Green, Nuclear and Crowdfunded: One Startup’s Unconventional Route to Building a Novel Reactor
By now, most people are accustomed to crowdfunding as a means to finance everything from smart light bulbs to inventive bug zappers. But would …
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Where Are the Boring EVs?
The Volkswagen Group is getting charged up, and doing so in two vastly different ways. In September, the car conglomerate’s prized Porsche showed off …
Bel-Air Home Lists for $225 Million, Making It the Most Expensive in America
Financier and philanthropist Gary Winnick has listed his Bel-Air home for $225 million, the highest price for any residential property in the United States. …
Will ‘Zombieland: Double Tap’ Be a Halloween Hit 10 Years After the Original’s Release?
Almost exactly 10 years ago, a horror comedy movie capitalizing on the early 2000s zombie hype debuted, pulling in $75 million in ticket sales …
Inside James Dyson’s Costly Decision to Kill His Electric Car
James Dyson, the billionaire British inventor and entrepreneur, is standing on a small stage at the mid-September gala opening of his new flagship retail …
Bernie Sanders Wants to Ban Stock Buybacks. He Should Focus on This Instead
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders unveiled his Corporate Accountability and Democracy tax overhaul this week. Highlights of the plan include increasing the corporate tax …
Exclusive: A Luxury Candle Startup Raises $2.7 Million in Seed Round Backed by Co-Founders of Casper and Venmo
Hot on the heels of the Diptyque obsession, the luxury candle market is burning up—and burning through cash. The latest entry into the market …
Salesforce Founder Marc Benioff: What Business School Never Taught Me
On the eve of the release of Marc Benioff’s latest book, Trailblazer: The Power of Business as the Greatest Platform for Change, Fortune Editor-in-Chief …
Today’s Google Doodle Honors the Man That Created the First Animation Ever
Joseph Plateau isn’t exactly a household name. Few Belgian physicists and mathematicians from the 1800s are. But without him, modern entertainment would be significantly …
How a Bermuda Restaurant Is Using Its Menu to Support Local Reefs
According to research (and underscored, probably, by your Instagram feed), Americans are seeing the world in record numbers. And while spending money on travel …
A Champagne Concierge on Her Job and Your Next Trip to France
A great hotel concierge will book a driver, make a dinner reservation, and print out your boarding passes. But what if those recommendations and …
Chef Curtis Stone’s L.A. Restaurant Rotates Its Menu One Wine Region at a Time
At Los Angeles fine-dining restaurant Maude, owner-chef Curtis Stone serves transformative iterations of one ingredient or theme. “When I opened Maude in 2014, the …
Live Like Famed Novelist Sir Walter Scott’s in this 19th Century Mansion
In the Scottish Borders region, famed novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott built Abbotsford, a baronial estate where his life, hobbies, and historic memorabilia …
The Weird and Complicated Past Behind Maraschino Cherries
Some 30 miles west of crooning gondoliers navigating the canals of Venice, vast orchards blossom in neat lines each spring, the bittersweet floral scent …
How Boise’s Warm Welcome to Immigrants Elevated Its Food Scene
The more remote a city is, the less diversity you might expect in its restaurants. But Dave Bieter, the mayor of Boise, posits the …
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Looks to Lead the Industry Toward Climate-Minded Travel on Its 100th Birthday
Upon reaching a centennial milestone, it’s only natural that a heritage brand would venture down memory lane to pay homage to its achievements. But …
‘Nobody Knows What to Do:’ How 3 Years of Brexit Uncertainty Has Paralyzed British Business
Three and a half years ago, Emma Heathcote-James was looking to expand her business beyond Britain. Her 11-year-old Little Soap Company was selling bath …
Broadcasting Rights, Ticket Sales, Sponsorships: NBA’s Hong Kong Crisis Risks Its Massive China Business
The NBA first arrived in China in 1979, eight years after the historic “Ping Pong Diplomacy” tour. The Washington Bullets, now the Wizards, traveled …
Every car should be a little like the 2020 Toyota Corolla hybrid
I got better than 57 miles a gallon driving on highways and city streets. It’s enough to make you wonder why every car isn’t …
Exclusive: Small business support for Trump ebbs, but experts say he can reclaim voters
More small businesses prefer a Democrat than Trump in the 2020 election, a new survey shows. That represents erosion of his traditional support