Listen to the Story

How a card-playing Siberian AI outsmarted the world’s brightest researchers and raked in millions. By Kit Chellel

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Who she is, and what she might do if she wins

By Josh Wingrove, Karen Breslau and Akayla Gardner

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Silicon Valley fixture John Donahoe was supposed to transform the sneaker giant into a money-minting, high-tech juggernaut. Instead, it’s in crisis mode. By Kim Bhasin and Lily Meier 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tyler Tech dominates America’s software industry for local governments, for better and worse. By Austin Carr

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ramping down global emissions is achievable in terms of cost. But until the US and other rich countries assume a war footing, we don’t stand a chance of meeting critical climate goals. By J.B. MacKinnon

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The system for deciding asylum cases is failing, and not only because it’s overwhelmed. Something drastic will have to be done to fix a process that is flawed at its very core. By Monte Reel and Sinduja Rangarajan

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Chinese businessman persuaded officials to establish a special economic zone in a remote part of Laos. The gamblers arrived first. Then came the drug runners and human traffickers. By Matthew Campbell and Patpicha Tanakasempipat

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

America's weight-loss drug capital isn't Hollywood or Manhattan. It's Bowling Green, Kentucky. By Madison Muller, Devin Leonard, and Tanaz Meghjani

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yosemite is falling apart. Current and former employees and superfans of the national park blame Aramark, the company that mostly runs the place. By Laura Bliss

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bloomberg's Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec cover the latest earnings from Meta, the parent company of Facebook. They speak with Bloomberg News Contributor Jon Erlichman and Bloomberg News Social Media Reporter Aisha Counts.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.