Way Beyond Silicon Valley - June 9, 2014 Issue

June 9, 2014 Issue

Opening Remarks

Opening Remarks

Japan's Incredible Shrinking Empire

By Brian Bremner

Japan's Incredible Shrinking Empire

Give Obama a Stronger Hand to Play

Give Obama a Stronger Hand to Play

Fixing What Really Ails Veterans' Care

Fixing What Really Ails Veterans' Care

Global Technology

Global Technology

Xiaomi's Phones Have Conquered China. Now It's Aiming for the Rest of the World

By Brad Stone

Xiaomi's Phones Have Conquered China. Now It's Aiming for the Rest of the World

Hezbollah's Tech-Savvy, Platform-Agnostic Guerrilla Marketing Campaign

By Vernon Silver

Finland's New Tech Power: Game Maker Supercell

By Joshua Brustein

Finland's New Tech Power: Game Maker Supercell

Ten Days in Kenya With No Cash, Only a Phone

By Charles Graeber

This High-Tech Tennis Racket Comes With a Built-In Digital Coach

By Stephan Faris

This High-Tech Tennis Racket Comes With a Built-In Digital Coach

London's Massive Subway Tunneling Machines Build as They Destroy

By Barrett W. Sheridan

Eve Online's Nerd Monument Vandalized Over In-Game Rivalry

By Nick Summers

Eve Online's Nerd Monument Vandalized Over In-Game Rivalry

How Major League Baseball Helps ESPN Stream World Cup Soccer

By Ira Boudway

How Major League Baseball Helps ESPN Stream World Cup Soccer

Transatomic Power's Safer Reactor Eats Nuclear Waste

By Eric Roston

Transatomic Power's Safer Reactor Eats Nuclear Waste

A Day at the Miami Beach Cyberarms Fair

By Michael Riley

A Day at the Miami Beach Cyberarms Fair

Is Chris Dancy the Most Quantified Self in America?

By Ira Boudway

How to Build a New Gadget in Seven Steps

By Sam Grobart

How to Build a New Gadget in Seven Steps

The Incredible Stair-Climbing, Self-Parking, Amphibious Wheelchair

By Joshua Green

The Incredible Stair-Climbing, Self-Parking, Amphibious Wheelchair

New $500 Million Satellite Can See You From 383 Miles Away

By Peter Burrows

The No-Tech Tactics of North Korea's Most Wanted Defector

By Adam Higginbotham

Tech Immigrants: A Map of Silicon Valley's Imported Talent

Tech Immigrants: A Map of Silicon Valley's Imported Talent

News - Global Economics

News - Global Economics

Latin America's Great Economic Divide

By Raymond Colitt

America's Got Milk and China Wants It

By Andrew Martin

America's Got Milk and China Wants It

India Fights to Keep the Lights On

By Rakteem Katakey and Rajesh Kumar Singh

India Fights to Keep the Lights On

London Leads the EU in Car Pollution; Diesel Fuel Blamed

By Alex Morales

London Leads the EU in Car Pollution; Diesel Fuel Blamed

News - Companies & Industries

News - Companies & Industries

Will World Cup Sponsors Get Kicked, Too?

By Duane Stanford

Will World Cup Sponsors Get Kicked, Too?

The Cabbage Patch Kids Get a Makeover

By Matt Townsend

The Cabbage Patch Kids Get a Makeover

Daimler's Smart Car Nears Relaunch of Four-Door ForFour

By Dorothee Tschampa

Daimler's Smart Car Nears Relaunch of Four-Door ForFour

As Mining Profits Fade, So Do Luxuries

By Jesse Riseborough

As Mining Profits Fade, So Do Luxuries

Company News: General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, J.M. Smucker, GroupM, U.S. Steel, Ticketmaster

By Kyle Stock

News - Politics & Policy

News - Politics & Policy

Obama's Tepid Attempt to Crack Down on Carbon Emissions

By Matthew Philips

Obama's Tepid Attempt to Crack Down on Carbon Emissions

The Beetle That's Chewing Up America

By Jennifer Oldham

The Beetle That's Chewing Up America

U.S. Companies Quietly Bump Up Trade With Iran

By Jonathan Tirone

U.S. Companies Quietly Bump Up Trade With Iran

Hate Taxes? Be Thankful You're Not a Pro Athlete

By Mark Niquette

Hate Taxes? Be Thankful You're Not a Pro Athlete

News - Technology

News - Technology

Is Renewable Energy Ready for Takeoff?

By Michael Behar

Is Renewable Energy Ready for Takeoff?

Ohio State's Marching Band Embraces the iPad

By Janet Paskin

Ohio State's Marching Band Embraces the iPad

The Conflict Over Conflict-Free Minerals

By Ian King

The Conflict Over Conflict-Free Minerals

Crash-Proofing Drones: The Tech Race Is On

By Thomas Black

Electric Imp's Wi-Fi Cards Turn Appliances Into Smart Devices

By Ted Greenwald

Electric Imp's Wi-Fi Cards Turn Appliances Into Smart Devices

News - Markets & Finance

News - Markets & Finance

Yesterday's Wall Streeter Is Today's Entrepreneur

By Max Abelson

Yesterday's Wall Streeter Is Today's Entrepreneur

China Revamps Citic for a Jolt of Capitalism

By Shai Oster and Cathy Chan

China Revamps Citic for a Jolt of Capitalism

Low Rates, a CEO's Worst Enemy?

By Noah Buhayar

Goldman's Top Minds Tackle the World Cup

By Nick Summers

Goldman's Top Minds Tackle the World Cup

Argentina Edges Back From the Debt Brink

By Peter Coy

Argentina Edges Back From the Debt Brink

M&A News: Henkel, Pilgrim's Pride, Hillshire Brands, Dai-ichi Life

By Evan Applegate

M&A News: Henkel, Pilgrim's Pride, Hillshire Brands, Dai-ichi Life