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AI has turned a business dispute between Hollywood studios and writers and actors into an existential crisis—one that probably only money can solve. By Lucas ShawSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeightWatchers is going all-in on trendy new anti-obesity drugs. The gamble might save the company—if it doesn’t kill it first. By Emma Court and Ellen HuetSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A $500 million catalytic converter theft ring—and the effort to bring it down.  By Evan RatliffSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At TDC in Copenhagen, all of senior management was under suspicion. Its computer network was compromised, people were getting trailed. And then there were the drones … By Drake Bennett and Jordan RobertsonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The fall of startup A123 still haunts the US decades later—and reveals everything that’s wrong with this country’s approach to innovation. By Gabrielle CoppolaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Remember when Yeezy made Adidas the hottest shoe company in the world? How the biggest collab since Nike met Jordan went so wrong. By Kim Bhasin and Tim LohSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As Japan reconsiders decades of pacifism, Hiroshima is becoming an unlikely defense hub. By Yoshiaki NoharaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Shannon You was a good chemist, a bad colleague—and a thief. She planned to use the IP she'd stolen to start a company in China, and it might have worked if she herself hadn't been duped.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Those ubiquitously marketed new meds? They work. And they cost at least $10,000 a year. By Emma Court and Robert LangrethSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After giving up his Comedy Central show, Dave Chappelle returned to his Ohio hometown and began living a low-key life. Then he started buying properties, complained about his neighbors on Saturday Night Live and waged an epic battle over development. By Tyler J. KelleySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.