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Business

The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills

They had $19 million, a deal with Disney, and dreams of becoming the next Ben & Jerry’s. Then everything fell apart.

Courtney Rubin Marker Jan 2021 25min Permalink

Business

The Real Cost of Amazon

“It’s like I’m risking my life for a dollar.”

Shirin Ghaffary, Jason Del Rey Recode Jun 2020 30min Permalink

Business World Food

Somerdale to Skarbimierz

Following a Cadbury factory to Poland.

James Meek London Review of Books Apr 2017 55min Permalink

Business

The Fake Factory That Pumped Out Real Money

Making bio-diesel is hard. Getting paid $100 million to not make it is surprisingly easy.

Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Bryan Gruley, Mario Parker Businessweek Jul 2016 15min Permalink

Business Tech

How Intel Makes a Chip the Size of a Postage Stamp

Microprocessors cost billions to develop. They take three times longer to build than an airplane, in an environment 1,000 times more sterile than a hospital. Throughout the entire process, nobody ever touches them.

Max Chafkin, Ian King Businessweek Jun 2016 15min Permalink

Horrific Fire Revealed a Gap in Safety for Global Brands

The human lives lost in exchange for cheaper goods.

Jim Yardley New York Times Dec 2012 Permalink