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    911

    Why Is America’s 911 system still running on decades-old infrastructure?

    Air traffic controllers aren’t the only ones in short supply. 911 dispatchers are, too.

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    September 12, 2025

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    Biden’s victory lap is good politics. Cheering is bad economics
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    Biden’s victory lap is good politics. Cheering is bad economics

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    July 31, 2023
    A China vs. U.S. chess set
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    What’s at the center of the U.S.-China power struggle? Crypto

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    July 29, 2023
    Bidenomics’ critics are being proven wrong. Happy days are here again
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    Bidenomics’ critics are being proven wrong. Happy days are here again

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    July 28, 2023
    There’s no such thing as a new nuclear golden age–just old industry hands trying to make a buck
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    There’s no such thing as a new nuclear golden age–just old industry hands trying to make a buck

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    July 28, 2023
    A broken U.S. immigration system is helping foreign countries woo California’s tech founders. The Golden State’s new global talent program could reverse the trend
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    A broken U.S. immigration system is helping foreign countries woo California’s tech founders. The Golden State’s new global talent program could reverse the trend

    By Vivek Wadhwa and Alex Salkever
    July 28, 2023
    Only a third of post-pandemic business travelers are happy to be back on the road. Here’s why traveling for work is making us feel stressed, exhausted, and homesick
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    Only a third of post-pandemic business travelers are happy to be back on the road. Here’s why traveling for work is making us feel stressed, exhausted, and homesick

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    July 27, 2023
    Flexible work’s critics are using the same arguments that were used against disabled ramps and closed captioning. Equity of access should never be optional
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    Flexible work’s critics are using the same arguments that were used against disabled ramps and closed captioning. Equity of access should never be optional

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    July 27, 2023
    Microsoft and Google’s chief sustainability officers: ‘CSO Barbie makes us proud, and a little worried. Here’s why’
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    Microsoft and Google’s chief sustainability officers: ‘CSO Barbie makes us proud, and a little worried. Here’s why’

    By Melanie Nakagawa and Kate Brandt
    July 26, 2023
    Vivek Wadhwa: ‘By working together, the U.S. and India can defeat cancer within 20 years’
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    Vivek Wadhwa: ‘By working together, the U.S. and India can defeat cancer within 20 years’

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    July 26, 2023
    It took 30 years for climate tech investments to pay off. Now they’re best placed to survive the VC winter

    It took 30 years for climate tech investments to pay off. Now they’re best placed to survive the VC winter

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    July 26, 2023
    Russia is weaponizing global food security in its war—but agribusiness is promising to come to Ukraine’s rescue

    Russia is weaponizing global food security in its war—but agribusiness is promising to come to Ukraine’s rescue

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    July 25, 2023
    Why AT&T and Verizon’s infrastructure woes run much deeper than lead cables
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    Why AT&T and Verizon’s infrastructure woes run much deeper than lead cables

    By Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian
    July 24, 2023
    View of the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building
    Commentary

    The war on DEI is the beginning of a coordinated attack on the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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    July 24, 2023
    Uninsured depositors remain a ticking time bomb for the U.S. banking system
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    Uninsured depositors remain a ticking time bomb for the U.S. banking system

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    July 24, 2023
    U.S. Capitol
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    The crypto industry is embracing self regulation. It’s time Washington gets on board

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    July 23, 2023
    In their rush to offer fertility benefits, employers could be unwittingly creating a new inequity for LGTBQIA+ employees
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    In their rush to offer fertility benefits, employers could be unwittingly creating a new inequity for LGTBQIA+ employees

    By Janet Choi and Cynthia McEwen
    July 21, 2023
    Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad
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    Why is healthy food so expensive in America? Blame the Farm Bill that Congress always renews to make burgers cheaper than salad

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    July 21, 2023
    The U.K. mustn’t forget its engineering strengths. Engineers turn ideas into reality–and drive global development
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    The U.K. mustn’t forget its engineering strengths. Engineers turn ideas into reality–and drive global development

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    July 21, 2023
    Ben McKenzie wrote a crypto book.
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    Ben McKenzie needs a hug: The ‘OC’ star’s crypto book is an ill-informed flop

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    July 20, 2023
    Demand for urban real estate will be challenged for the rest of the decade. Here’s how the world’s superstar cities are projected to fare by 2030
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    Demand for urban real estate will be challenged for the rest of the decade. Here’s how the world’s superstar cities are projected to fare by 2030

    By Jan Mischke, Olivia White and Aditya Sanghvi
    July 20, 2023
    Artificial intelligence is making the union movement’s case–and even ChatGPT knows it
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    Artificial intelligence is making the union movement’s case–and even ChatGPT knows it

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    July 20, 2023
    The culture wars have polarized Americans–but a growing civic repair movement believes it can reverse the damage
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    The culture wars have polarized Americans–but a growing civic repair movement believes it can reverse the damage

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    July 19, 2023
    Generative A.I. has supercharged the speed at which false information spreads. Can our reputations survive the ‘two-hour internet day?’
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    Generative A.I. has supercharged the speed at which false information spreads. Can our reputations survive the ‘two-hour internet day?’

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    July 18, 2023
    New research suggests bankers are 5 times less likely to engage in financial misconduct when working from home
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    New research suggests bankers are 5 times less likely to engage in financial misconduct when working from home

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    July 18, 2023
    Cricket gets its first U.S. major league with support from tech and celebrity investors
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    Cricket gets its first U.S. major league with support from tech and celebrity investors

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    July 17, 2023
    The EU A.I. Act can get democratic control of artificial intelligence–but only if open-source developers get a seat at the table
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    The EU A.I. Act can get democratic control of artificial intelligence–but only if open-source developers get a seat at the table

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    July 17, 2023
    A much-feared emerging markets crisis didn’t happen. Is the global economy off the hook?
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    A much-feared emerging markets crisis didn’t happen. Is the global economy off the hook?

    By Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak and Paul Swartz
    July 17, 2023
    SEC Chair Gary Gensler.
    Commentary

    It’s time to move crypto from chaos to order 

    By Miles Jennings and Brian Quintenz
    July 15, 2023
    Meet the little-known cable TV network that’s cashing in on renewed interest in UFOs
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    Meet the little-known cable TV network that’s cashing in on renewed interest in UFOs

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    July 14, 2023
    Alyson Shontell interviews Bryan Johnson on stage at Fortune Brainstorm Tech 2023.
    Health

    Bryan Johnson sold his company to PayPal for $800 million. Now, he’s spending $2 million a year to stay young forever—no cheat days allowed

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    July 14, 2023

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