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A New York Hair Salon, Happily Stuck in 1986

All around it, luxury boutiques attract a wealthy crowd. But Anonymous Hair Salon hasn’t changed much since opening all those years ago.
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America’s Enterprising Spirit Is Booming After Decades-Long Slump

Hundreds of thousands of people are creating companies each year, ending a decades-long drought.
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The Women Running Businesses Under Taliban Rules

With secondary education and most jobs out of reach, thousands of Afghan women have turned to entrepreneurship as the only path to make money and maintain a social life.
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Danny Simmons, Painter and Activist From a Creative Family, Dies at 72

The older brother of the music mogul Russell Simmons and the rapper Joseph Simmons, he made his own way as an artistic and entrepreneurial force in Brooklyn.
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Who Is the Baklava Guy at the Knicks Games?

In city parks, at Phish shows and outside Madison Square Garden, a nomadic salesman builds his brand, one pistachio-laden wedge at a time.
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Inside the Elon Musk-OpenAI Trial Courtroom

The tech leaders, with combined net worths exceeding $670 billion, have brought props to court and traded icy stares as their legal dispute reaches a denouement.
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Putin’s Army of Drones

Freed from ethical constraints and hardened by years of war, a country long seen as a bureaucratic giant has become an entrepreneurial one.
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A Maker of Pet Toys in Ukraine Turns to Killer Drones

An entrepreneur behind drones that make the final strike themselves epitomizes the transformation of Ukraine’s civilian technology industry into a defense powerhouse.
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Linda Dresner, Old-School Guru of Avant-Garde Fashion, Dies at 88

Her minimalist gallery-like store on Park Avenue was a destination for generations of moneyed New Yorkers and helped change the way clothing is sold.
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Presto! In Chicago, a High-End Magic Palace Appears

The entrepreneur Glen Tullman is betting people want to dress up and watch magicians in a luxury setting. Either it will work or $50 million will go poof.
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All the Worst People Seem to Want to Be ‘High Agency’

The term “high agency” is an ethos for a gambler’s time.
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A New Jersey Teen Finds Treasure, and More, in Abandoned Storage Units

Michael Haskell, 17, set out to make some money from his locker dives. He ended up learning about life.
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A Guardian of the Past Takes His Treasures Online

Louis Bofferding has an intimate feel for rare antiques with dramatic back stories. But his wealthy clients are content to point and click.
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Kickstarter’s C.E.O. on Running a Fully Remote Company With a Four-Day Workweek

Everette Taylor took over Kickstarter at a low moment for the crowdfunding pioneer, which made its name with small projects but now attracts major multinationals and celebrities.
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A NYC Chinese Restaurant’s Lunar New Year T-Shirts Are a Coveted Collector’s Item

A New York restaurant’s Lunar New Year merchandise has become a coveted collector’s item.
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Anna Sui Ushers Her Fashion Label Into the Future With the Help of Her Three Nieces

With the help of some of her nieces, the New York designer Anna Sui is steering her 45-year-old label into the future.
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These A.I. Dreamers Don’t Fit the Stereotype

Young tech entrepreneurs in San Francisco are hoping to cash in, even as they wonder how artificial intelligence will affect society.
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The Drama at Thinking Machines, a New A.I. Start-Up, Is Riveting Silicon Valley

Defections, secret conversations, deal talks that fizzled and a battle for control: The turmoil at Thinking Machines Lab is the artificial intelligence industry’s latest drama.
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Before Trump, Greensboro, Vermont Was a Foodie Mecca for Canadians

Greensboro’s economy depended on friendly relations with Canada. But after tariffs and threats to make the country the “51st state,” neighborly ties have frayed.
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Devon Levesque Built Sweet Honey Farm to Find Community

An extreme athlete built a wellness lair in New Jersey and turned it into the members-only club of his dreams.
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