September 1, 2017 / Fortune Asia / Volume 176 / Number 3 / 40 UNDER 40

FEATURES

Blockchain Mania!
By ROBERT HACKETT
The craze for Bitcoin and Ethereum may abate, but the power of the ”blockchain” tech behind those currencies is real. Here’s how businesses are hoping to harness it.
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The 21st-Century Bank Robbery
By JEN WIECZNER
Cryptocurrency is transforming finance. It’s also shockingly easy to steal. Coinbase, the world’s biggest cryptoexchange, is intent on fixing blockchain’s most dangerous flaw.
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FORTUNE’S 40 UNDER 40
Innovators Who Rule the World
By the FORTUNE staff
Introducing Fortune’s definitive list of the most powerful people under 40 in 2017.
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Global Politics’ Young Guns
By VIVIENNE WALT
Leo Varadkar, Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, is the most surprising figure in a rising generation of statesmen.
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Kevin Hart Wants It All
By ANNE VANDERMEY
He’s the world’s hottest comic, but Hart is more than just a funny guy. The star sat down with Fortune to dish about building a comedy empire.
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Dream Weaver
By ERIN GRIFFITH
How Casper CEO Philip Krim and his cofounders turned their humdrum mattress-in-a-box startup into a breakout brand.
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DEPARTMENTS

FOREWORD
6 The Actual Next Big Thing
Game-changing technologies don’t come around very often. Blockchain is one of them.
By CLIFTON LEAF

BRIEFING
7 Obamacare’s Thousand Cuts
After the GOP’s failed repeal, the ACA still lives-barely. But the health exchanges and insurers are still in big trouble.
By SY MUKHERJEE

10 Europe Fumes Over Russian Gas
In punishing Vladimir Putin with sanctions, Congress could also give a leg up to U.S. gas interests, and boost EU prices.
By GEOFFREY SMITH

11 The Food Industry’s Urgent Question: What Is Milk?
A war is brewing in the grocery aisle over how companies label the food we eat.
By BETH KOWITT

12 What Disney’s Netflix Snub Means
Both investors and consumers have reason to worry about the media breakup.
By MICHAL LEV-RAM

13 What’s in a Valley Valuation?
New research posits that without fancy accounting, half of unicorn startups would lose their horns.
By ANNE VANDERMEY

FOCUS

TECH
17 Ubisoft’s CEO Isn’t Playing Games
Yves Guillemot is pushing the video game publisher to keep innovating in a fast-changing industry.
By CHRIS MORRIS

INVEST
19 A Big Payoff for Cybercop Stocks
High-profile hacks have global companies scrambling to boost their cyberdefense budgets. But which security providers will make the most of the opportunity?
By RYAN DEROUSSEAU

VENTURE
22 Get Out of His Lane
George Hotz, at age 17, was the first person to unlock the iPhone. Now, he’s unlocking the self-driving potential of everyday cars.
By ANDREW ZALESKI

PASSIONS
24 In the Belly of the Brazen Bull
The Lamborghini Aventador S boasts a ”masterpiece” suite of technical innovations. So how will it perform in the hands of a supercar novice?
By DANIEL BENTLEY

BACK PAGE
LAST BYTE
64 Automation Ahead
A sector-by-sector look at where technologies like robotics will have the biggest impact on jobs.
Text by BRIAN O’KEEFE; graphics by NICOLAS RAPP

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