Global Game
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The building blocks for a bio-engineered future
Customised organisms will transform the way we manufacture everything from car seats to cellphones. A group of MIT-trained scientists at $1.4 billion synthetic biology startup Ginkgo Bioworks is brewing a revolution
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How the 3D knitted Rothy's shoe became the 'it' thing in women's fashion
In three years, Rothy's saw sales of more than $140 million; now, they must balance expansion with fending off copycats
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Duolingo: Game of tongues
Duolingo has built a $700 million business with an addictive app that claims to teach Spanish, French, Chinese and even High Valyrian
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Forbes Best Under a Billion 2019: The full list of companies
Our annual Best Under A Billion list spotlights 200 small and midsized publicly listed enterprises in the Asia-Pacific region with sales under $1 billion and a track record of strong earnings growth
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Murders, muggings and mayhem: A live stream of 911 data
While social media usually shows us a filtered and sanitised reality, Andrew Frame, the founder of Citizen, is harnessing 911 data to deliver a raw, live feed of crime and chaos directly to you. Is it the future of public safety or just a 21st-century police scanner?
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How 13 siblings turned their dying father's snack recipe into success
As their father lay dying, the 13 Keith siblings took his recipe for a snack no one could sell—a refrigerated protein bar—and built it into a $300 million startup
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Bumble's sexism problem
The jet-setting Russian billionaire behind the dating app built to empower women oversees a corporate headquarters that more than a dozen former employees allege is toxic, especially for women
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Kanye's second coming
Three years after a cancelled tour, hospitalisation and claims of $53 million in debt, hip-hop superstar Kanye West has one of the biggest hits of the decade—and it has nothing to do with music. His billion-dollar Yeezy sneaker empire is the best bet in a generation to topple Air Jordan. Sometimes it pays to be a control freak
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Forbes Investigation: The truth behind Trump Tower Moscow
The project at the core of the Robert Mueller investigation wasn't a well-planned conspiracy. Instead, an unprecedented look inside the deal reveals a stunning degree of risk, with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the centre of it, for relatively little potential reward
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Cloud wars: How startups want to revolutionise weather reports
A bevy of innovative startups are leveraging low-cost sensors, cheap processing power, AI and advances in machine learning to revolutionise how we predict and model the weather. Businesses ranging from auto-racing to agriculture stand to benefit, while ageing stalwarts like AccuWeather have the most to lose
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A man, a can, a plan
John Hayes, the chief executive of venerable jar maker Ball, has abandoned glass and plastic. Is he crazy or just ahead of his time?