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.

It’s been a rough year.

Libertarian, futurist, billionaire: a profile of Peter Thiel.

Hervé Falciani, a computer engineer working at HSBC, stole the bank’s list of secret accounts. But was he out to expose tax cheats or get rich himself? Perhaps both.

Meet Martha Beck.

“Fast food and hedge funds. That’s where we’re going.”

The social network positioned its plan to bring the internet to millions of Indians as a gift. The country saw a catch.

The number one place Tampa Bay cops visit: Walmart. And it’s not even close — they average two trips an hour.

Scenes from a class conflict playing out between millionaires and billionaires on Hawaii’s Big Island.

How detox teas laced with laxatives took over Instagram.

Medicine, the company says, can also be a tasty snack.

Purdue Pharma’s marketing materials say OxyContin works for 12 hours. It doesn’t. And this problem, long-denied by the drugmaker, is what makes it highly addictive.

All aboard the maiden voyage Rob Gronkowski’s party cruise.

Four men stood on the edge of the Shenzhen Health and Family Planning Commission, threatening to jump in protest. They referred to themselves as “China’s 21st century eunuchs,” damaged by medically-dubious surgeries.

The Federal Trade Commission has brought more than 60 cases related to data security against businesses. Only one has refused to settle.

David Vincenzetti says his company, which sells spyware to world’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies, is helping to thwart terrorism. Others say it’s a danger to citizens, dissidents, and journalists alike.

There are 1.7 million active Uber riders in London, about half the daily ridership of the Tube. Three years ago, there were 5,000.

How 2-minute noodles became a half-billion dollar debacle for Nestlé in India.

Money is an idea that we all agree to believe in.

It involves a former 1960s bondage film actress, a Jewish neo-Nazi, the husband of the speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, and a whole lot of creative marketing.

A brazen land grab in Zimbabwe and why it’s getting harder to stop multinational corporations.

Inside the lucrative, predatory, booming world of subprime car loans.

On a company that provides fake paparazzi, pretend campaign supporters, and counterfeit protesters on demand.

“The pitch meeting kicked off with one Nike official accidentally addressing Stephen as 'Steph-on.' ... It got worse from there. A PowerPoint slide featured Kevin Durant's name, presumably left on by accident, presumably residue from repurposed materials.”

On a November morning, Olympic rower and financial advisor Harold Backer left for a bike ride and never returned. His disappearance remained a mystery – until letters began arriving at the homes of his investors.