The Global Tech Issue - July 3, 2017 Issue

July 3, 2017 Issue

The Tiny Satellites Ushering in the New Space Revolution

The Tiny Satellites Ushering in the New Space Revolution

By Ashlee Vance

Remarks

Remarks

What South Korea’s 1997 Meltdown Can Teach China in 2017

By Michael Schuman

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View

A Senator Takes Charge in the Qatar Mess

By The Editors

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Business

Business

The Crazy Math Behind Drug Prices

By Paul Barrett and Robert Langreth

The Crazy Math Behind Drug Prices

Chobani Dissed Mass-Market Yogurt. Now It’s Selling It

By Craig Giammona

Chobani Dissed Mass-Market Yogurt. Now It’s Selling It

Toyota’s Largest Car Plant Is Getting a Radical Makeover for the SUV Era

By John Lippert

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Who Would Buy Takata’s Air Bag Business?

By Jie Ma

Takata Corp. Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada.

Technology

Technology

Carbon-Free Nuclear Fusion Is Coming, if It Survives Trump’s Budget Cuts

By Jing Cao

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China Is Missing Out on the Chips Rush

By Ian King

China Is Missing Out on the Chips Rush

Diagnosing Skin Cancer With Google Images

By Mark Bergen

Diagnosing Skin Cancer With Google Images

Finance

Finance

Cash Won’t Be Obsolete in India Anytime Soon

By Anto Antony and Saritha Rai

People waiting in line in January to get cash from a bank branch in Dhadgaon, India.

Gold Jump Sees Talk of Fat Finger's Return

By Eddie van der Walt

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Short-Seller Nailed Home Capital, Then Got Stung by Buffett

By Noah Buhayar and Katia Dmitrieva

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It’s Easier Than Ever to Dispute a Credit Card Charge, and Retailers Hate It

By Jennifer Surane

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Economics

Economics

The French President Is Spending His Summer Fighting Unions

By Carol Matlack

The French President Is Spending His Summer Fighting Unions

Why Erdogan Is Flooding Turkey’s Economy With Credit

By Asli Kandemir

Turkish Lira And General Economy Following Failed Coup Attempt

Want a $1 Million Paycheck? Skip College and Go Work in a Lumberyard

By Prashant Gopal and Matthew Townsend

The building-supply chain 84 Lumber spends millions on ads to lure new trainees.

Politics

Politics

Jeff Sessions Is Dismantling Obama’s Legal Legacy

By Tom Schoenberg

Attorney General Jeff Sessions puts on his glasses while testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Illinois Is in a $6 Billion Budget Hole and Flirting With Junk

By Elizabeth Campbell and John McCormick

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Xi Employs Soft Touch in Divided Hong Kong

By Ting Shi and David Tweed

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Features

Features

The Tiny Satellites Ushering in the New Space Revolution

By Ashlee Vance

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At 18, He Strapped a Rocket Engine to His Bike. Now He’s Taking on SpaceX

By Ashlee Vance

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The Future According to Elon Musk

By Tom Randall

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Tencent Dominates in China. Next Challenge Is Rest of the World

By Brad Stone and Lulu Yilun Chen

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The Hackers Russia-Proofing Germany’s Elections

By Vernon Silver

At its Goulash Programming Night in May, CCC ran a pop-up, high-capacity network to meet 800 hackers’ bandwidth needs, while mammoth drums of stew filled their bellies.

They Built the First Phone You Loved. Where in the World Is Nokia Now?

By Drake Bennett

The author tests a virtual-reality demo using Nokia’s low-latency cellular equipment.

Fish Skin for Human Wounds: Iceland’s Pioneering Treatment

By Lois Parshley

Fish Skin for Human Wounds: Iceland’s Pioneering Treatment

This iPhone Designer Says No More Screens

By Max Chafkin

Fadell.

Pursuits

Pursuits

Why You Should Experience the Beauty (and Agony) of Grass Court Tennis

By Gerald Marzorati

Buckskill Tennis Club in East Hampton, N.Y.

Who to Watch at Wimbledon

By Gerald Marzorati

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Steve Jobs’s Mock Turtleneck Gets a Second Life

By Troy Patterson

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How Hawaiian Street Food Took Over Takeout

By Kate Krader

A fully loaded tuna poke bowl from Sweetcatch in New York.

How to Make Money Off of the Smart Machine Future

By Peter Coy

How to Make Money Off of the Smart Machine Future

The One Tool That Lets You Tear It Down and Build It Back Again

By Ami Kealoha

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Game Changer

Game Changer

The Digital Activist Taking Human Prejudice Out of Our Machines

By Arianne Cohen

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