maven  shows how the US enlisted Silicon Valley in its vision for AI warfare, now playing out in Iran. By Katrina Manson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An anesthesiologist has spent decades pushing his surgery center toward more transparent prices. Others are now following his lead. By Rowan Moore Gerety See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With sales waning, the business-savvy crime novelist and ex-CEO is doubling down on collaborations. By Vauhini Vara See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The founder of House of Prayer held himself out as a prophet. Former members of the church say he used fundamentalist teachings to manipulate them. By Chris Pomorski See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gary Brecka worked in insurance and a strip mall wellness clinic. Now he’s at the center of RFK Jr.’s plan to overhaul the American health system.  By Ben Stockton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A vast ecosystem supported by the gig economy has sprung up to clean all that cash. By Jessica Brice See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CEO Carol Tomé’s plan for prosperity involves more than Amazon deliveries. By Cailley LaPara, Devin Leonard and Kiel Porter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Attacks from short sellers and the collapse of auto lender Tricolor haven’t slowed down America’s most valuable used-car retailer. By David Welch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conceivable’s automated lab has helped bring 19 babies to life. Is it better at IVF than humans are? By Sarah Frier See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Trump’s pardon of Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, toppled the capstone of one of the most ambitious narcotics investigations in the history of the Department of Justice. By Monte Reel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

India’s digital revolution has exposed millions to a criminal dystopia. This is the story of a neurologist placed under “digital arrest”; a farmer promised a job that would set him up for life; a young man arranging mule bank accounts; and a newlywed who joins the crypto underworld.  By Natalie Obiko Pearson and Suparna Sharma See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat...

As sales and profits continue to decline, the incoming CEO says the first order of business is to repair the vibe. By Jaewon Kang and Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a flair for infomercials, TikTok and an endless stream of whiz-bang home appliances turned SharkNinja into a $6 billion behemoth. By Lily Meier and Shelly Banjo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.