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From the BBC World Service: Ratan Tata was one of India's most recognized and celebrated industrialists.

Threads' new features inch the social platform closer to the decentralized fediverse, where users on multiple networks interact. Will Oremus of The Washington Post says Meta takes a more open approach when it's playing catch-up.

The growing flood insurance dilemma in the U.S.

A severe hurricane season puts risk models to the test. Plus, Boeing workers' union wants pensions back in the contract.

Medicare does not pay for general, long-term care. Kamala Harris is looking to change that.

In a time of fraught political polarization, it's hard for companies to decide whether to take political stands or remain quietly on the sidelines.

From the BBC World Service: The U.S. Department of Justice is taking aim at Google.

There's now an industry that promises to delete customers' personal information from “people-search” sites. After studying these services, Yael Grauer of Consumer Reports says it's still tough to wipe your slate clean online.

Climate change can be a threat multiplier from the Pentagon's point of view. What that might look like in the not-too-distant future.

Two megastorms take economic as well as human tolls. Plus, a check-in with musician and author Dessa.