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A24 has an indie cult following and a $2.5 billion valuation. Can the film company scale its brand of hipster cringe? By Felix Gillette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost 2,000 years ago, a volcano preserved Herculaneum’s vast library of scrolls but left them unreadable. A volunteer army of nerds has been racing to decipher them. By Ashlee Vance and Ellen Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh off his historic victory in Detroit, UAW chief Shawn Fain is taking on  Elon Musk, Donald Trump and labor’s green future. By Josh Eidelson and Gabrielle Coppola See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scientists and startups are trying to figure out how to control a woman’s biological clock. If they do, it could also unlock the key to aging.  By Kristen V. Brown See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On New Year’s Eve 2020, young women from a Long Island town were horrifiedto 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 ofa 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.