Can Google’s Sundar Pichai Fix Fake News? - October 23, 2017 Issue

October 23, 2017 Issue

Everyone’s Mad at Google and Sundar Pichai Has to Fix It

Everyone’s Mad at Google and Sundar Pichai Has to Fix It

By Mark Bergen and Brad Stone

Remarks

Remarks

Italians Have Perfected the Art of Waiting It Out

By Vernon Silver

Piles of trash left in Piazzale Sisto V, around the corner from Termini station, the main train hub of Rome, on Oct. 15, 2017.

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The Next Steps on Iran’s Nukes

By The Editors

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Business

Business

Toymakers Are Targeting Your Children Via YouTube’s Kid Influencers

By Alexandra Stratton

Toymakers Are Targeting Your Children Via YouTube’s Kid Influencers

Some Famously Efficient Japanese Manufacturers Are Now Lying to Compete

By Stephen Stapczynski, Nao Sano and Kevin Buckland

Some Famously Efficient Japanese Manufacturers Are Now Lying to Compete

Technology

Technology

These Giant Printers Are Meant to Make Rockets

By Ashlee Vance

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Twitter Is Crawling With Bots and Lacks Incentive to Expel Them

By Selina Wang

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The U.S. Lags Behind China in Spotting Cyberthreats

By Dune Lawrence

The U.S. Lags Behind China in Spotting Cyberthreats

Finance

Finance

Everything Is Crazy and the Markets Aren’t Freaking Out

By Dani Burger, Elena Popina and Lu Wang

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The Opioid Addict on the Trading Floor

By Max Abelson and Jeanna Smialek

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Analysts Really, Really Want to Be Liked

By Trista Kelley

Analysts Really, Really Want to Be Liked

Economics

Economics

Voters in Abe’s Heartland Fear His Win Will Mean More Pain

By Yoshiaki Nohara

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Floating Exchange Rates Can Cause Big Trouble

By Peter Coy

International Monetary Fund headquarters during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington on Oct. 14, 2017.

Frankfurt Doesn’t Want London’s Bankers

By Steven Arons and Alessandro Speciale

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Politics

Politics

As ISIS Nears Defeat, Old Rivalries Flare Up With Oil at Stake

By Donna Abu-Nasr and Anthony Dipaola

Armored vehicles of Iraqi forces enter the Bai Hassan oil facility after Peshmerga forces withdrew from the area in Kirkuk, Iraq, on Oct. 17, 2017.

FEMA Is Spending Billions, and Some Questionable Companies Are Getting Work

By Christopher Flavelle and Paul Murphy

Volunteers and U.S. Virgin Islands National Guardsmen distribute hurricane-relief supplies to local residents on Oct. 10.

This Website Scores Companies on Their Conservative Values

By Jeff Green

This Website Scores Companies on Their Conservative Values

The Real Winners in Trump’s Tax Plan

By Lynnley Browning and Ben Steverman

Felipe Castro holds a sign advertising a tax preparation office on April 14, 2010, in Miami.

Features

Features

Everyone’s Mad at Google and Sundar Pichai Has to Fix It

By Mark Bergen and Brad Stone

Everyone’s Mad at Google and Sundar Pichai Has to Fix It

This Company’s Robots Are Making Everything—and Reshaping the World

By Joshua Hunt

This Company’s Robots Are Making Everything—and Reshaping the World

One Scientist’s Marathon Quest for the Exercise Pill

By Adam Piore

One Scientist’s Marathon Quest for the Exercise Pill

Fighting the Fires in Wine Country

By Philip Montgomery for Bloomberg Businessweek

Fighting the Fires in Wine Country

Pursuits

Pursuits

The Perfect Fall Foliage Drive Is Along Maine’s Coastal Route 1

By Chris Rovzar

A Porsche 911 Carrera on Mount Desert Island.

These Fancy Vinegars Are the Ones to Prioritize in Your Pantry

By Kate Krader

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A Guide to Luxury Real Estate in Singapore

By Pooja Thakur Mahrotri and Adam Majendie

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What Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs Have in Common

By Joel Weber

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The One Old-School Dopp Kit Accessory That Goes Anywhere

By Ami Kealoha

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This MIT Economist Has a New Theory of Finance

By Arianne Cohen

This MIT Economist Has a New Theory of Finance