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The fall of startup A123 still haunts the US decades later—and reveals everything that’s wrong with this country’s approach to innovation. By Gabrielle Coppola See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember when Yeezy made Adidas the hottest shoe company in the world? How the biggest collab since Nike met Jordan went so wrong. By Kim Bhasin and Tim Loh See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Japan reconsiders decades of pacifism, Hiroshima is becoming an unlikely defense hub. By Yoshiaki Nohara See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon You was a good chemist, a bad colleague—and a thief. She planned to use the IP she'd stolen to start a company in China, and it might have worked if she herself hadn't been duped. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those ubiquitously marketed new meds? They work. And they cost at least $10,000 a year. By Emma Court and Robert Langreth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After giving up his Comedy Central show, Dave Chappelle returned to his Ohio hometown and began living a low-key life. Then he started buying properties, complained about his neighbors on Saturday Night Live and waged an epic battle  over development. By Tyler J. Kelley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For decades, casinos scoffed as gamblers devised elaborate systems to gain an advantage over the house. That changed after an unassuming Croatian won more than £ 1 million over several nights at a London club. The question—for casinos, cops, and a Bloomberg Businessweek reporter—was how, exactly, he did it. By Kit Chellel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With H onor Among Thieves hitting theaters, Hasbro tries to overcome 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons business disasters without enraging its fan base.  By Felix Gillette and Thomas Buckley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People who grew accustomed to sexting with Replika’s AI-powered companions were heartbroken when the company blocked its bots from engaging in racy chats. By Ellen Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Washington, politics will shape the narrative surrounding any company that doesn’t seek to write it itself. By Alex Barinka and Anna Edgerton See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Culture warriors, foodies and affluent homeowners are clutching their gas stoves. Can Americans finally be persuaded to switch to induction? By Aaron Gell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inside the US government's effort to unravel a giant financial fraud, with some help from the celebrities who got paintings and bags of cash via a friendly future fugitive named Jho Low. By Anthony Cormier , Jason Leopold and Matthew Campbell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How rapper Pras Michél got entangled in one of the century’s great financial scandals. By Jason Leopold, Anthony Cormier and Matthew Campbell  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When explosives were found outside Mukesh Ambani’s home in Mumbai, the cops blamed terrorists. The truth—and the rot it exposed—was far more alarming. By Chris Kay and P.R. Sanjai See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Khan’s All Elite Wrestling wants to unseat WWE, if its chairman, Vince McMahon, doesn’t do it first. By Kim Bhasin See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When people cross the US-Mexico border hoping to immigrate, they encounter a smuggling network whose operators are often highly vulnerable themselves. By Julia Love See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Florida governor’s attacks on business leaders who promote progressive values are finding traction with the Republican grassroots. By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How Balkan gangs infiltrated the world's biggest shipping company and created a global trafficking network. By Lauren Etter and Michael Riley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To reduce food waste, Misfits Market specializes in ugly organics, odd meat cuts and overstock packaged goods. Now it needs to scale its unusual supply chain way, way up. By Andrew Zaleski See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kids as young as 8 have died attempting online challenges. Is social media to blame? By Olivia Carville See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guyana is betting on a paradox. The Caribbean nation wants to cash in on oil. It promises to use those billions to prepare for a more sustainable future. By Monte Reel See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The bank whose collapse marked the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis is only mostly dead. Meet the people attending to its final remains. By Lucca de Paoli and Jeremy Hill See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For a measure of just how fed up American workers are, look to Starbucks, where baristas are unionizing at a pace that would have been unimaginable a year ago andinspiring similar activism elsewhere. By Josh Eidelson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New owners have given stodgy F1 an American makeover. Can the racing series and its photogenic stars finally crack the world's biggest sports market? By Austin Carr See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In vitro fertilization is already a grueling path to pregnancy. With embryos gaining new legal protections, it could become a criminal one. By Jill Filipovic See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.