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CONTENTS

DEPARTMENTS

tech

21 The Internet Space Race

Companies are scrambling to

offer high-speed online access

from the final frontier.

By AARON PRESSMAN

26 The Spy Inside Your Car

Digital assistants may be a con-

venience for drivers, but they also

raise serious privacy questions

over the information they collect.

By JACLYN TROP

37 E-Sports Is the New

Premed

The Ohio State University is

introducing a video game–related

degree. Will other colleges follow

suit?By LISA MARIE SEGARRA

venture

39 Live for the Hustle

From building doorman to A-list

schmoozing venture capitalist in

less than 10 years: thus begins

the legend of John Henry.

By RICHARD MORGAN

invest

45 The Hidden Upside to

CEO Drama

When a company axes its chief

executive, its stock often plum-

mets. But when the firing is part

of a bigger overhaul, investors

can win in the long run.

By RYAN DEROUSSEAU

9 Cast a Critical Eye Over the

A.I. Hype Merchants

Artificial Intelligence has the

potential to transform howwe

do business. But the key to its

utilization will be realizing its limi-

tations.By ADAM LASHINSKY

12 Don’t Fall for Wall Street’s

Optimism

It would take a true fluke to deliver

the double-digit gains the gurus

are predicting for 2019.

By SHAWN TULLY

14 How to Deal With No Deal

British companies are already

putting their “no deal” Brexit

contingencies in place.

By DAVID MEYER

16 The KonMari Economy

Could Japanese tidying guru

Marie Kondo slow down fast

fashion?By RACHEL KING

18 Remembering

Herb Kelleher

The Southwest Airlines co-

founder’s exuberant demeanor

belied an unparalleled business

savvy.By SHAWN TULLY

6 Joint Ventures

A billionaire marijuana entre-

preneur and a pioneering

Alzheimer’s researcher have

something in common: They’ve

relied on unusual alliances to

transformtheir respective fields.

By CLIFTON LEAF

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53 The New Faces

of Watch Design

For horolophiles who want to

stand out, microbrands are

making a mark on a storied

industry.By STACY PERMAN

CORRECTION

104 Closing Costs

Though a government shutdown

doesn’t cost much overall, the

resulting erosion of faith in the

institution is a cost too big to

calculate.Text by MATT HEIMER;

graphics by NICOLAS RAPP

“Hot Under the White Collar”

(Jan. 1) incorrectly said the

predecessor of the fired whistle-

blower CEO of Japan’s Olympus

wasn’t charged with wrong-

doing for a massive fraud at the

company. In fact, the previous

CEO was sentenced to prison but

never served jail time.