The Global Tech Issue - June 13, 2016 Issue

June 13, 2016 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

When the State Wilts Away

By Lois Parshley

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News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

The Land Rush in Myanmar

By Bruce Einhorn and Chris Blake

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

The Weather-Predicting Tech Behind $62 Billion Monsanto Bid

By Adam Satariano and Alan Bjerga

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Warren Buffett’s Dicey Power Play

By Mark Chediak and Noah Buhayar

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Congress Denies Mailmen a Quorum

By Devin Leonard

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News - Technology

News - Technology

Can the Pentagon Learn to Be Flexible?

By Nafeesa Syeed

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News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Barclays Bets on Video Tellers as Branches Dwindle

By Gabrielle Coppola and Stephen Morris

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Global Tech

Global Tech

Life in the People’s Republic of WeChat

By Dune Lawrence

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Only One Big Drugmaker Is Working on a Nanobot Cure

By Matthew Campbell

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Cuba’s First American-Owned Manufacturer Will Make Tractors

By Ian Frisch

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Cairo’s Nerds Scrape Together an Egyptian Tech Scene

By Stephan Faris

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How Intel Makes a Chip

By Max Chafkin and Ian King

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Benz vs. BMW: A Century of Out-Inventing Each Other

By Sam Grobart

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The Ex-Con Inventor Disrupting Underwater Energy

By Bob Parks

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NASA Cracked the Zero-G Espresso Problem

By Stephan Faris

Building a Weed Breathalyzer Requires the Best Study Ever

By Karen Weise