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On New Year’s Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrified to learn their photographs had been manipulated and posted online. When the law failed them, they tracked down the culprit themselves. By Olivia Carville and Margi Murphy See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For years the world’s greatest deep-sea shipwreck hunter has battled governments and rivals over the ocean floor’s riches. He’s kept his identity a secret, until now. By Kit Chellel, Olivia Solon and Jonathan Browning See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The world’s richest person, boldest entrepreneur and most controversial CEO is moving forward with his grand ambitions for neural implants. Is he the one we want messing with our heads? By Ashlee Vance See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Can the company that makes most of the world’s iPhones pivot to building electric cars in Ohio? By Reed Stevenson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sergio Ermotti is back at the helm of UBS—and looking to capitalize on the deal of a lifetime. By Marion Halftermeyer, Myriam Balezou and Alessandro Speciale, with Max Reyes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With K-pop’s biggest boy band on hiatus, the South Korean music mogul behind the group is turning to the US to find its successor. Or something close to it. By Lucas Shaw & Sohee Kim See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a murder in a nondescript Canadian suburb triggered an international crisis. By Matthew Campbell, Ari Altstedter, Brian Platt and Sudhi Ranjan Sen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How a certain search engine became an investigative tool of first resort. By Julia Love and Davey Alba See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

No one has more US stores than Dollar General. There are costs. By Josh Eidelson and Brendan Case See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mom and Dad are renowned legal scholars. Their son is on trial in one of the world’s biggest fraud cases. By Max Chafkin and Hannah Miller See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lyme disease has grown explosively in the two-plus decades since the last vaccine was pulled from the market. How enthusiastic will the reception be for a new one? By Kristen V. Brown and Nacha Cattan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hackers ripped off Michael Terpin with a textbook SIM swap. When he went to war to get his $24 million back, the thieves’ friends were unusually happy to help. By Margi Murphy and Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost six years after pharmaceuticals magnate Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered, police still haven’t identified the killers. But they have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a family drama worthy of Succession. By Matthew Campbell and Ari Altstedter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 Shaw See 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 Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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

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