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Avoiding digital snoops takes more than throwing money at the problem, but that part can be really fun.  By Joel SteinSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media behemoths want to conquer a realm now dominated by the likes of Netflix. Think The Hunger Games.  By Felix Gillette and Gerry Smith See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a slow start, the presidential candidate is gaining momentum by pushing her party to embrace bold, left-wing ideas that could beat Trump at his own game— or cost Democrats everything.  By Joshua Green See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seven years ago, Jeff Bezos started an ambitious effort to rid the world of checkout lines. Has Amazon Go invented a new retail paradigm or a ridiculously expensive way to sell lunch? By Brad Stone and Matt Day See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How did thieves steal a valuable collection of scaled-down locomotives from a train club? Why did the case go cold? And who is “Jamie”? By Austin CarrSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the height of the drug wars, Baruch Vega won the trust of American cops, Colombian cartel bosses, and coked-up hit men. Was he the ultimate spy or the ultimate con man?  By Zeke FauxSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was the Cyborg Bandit and the Elephant Man Bandit, perpetrator of a 14-month, 30-bank robbing spree. He was also a former Boeing engineer with a raging heroin problem.  By Josh DeanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The $15 billion company needs even more pot. By Susan Berfield and Kristine OwramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Neuroscientists used to be an endangered species, but the hunt for cyborg implants and AI has made them sought-after stars.  By Sarah McBride  and Ashlee VanceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The National Institutes of Health and the FBI are purging Chinese scientists from U.S. research institutions. Civil liberties issues aside, this is no way to cure cancer.  By Peter WaldmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.