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The internet’s biggest recreation zone for kids is fighting to keep pedophiles away, and it's not always winning.  By Olivia Carville and Cecilia D’Anastasio See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What the former president's return might mean for business, the economy and the world order. By Nancy Cook, Joshua Green and Mario Parker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jeff Yass built Susquehanna into one of Wall Street’s most powerful trading firms. He’s also the libertarian billionaire enmeshed with TikTok—and betting on Trump.   By Annie Massa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

His company, LVMH, bought up many of the world’s major luxury brands. And he’s not finished shopping. By Brad Stone and Angelina Rascouet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nickel is pouring into the EV supply chain from an Indonesian industrial park with a history of fatal accidents. By Matthew Campbell and Annie Lee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After duds and missteps, the animation studio is looking to Inside Out 2 to help it  recapture the magic. By Thomas Buckley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

DNA testing didn't turn out to be the panacea we were promised decades ago, but that's OK—unless you're 23andMe. By Kristen V. Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As unions take on Elon Musk, a small Swedish strike has big stakes By Anders Melin and Jonas Ekblom See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge. By Olivia Carville See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Streit’s matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena Shanker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America’s quintessential conglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan Beene See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo Rochabrun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix Gillette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of  scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing  to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off his historic victory in Detroit, UAW chief Shawn Fain is taking on  Elon Musk, Donald Trump and labor’s green future. By Josh Eidelson and Gabrielle Coppola See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists and startups are trying to figure out how to control a woman’s biological clock. If they do, it could also unlock the key to aging.  By Kristen V. Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On New Year’s Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrified to learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online. When the law failed them, they tracked down the culprit themselves.   By Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years the world’s greatest deep-sea shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor’s riches. He’s kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan Browning See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s richest person, boldest entrepreneur and most controversial CEO is moving forward with his grand ambitions for neural implants. Is he the one we want messing with our heads?  By Ashlee Vance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can the company that makes most of the world’s iPhones pivot to building electric cars in Ohio? By Reed Stevenson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sergio Ermotti is back at the helm of UBS—and looking to capitalize on the deal of a lifetime. By Marion Halftermeyer, Myriam Balezou and Alessandro Speciale, with Max Reyes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With K-pop’s biggest boy band on hiatus, the South Korean music mogul behind the group is turning to the US to find its successor. Or something close to it. By Lucas Shaw & Sohee Kim See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a murder in a nondescript Canadian suburb triggered an international crisis. By Matthew Campbell, Ari Altstedter, Brian Platt and Sudhi Ranjan Sen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a certain search engine became an investigative tool of first resort. By Julia Love and Davey Alba See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.