Live Nation's hiring spree confirms concerts are coming back The leading concert company laid off more than 96% of its staff during the pandemic, but it's coming back even stronger. Jael Goldfine 4.1.21 4:00 PM
"Is it working?" Does it matter? Functional mushrooms and CBD thrived during the pandemic Why are the markets for CBD and functional mushrooms growing, even as skeptics continue to question their integrity? Lucy Dean Stockton 3.25.21 8:00 PM
Unionization won’t save the media business, nor its workers Medium's voluntary separation and shift in strategy might suck for its workers, but it's either innovate or die. Paul Smalera 3.24.21 10:11 PM
How hard seltzer became the alcohol industry’s party trick Calories, carbonation, and consumer-driven marketing — the hard seltzer market is exploding (again) and brands like White Claw, Truly, and Bud Light Seltzer are poised to meet every last drop of demand. Julia Gray , Jael Goldfine 3.23.21 6:00 PM
Can VR help eradicate racism and sexism? This startup thinks so. What it’s like to be in someone else’s shoes—by virtue of a headset. Claire Turrell 3.22.21 6:00 PM
The blockchain "scaling" civil war is underway—and the battleground is carbon The fixes for the emissions disaster are years away from reality, or require restraint among players in the exploding field. Joon Ian Wong 3.11.21 4:34 PM