Google’s Moonshot Factory Falls Back to Earth
Google’s “moonshot” factory, dubbed “X,” encouraged researchers, engineers and developers to dream big for years – no project was too ambitious or too expensive. But recently there’s been a shift. Wit...
27 Touko 202416min
Apartheid’s Long Shadow Hangs Over South Africa’s Election
South Africa is at a turning point. Thirty years after Nelson Mandela rose to power on a platform of equality, peace, and prosperity, the party he headed is facing serious challengers. In the country’...
24 Touko 202416min
The Man Who Ended Password Sharing at Netflix
Netflix is the biggest paid subscription streaming service in the world. But two years ago, its dominance was in question after it reported its first subscriber decline in over a decade. So the compan...
22 Touko 202413min
What Does China’s Economic Slowdown Mean For the Communist Party?
After four decades of unparalleled gains in income and wealth, China’s 1.4 billion have been hit by a series of blows: a real estate collapse, a trade war with the US, and a crackdown on entrepreneurs...
21 Touko 202420min
What the Death of Iran’s President Means for Global Relationships
The deaths of Iran’s president and foreign minister in a helicopter crash were followed by a declaration of an official mourning period ahead of a new election.It also has led to new speculation about...
20 Touko 202418min
The Stock Market After GameStop (Again)
The meme stock era, led by Keith Gill, aka “Roaring Kitty,” seemed to have come and gone — until this week, when he reemerged on social media. It was enough to send shares in GameStop and AMC on a wil...
17 Touko 202416min
The Restaurants That Don’t Want to Break Up With Gas Stoves
After Berkeley, California, became the first city in the US to ban natural gas in new buildings in 2019, it gained an unlikely opponent: the California Restaurant Association. The industry group sued ...
15 Touko 202417min
The Rise of Modi, Part 2: How India’s Leader Came Back From the Brink
In 2002, Narendra Modi was facing the biggest political crisis of his career. But in the aftermath of riots that left more than 1,000 people dead – most of them Muslims – he saw an opportunity to turn...
14 Touko 202420min
