Where’s Our Digital EPA? - March 26, 2018 Issue

March 26, 2018 Issue

Why America Is So Scared of China’s Biggest Tech Company

Why America Is So Scared of China’s Biggest Tech Company

By Max Chafkin and Joshua Brustein

Remarks

Remarks

Silicon Valley Has Failed to Protect Our Data. Here’s How to Fix It

By Paul Ford

Silicon Valley Has Failed to Protect Our Data. Here’s How to Fix It

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What If Trump’s Serious About Arming Teachers?

By The Editors

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Business

Business

Spotify Saved Music. Can It Save Itself?

By Lucas Shaw

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Spotify’s Playlists Are More Powerful Than Radio

By Lucas Shaw

Cardi B performs at Spotify’s RapCaviar Live at Aragon Ballroom in Chicago on Oct. 20, 2017.

Two Ways Scammers Game Spotify

By Lucas Shaw

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Why Spotify Can’t Scale Like Netflix

By Shira Ovide

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Ryanair’s Global Pitch to Pilots: Job Stability, but No Free Coffee

By Benjamin D Katz and Thembisile Dzonzi

Ryanair’s Global Pitch to Pilots: Job Stability, but No Free Coffee

Technology

Technology

Under Fire and Losing Trust, Facebook Plays the Victim

By Sarah Frier and Max Chafkin

Under Fire and Losing Trust, Facebook Plays the Victim

This Father-Daughter Team Says It Has a Cheaper, Safer Way to Bury Nuclear Waste

By Ashlee Vance

Elizabeth Muller and her father, Richard Muller, at their home in Berkeley, Calif.

This Florida City Is 100% Solar-Powered

By Jane Yeomans

In one of the largest solar arrays in Florida, about 343,000 panels stretch across 440 acres, an area the size of 200 football fields.

Finance

Finance

Can Jes Staley Fix Barclays Fast Enough?

By Stephen Morris

Jes Staley, chief executive officer of Barclays Plc.

Insider-Trading Paradise: Where No One Goes to Jail

By Michelle F. Davis

Views Of Mexico's Capital City Ahead Of GDP Figures Released

Beloved Guitar Maker Gibson Faces Crushing $560 Million Debt

By Emma Orr and Austin Weinstein

Operations At The Gibson Guitar Factory

Economics

Economics

The Great Inflation Mystery

By Peter Coy

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The New Head of China’s Money Machine Faces a Delicate Balancing Act

By Enda Curran

The People's Bank Of China (PBOC) headquarters in Beijing

Politics

Politics

The Ex-Con Coal Baron Running for Senate in West Virginia

By Tim Loh

Don Blankenship, former chief executive officer of Massey Energy, speaks at a campaign event in Huntington, W. Va., on Feb. 1.

Lobbyists Want to Use Nafta to Fast-Track Trump’s Agenda

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy

The Port Of Los Angeles As Wholesale Trade Figures Are Released

Trump’s Health Chief Wants to Change How Doctors Do Business

By John Tozzi

Alex Azar testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Jan. 9, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

The Oligarchs’ Feud That Will Affect Electric Cars

By Yuliya Fedorinova

Inside BYD Co.'s Vehicle Assembly Plant and Headquarters

Solutions/Data Protection

Solutions/Data Protection

It’ll Cost Billions for Companies to Comply With Europe’s New Data Law

By Jeremy Kahn, Stephanie Bodoni and Stefan Nicola

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In Europe They’re Giving Users Control of Their Online Data

By Kristy Westgard

Developers And Coders Attend The TechCrunch Disrupt London 2015 Hackathon

This Austrian Activist Took on Facebook in Europe. He’s Ready to Do It Again

By Stephanie Bodoni

This Austrian Activist Took on Facebook in Europe. He’s Ready to Do It Again

Is Your Blockchain Business Doomed?

By Olga Kharif

Is Your Blockchain Business Doomed?

Features

Features

Why America Is So Scared of China’s Biggest Tech Company

By Max Chafkin and Joshua Brustein

Why America Is So Scared of China’s Biggest Tech Company

Prince Alwaleed Reveals Secret Deal Struck to Exit Ritz After 83 Days

By Erik Schatzker

Prince Alwaleed Reveals Secret Deal Struck to Exit Ritz After 83 Days

This Nursing Home Operator Thinks He Can Save Minnesota Mining

By Matt Robinson and Bryan Gruley

Clarke at the mine he bought, but still doesn’t control.

Pursuits

Pursuits

The Great 20th Century Dance Companies Face an Existential Crisis

By Pia Catton

The Great 20th Century Dance Companies Face an Existential Crisis

Upgrade Your Home Bar With an American-Made Amaro

By John deBary

From left: Forthave Spirits’ Marseille, Fernet Leopold Highland Amaro, and Bruto Americano.

The Latest Fad in Jewelry Is Pieces That Transform Themselves

By Hyla Bauer

The Latest Fad in Jewelry Is Pieces That Transform Themselves

Airlines Are Asking the Trump Administration to Bring Back Hidden Fees

By Nikki Ekstein

Airlines Are Asking the Trump Administration to Bring Back Hidden Fees

The Swing-Tracking Technology to Reinvigorate Your Golf Game

By James Gaddy

The sensors from Arccos 360 are nearly invisible and fit in the top of each club.

Thelma Golden Knows That Showing Great Art Means Nurturing New Artists

By James Tarmy

Thelma Golden Knows That Showing Great Art Means Nurturing New Artists