Retail and Logistics

Where in the World?
Flock Once Touted Its Cameras as ‘Made in the USA.’ Now It’s Not So Clear
Flock reveals little about where its license plate readers are assembled, but the answer could have geopolitical and cybersecurity implications.
Paresh Dave

Chip Thrills
‘The Worst I’ve Ever Seen’: Cargo Thefts Have Turned Violent in Pursuit of AI Hardware
Paresh Dave and Aarian Marshall



Lucky Scoop
How China’s ‘Crystal Capital’ Cornered the Market on a Western Obsession
Louise Matsakis and Rachel Zheng




Sales Sims
Chinese ‘Virtual Human’ Salespeople Are Outperforming Their Real Human Counterparts
Jason Koebler and Zeyi Yang


Family Finance
Trump’s Commerce Secretary Loves Tariffs. His Former Investment Bank Is Taking Bets Against Them
Louise Matsakis and Zoë Schiffer




No Guarantee
Businesses Got Squeezed by Trump’s Tariffs. Now Some of Them Want Their Money Back
Paresh Dave





Sticker Shock
DOGE’s Cuts at the USDA Could Cause US Grocery Prices to Rise and Invasive Species to Spread
Kate Knibbs
.jpg)
