House Speaker Kevin McCarthy faces internal strife among House Republicans as they resist his efforts to pass a short-term spending bill, potentially leading to another government shutdown. Joshua Green reflects on why this situation could give President Biden and Democrats a political advantage by emphasizing Republican chaos and dysfunction, potentially affecting the 2024 election. Read by Michael Satow.

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Shutdowns don’t work, but Republicans seem determined to force one anyway

Huawei’s reveal of a phone utilizing technology the U.S. has sought to keep away from China has set off alarm bells in Washington over the effectiveness of its sanctions and export controls. Daniel Flatley and Jenny Leonard report on the American concerns surrounding the unveiling of the Mate 60 Pro smartphone. Read by Sean Crisden.

Huawei’s surprise phone gives ammo to Biden doubters on China

The professional network is benefiting from recent social media upheavals with a jump in sharing, leveraging its position as a place where old-school self-promotion still works. Sarah Frier reflects on why LinkedIn has become so popular. Read by Sharon McCune.

Sorry, but LinkedIn is cool now 

While the US and China lead in artificial intelligence, European entrepreneurs, investors and officials say building local artificial intelligence companies is a geopolitical necessity. Read by Simon Mattacks.

Europe’s AI startups look to capitalize on the continent’s FOMO

Brazil's PCC has grown from a prison gang to one of the most powerful forces in Latin America, capable of pulling off bank robberies that look out of a movie. Exploring the infrastructure of the criminal economy, Jesse Hyde explains the group's rise to notoriety. Read by Betsy Foldes Meiman.

How a prison gang inspired by Hollywood heists stole $23 million

As Twitter sputters, Threads, Bluesky, and many others try to capture an audience that would prefer to log off. Max Chafkin reflects on the slow decline of the attention economy and the shrinking prospects of sharing your life online for fun and platform profit. Read by Karl Miller.

What if the next big social media app is... nothing?

For over a decade, Austin Carr was an Apple shareholder's dream. But after a while, iEverything became limiting and claustrophobic. Here Carr explains his drastic decision to put down his Apple products and the arduous process to escape from its walled garden. Read by Gary Furlong.

iQuit: my hellish attempt to leave Apple's walled garden

S. Korea's archaic rental system is costing people their savings

South Korea's unique rental system, "jeonse" (a lump-sum refundable deposit), worked well for decades. But Bloomberg reports that it's devolved into a government-sanctioned pyramid scheme, costing Koreans their life savings. Read by Michael Satow.

South Korea’s archaic rental system is costing people their life savings

Beef dodged fake meat’s threat, but it's no match for chicken 

Fake meats didn't catch on as expected. But Beef's true nemesis - chicken - is going from strength to strength. From price difference to versatility, Leslie Patton and Matthew Townsend discuss the factors behind America's poultry awakening. Read by Sharon McCune.

Beef dodged fake meat’s threat, but is still no match for chicken 

The problem with fashion’s sustainability push

The rise in resale was supposed to reduce the fashion industry's negative environmental footprint. So what's going wrong? Olivia Rockeman and Zahra Hirji examine the plight of these platforms and customers' unwillingness to partake in the circular economy.

The problem with fashion’s sustainability push: it doesn’t make much money

The economics of an internet dominated by AI is still very much in flux, and Reddit isn't the platform that's concerned. Joshua Bernstein explores the factors behind the Reddit strike and what it means for the future of social media.

What the Reddit revolt means for social media in an AI era

At TDC, Denmark's dominant telecommunications company, China and the U.S.'s escalating technological clash has come to a head. With the company's offices compromised and senior managers now suspect, Jordan Robertson and Drake Bennett discover how a bid to upgrade the country's cellular network took a dark turn.

When a Huawei bid turned into a hunt for a corporate mole

From a €20bn deal to buy Telecom Italia to the recent sale of a stake in ITA Airways, the Meloni government has started to intervene in Italy Inc. Bloomberg Businessweek reports how the Prime Minister is determined to control strategic infrastructure.

Giorgia Meloni seeks to cement power by remaking corporate Italy

Parents are overwhelmed by choice for holiday activities, with "summer camp" describing everything and anything from sleepaway programs to activity days. Lydia Kiesling discovers the stress and planning that goes into the perfect summer camp.

How summer camp became such a hot mess for parents

Google co-founder’s secret plan to put airships back in the sky

California-based company "Lighter Than Air" - backed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin - plans to mass-engineer the first plimps since the 1930s. Ashlee Vance visits their Mountain View hangar to discover the first in what the company intends to be of a sky-darkening fleet of airships.

Sergey Brin has a secret plan to put airships back in the skies

Russia’s conspiracy-theory factory is swaying a new audience

Kremlin-backed, pro-Russia propaganda spreading 24-hour English-language news channel RT is banned in the U.S. and Europe. But, as Clara Ferreira Marques reports, it is gaining fans in the developing world, including Latin America.

Russia’s conspiracy-theory factory is swaying a brand-new audience

Crypto’s crash is helping couples rekindle their relationships

The lure of cryptocurrency was once so powerful that it destroyed relationships. Following the crash, some of the industry's followers have found they have a lot of emotional work to do. Joel Stein meets with the people who lost their partners to digital currencies and discovers how the crash had made all the difference.

Crypto’s crash is helping a few couples rekindle their relationships

Maasai pushed off their land for rich tourists to hunt

The Maasai's territory once occupied vast stretches of Serengeti National Park. But, in recent years, that's changed. Paul Tullis discovers how the hunting tourism industry has spurred government efforts to drive the Maasai from their historic land.

Maasai are getting pushed off their land so Dubai royalty can shoot lions

Man who spends $2m a year to look 18 is swapping blood with son

As far as family fun goes, swapping blood plasma is pretty out there. Ashlee Vance discovers tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson's controversial attempts to turn the clock back to 18.

The man who spends $2 million a year to look 18 is swapping blood with his father and son

Japan has been a nation of peace since World War II. However, as the threat from China grows, the Japanese military has to be prepared to step up and defend its people. Yoshiaki Nohara reports on the nation's defence production.