What if you built a new city from the ground up? The idea has tantalized urban planners and utopian dreamers for centuries. In 2017, Jan Sramek joined their crusade.Mr. Sramek, […]
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Back to news homeVoice Deepfakes Are the Latest Threat to Your Bank Balance
This spring, Clive Kabatznik, an investor in Florida, called his local Bank of America representative to discuss a big money transfer he was planning to make. Then he called again.Except […]
A California Land Mystery Is Solved. Now the Political Fight Begins.
Jan Sramek was 15 years old the first time he tried to get a government to do something he wanted. Back then, he was an internet- and science fiction-obsessed teenager […]
A ‘Cage Match’ Between Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg May Be No Joke
The day after Elon Musk challenged Mark Zuckerberg on social media to “a cage match” last month, Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, received a text.It was from […]
Titan Submersible Tragedy Sheds Light on Lack of Safeguards for High-Risk Travel
Mountaineers have long climbed atop Mount Everest, and scientists in submersibles have descended into the Antarctic Ocean. In recent decades, travelers with deep pockets and little expertise have joined these […]
Founders of Three Arrows, Failed Crypto Fund, Are Living Large
Mr. Zhu said he was tuning out the criticism. On Twitter, he responded to a negative article in The Wall Street Journal by quoting John F. Kennedy: “We choose to […]
Companies Push Prices Higher, Protecting Profits but Adding to Inflation
The prices of oil, transportation, food ingredients and other raw materials have fallen in recent months as the shocks stemming from the pandemic and the war in Ukraine have faded. […]
After Nearly Collapsing, Indian Billionaire’s Stock Is Back on the Rise
The Adani Group, a conglomerate that builds and operates ports, power lines and food factories across India, began the year nearly on top of the world — having increased in […]
Building Boom on Mykonos Reveals ‘Wretched’ Side of Greece’s Recovery
Well-heeled vacationers descended from luxury hotels into the gleaming labyrinth of Mykonos’s historic old town on a recent evening, ogling gold jewelry and heading to bars offering pricey bottles of […]
The Greatest Wealth Transfer in History Is Here, With Familiar (Rich) Winners
An intergenerational transfer of wealth is in motion in America — and it will dwarf any of the past.Of the 73 million baby boomers, the youngest are turning 60. The […]