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Innovation

innovation Sept. 7, 2018

OxyContin Billionaire Patents New Drug for Opioid TreatmentRichard Sackler made billions convincing Americans that OxyContin wasn’t addictive. Now, he’s going to make millions selling them addiction treatment.

By Eric Levitz
select all Oct. 10, 2017

Hell Yes, There Are Fidget-Spinner PhonesTwo hot new fads kids can’t get enough of, fidget spinners and cellular phones, have finally come together.

By Jake Swearingen
Aug. 25, 2016

CEO Innovated Her Way to a Higher Salary by Disrupting Price of Drug for KidsOnly in America.

By Eric Levitz
select all Aug. 5, 2016

Ohio College Installs 24-Hour Pizza ATM So Everyone Can Know You VapeSeems useful enough. If you can’t, you know, order a real pie.

By Madison Malone Kircher
May 25, 2016

Look at This Dumb BusThis seems like a bad idea.

By Brian Feldman
May 19, 2016

This Very Stupid Social Bottle Opener Is All I Want From the Internet of ThingsNow you can alert your friends whenever you crack a cold one.

By Brian Feldman
driving reign Jan. 19, 2015

Can Car2Go Transform New York Into a City of Drivers?The “one-way car-share” revolution has arrived.

By Abraham Riesman
close shaves Apr. 18, 2014

Gillette’s New Razor Is Everything That’s Wrong With American InnovationWe don’t need pivot-ball razors. We need moonshots.

By Kevin Roose
innovation Nov. 29, 2010

Citigroup Trying Out This Negative-Publicity Thing?Beleaguered bank tests new marketing strategy.

By Jessica Pressler
innovation July 29, 2010

Wall Street May Have to Develop Complex System of Hand Signals, Gestures, to Communicate Shittiness of DealsNot only can they not curse on e-mail, financiers soon might not even be able to curse on the phone.

By Jessica Pressler