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Austin Carr

Crime Tech

Robbing the Xbox Vault: Inside a $10 Million Gift Card Cheat

A junior Microsoft engineer figured out a nearly perfect Bitcoin generation scheme.

Austin Carr Bloomberg Businessweek Jun 2021 Permalink

Health Travel

The Cruise Ship Suicides

Confined mostly to tiny cabins as the pandemic unfolded, crew members struggle to cope.

Austin Carr Bloomberg Businessweek Dec 2020 20min Permalink

Business Health Travel

Socially Distance This

Carnival Cruise executives knew they had a virus problem, but kept the party going.

Austin Carr, Chris Palmeri Bloomberg Businessweek Apr 2020 15min Permalink

Business Crime

The Billion-Dollar High-Speed Internet Scam

Elizabeth Pierce impressed investors with hefty contracts for fiber—until they learned she was the only one who’d signed them.

Austin Carr Bloomberg Businessweek Oct 2019 15min Permalink

Business Food

Chipotle Eats Itself

Chipotle once fed the equivalent of the population of Philadelphia every day. Then the E. coli outbreak happened.

Austin Carr Fast Company Oct 2016 1h5min Permalink

Business Tech

Will Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley Finally Get It Right?

A startup’s rocky search for profitability.

Austin Carr Fast Company Sep 2013 20min Permalink

Business Food

Deep Inside Taco Bell's Doritos Locos Taco

Creation of a fast food phenomenon.

Austin Carr Fast Company May 2013 10min Permalink