Analysis

Technology

For Sale: Your Data

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Data brokers are tracking you all over the internet to buy and sell your profile along with millions of other users.

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Media & Entertainment

Wide World of Streams: How Sports is Navigating Media’s Shifting Landscape

The old world of media is collapsing, while a new order is rising. Live sports, meanwhile, are caught in the middle.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

The Great Talent Crisis

Fewer people are working than almost any other time in U.S. history.

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Finance

The Folly of Financial Gurus

Social-media channels are full of business gurus promising that you can make tons of money this year…. but only if you attend their seminar.

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Energy

Can Wind Power Ride Out the Storm?

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For the wind power sector, 2023 was a financial bloodbath. As we hit peak fossil fuel usage, wind power needs the wind back in its sails.

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Industries

The Brain Tech Business Keeps Getting Buzzier

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The neural interface market is full of startups vying to put technology into the human brain, but which will actually make brains a business?

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Media & Entertainment

The Secret Life of Streaming: How Viewership Secrecy is Re-Shaping Hollywood

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If Hollywood studios want to settle the current dual strike, they may have to get much more open about just how popular their shows are.

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Social Media

Unpicking The Myth of Social Media Addiction

You’d be forgiven for thinking social media addiction is scientific fact, but there’s no hard evidence it exists. So why is it a thing?

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Media & Entertainment

Bet, Bet, Bet on the Home Team: How Legalized Gambling has Reshaped the Business of Sports

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Personal Finance

Don’t Know Much About Money: With More Americans relying on TikTok for financial advice, what could go wrong?

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