The Sooner Than You Think Issue - September 11, 2017 Issue

September 11, 2017 Issue

Remarks

Remarks

Kim’s Nukes Aren’t a Bargaining Chip. They’re an Insurance Policy

By Michael Schuman

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Don't Kick Nazis Off the Internet

By The Editors

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Business

Business

This Shield of Patents Protects the World’s Best-Selling Drug

By Cynthia Koons

This Shield of Patents Protects the World’s Best-Selling Drug

L’Oréal’s Problem With Men

By Laura Colby

L’Oréal’s Problem With Men

Harvey Has Made the World’s Most Important Chemical a Rare Commodity

By Jack Kaskey

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Technology

Technology

Waymo and Uber Head for a Self-Driving Car Crash in Court

By Joel Rosenblatt

Waymo and Uber Head for a Self-Driving Car Crash in Court

The Future of AI Depends on a Huge Workforce of Human Teachers

By Matthew Hutson

The Future of AI Depends on a Huge Workforce of Human Teachers

Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money

By Sarah Frier

Snapchat’s Influencers Are Fleeing to Instagram for Money

Finance

Finance

How Standard Chartered Lost $400 Million on Risky Diamond Debt

By Franz Wild, Thomas Biesheuvel and Stephen Morris

How Standard Chartered Lost $400 Million on Risky Diamond Debt

Smart Money Gets Saddled With Forlorn British Malls

By Jack Sidders

Brexit Britain Saddles Biggest Buyout Firms With Unloved Malls

Economics

Economics

Colombia Has Oil, but Voters Want to Keep It Underground

By Matthew Bristow

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Houston’s Sudden Labor Crisis Tests the Politics of Immigration

By Margaret Newkirk, Thomas Black and Prashant Gopal

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Med School Grads Go to Work for Hedge Funds

By Anne Mostue

Med School Grads Go to Work for Hedge Funds

Politics

Politics

While Dreamers Are in Purgatory, the GOP Is in Hell

By Sahil Kapur and Kartikay Mehrotra

Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program protest the Trump administration’s move to end DACA in Los Angeles on Sept. 5, 2017.

Who Likes Europe? Czechs Don’t—and That’s a Big Issue in October Elections

By Ladka Mortkowitz Bauerova and David Rocks

Former Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis on May 31.

Deep in Debt, the Kushners Hunted for Cash Across the Globe

By Caleb Melby and David Kocieniewski

President Trump Holds Listening Session With County Sheriffs

Sooner Than You Think

Sooner Than You Think

Mark Sagar Made a Baby in His Lab. Now It Plays the Piano

By Ashlee Vance

Sagar and BabyX in Soul Machines’ Auckland office.

China Is Obsessed With Livestreaming and the Censors Are Racing to Keep Up

By Christina Larson

China Is Obsessed With Livestreaming and the Censors Are Racing to Keep Up

It’s Brutal to Get to the Ocean’s Depths. This Minisub Will Take You There

By Josh Dean

Rush in Cyclops 1 at OceanGate’s headquarters in Everett, Wash.

We’re Going to Need More Lithium

By Dave Merrill, Jess Shankleman, Thomas Biesheuvel and Joe Ryan

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This High-Tech Vertical Farm Promises Whole Foods Quality at Walmart Prices

By Selina Wang

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How to Move a Town

By Josh Dean

Kiruna, Sweden, and the Kirunavaara mine. Historic houses have been moved to what will be a new part of town.

Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Already Here

By Jeff Wise

Brain-Computer Interfaces Are Already Here

The Climate Engineers Sucking CO₂ From the Atmosphere—and Making Money Doing It

By Brian Parkin

The Climate Engineers Sucking CO₂ From the Atmosphere—and Making Money Doing It