Criminal gangs are posing as flirty girls on Instagram and Snapchat to torment high school boys, drain their bank accounts and push them to the edge.By Olivia Carville See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At Streit’s matzo factory, production follows strict Jewish law. But the meaning of the Passover staple is still up for debate.  By Deena Shanker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Australian kids’ show has swept the world. But its future is in doubt By Devin Leonard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

General Electric was in dire straits. The only way to save America’s quintessentialconglomerate was to break it up.  By Brooke Sutherland & Ryan Beene See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Thirty years of providing the world's finest wool to the fashion house Loro Piana has done almost nothing for the indigenous people of the Peruvian Andes. By Marcelo Rochabrun See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

No one has more US stores than Dollar General. There are costs.  By Josh Eidelson and Brendan Case See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mom and Dad are renowned legal scholars. Their son is on trial in one of the world’s biggest fraud cases. By Max Chafkin and Hannah Miller See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lyme disease has grown explosively in the two-plus decades since the last vaccine was pulled from the market. How enthusiastic will the reception be for a new one? By Kristen V. Brown and Nacha Cattan See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hackers ripped off Michael Terpin with a textbook SIM swap. When he went to war to get his $24 million back, the thieves’ friends were unusually happy to help. By Margi Murphy and Drake Bennett See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Almost six years after pharmaceuticals magnate Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, became two of the wealthiest people ever to be murdered,police still haven’t identified the killers. But they have turned up no shortage of potential suspects—and a family drama worthy of Succession.  By Matthew Campbell and Ari Altstedter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AI has turned a business dispute between Hollywood studios and writers and actors into an existential crisis—one that probably only money can solve. By Lucas Shaw See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WeightWatchers is going all-in on trendy new anti-obesity drugs. The gamble might save the company—if it doesn’t kill it first. By Emma Court and Ellen Huet See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.