23andMe: The DNA Delusion - May 20, 2024 Issue

May 20, 2024 Issue

The DNA Test Delusion

The DNA Test Delusion

By Kristen V. Brown

Bloomberg Opinion

Bloomberg Opinion

You Won’t Like Trumponomics 2.0

By The Editors

Former President Donald Trump's Hush Money Trial Continues In New York

Remarks

Remarks

Silicon Valley Is Searching for Its Piece of the AI Action

By Brad Stone and Rachel Metz

Silicon Valley Is Searching for Its Piece of the AI Action

Business

Business

Kids Hooked on Video Games Prompt a Flurry of Lawsuits

By Rachel Graf

Kids Hooked on Video Games Prompt a Flurry of Lawsuits

Walgreens and CVS Are Trying to Fix America’s Flailing Pharmacies

By Fiona Rutherford

Walgreens and CVS Are Trying to Fix America’s Flailing Pharmacies

How Uniqlo’s ‘Millennial Birkin’ Is Beating Designer Bags

By Mia Glass

How Uniqlo’s ‘Millennial Birkin’ Is Beating Designer Bags

Boom Times Are Over for Food Startups, But That’s a Good Thing

By Deena Shanker

Boom Times Are Over for Food Startups, But That’s a Good Thing

Technology

Technology

Neuralink’s First Patient: ‘It Blows My Mind So Much’

By Ashlee Vance

Neuralink’s First Patient: ‘It Blows My Mind So Much’

A New Kind of Power Company Will Put a Battery in Every Home

By Ashlee Vance

A New Kind of Power Company Will Put a Battery in Every Home

Tim Cook Can’t Run Apple Forever. Who’s Next?

By Mark Gurman

Tim Cook Can’t Run Apple Forever. Who’s Next?

Chris Dixon’s Campaign to Overhaul Crypto’s Grifty Reputation

By Hannah Miller

Chris Dixon’s Campaign to Overhaul Crypto’s Grifty Reputation

Finance

Finance

Europe’s Banks Find Breaking Up With Russia Is Hard to Do

By Steven Arons and Nicholas Comfort

Europe’s Banks Find Breaking Up With Russia Is Hard to Do

Beverly Hills 90210 Mansions Lose Fire Coverage as Insurers Flee

By Nadia Lopez, John Gittelsohn and Ann Choi

Beverly Hills 90210 Mansions Lose Fire Coverage as Insurers Flee

With China’s Property Market Struggling, India, Korea and Vietnam Are Hot

By Shawna Kwan

With China’s Property Market Struggling, India, Korea and Vietnam Are Hot

Economics

Economics

US East Coast Ports Are Spending Billions to Profit From Asia’s Shifting Exports

By Brendan Murray

US East Coast Ports Are Spending Billions to Profit From Asia’s Shifting Exports

Milei Targets Labor Law That’s Set to Hand Banker $10 Million Severance

By Patrick Gillespie

Milei Targets Labor Law That’s Set to Hand Banker $10 Million Severance

‘It’s a Money Loser’: Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Under Fire

By Saijel Kishan

‘It’s a Money Loser’: Tax Breaks for Data Centers Are Under Fire

Crime and Its $40 Billion Hit to the Economy Are at the Heart of South Africa’s Vote

By Antony Sguazzin and Janice Kew

Crime and Its $40 Billion Hit to the Economy Are at the Heart of South Africa’s Vote

Features

Features

The DNA Test Delusion

By Kristen V. Brown

The DNA Test Delusion

How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ Ruined Thousands of Young People’s Lives

By Alice Kantor

How the ‘Harvard of Trading’ Ruined Thousands of Young People’s Lives

Corporate America Never Really Quit Forced Labor

By Josh Eidelson

Corporate America Never Really Quit Forced Labor

The Company Preaching America’s Nuclear Revival

By Will Wade

The Company Preaching America’s Nuclear Revival

‘The Caitlin Clark Effect Is Real,’ and It’s Already Changing the WNBA

By Ira Boudway and Jennah Haque

Indiana Fever Media Day

Pursuits

Pursuits

In New York’s Hudson Valley, a New Napa Is Growing—But for Beer

By Tony Rehagen

In New York’s Hudson Valley, a New Napa Is Growing—But for Beer

The 10 Art Shows That You Can Only See in Venice

By James Tarmy

The 10 Art Shows That You Can Only See in Venice

Cassette Tapes Are Getting a Boost From an Unexpected Source

By Matthew Kronsberg

Cassette Tapes Are Getting a Boost From an Unexpected Source

Aston Martin’s $191,000 Vantage Coupe Is Great, But That May Not Be Enough

By Hannah Elliott

Aston Martin’s $191,000 Vantage Coupe Is Great, But That May Not Be Enough

Why Sunglasses That Don’t Conceal the Eyes Are a New Celebrity Must-Have

By Max Berlinger

Why Sunglasses That Don’t Conceal the Eyes Are a New Celebrity Must-Have

Last Thing

Last Thing

The Food Court Is Back

By Laura Bliss and Dorothy Gambrell

The Food Court Is Back