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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Bring On the Blockchain Future

By The Editors

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Want More People to Have Health Insurance? Look to Louisiana

By The Editors

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News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Risky Reprise of Debt Binge Stars U.S. Companies Not Consumers

By Rich Miller

Brazil’s Exploding Debt-to-GDP Is Going to Become a Problem Soon

By Jonathan Levin and Ye Xie

Brazil Vice President Michel Temer Interview

OPEC Optimism Masks Iran Risk to Oil Rally From 12-Year Low

By Ben Sharples

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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

Monster Option Grants Reward Executives With $598 Million Payout

By Caleb Melby

Monster Option Grants Reward Executives With $598 Million Payout

Secret Phone Bets in Macau VIP Rooms Spark Laundering Risks

By Daniela Wei

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News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Clinton, Trump Poised to Go Negative in Campaign Ad Wars

By Joshua Green and Tim Higgins

Warren Buffett’s Dicey Power Play

By Mark Chediak and Noah Buhayar

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Why Is a Hospital Machine Tied to Superbugs Still in Use?

By John Tozzi

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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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The World’s Top Economists Want to Work for Amazon and Facebook

By Patrick Clark

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News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Yale Finds Itself on Both Sides of Employee’s Fight for a Home

By Janet Lorin

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Barclays Bets on Video Tellers as Branches Dwindle

By Gabrielle Coppola and Stephen Morris

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Boring Is Beautiful to U.S. Treasury Shunning Latest Bond Craze

By Eliza Ronalds-Hannon and Liz Capo McCormick

U.S. Bureau Of Engraving And Printing Oversees Dollar Bill Production

Global Tech

Global Tech

Welcome to Larry Page’s Secret Flying-Car Factories

By Ashlee Vance and Brad Stone

The X-Men Approach to Medicine

By Adam Piore

Life in the People’s Republic of WeChat

By Dune Lawrence

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This Machine Knows Shooting Better Than Steph Curry

By Ira Boudway

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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