The battle for housing affordability is reaching a fever pitch as Massachusetts considers the nation's strictest rent control measures, pitting top Democrats against one another in a classic economic showdown. Meanwhile, a generational rift is widening in the corporate world, as new data suggests that the future of remote work depends more on when your company was founded than who actually works there. From laundry detergent tiles to Norway's Olympic secret, the rules of market dominance are being rewritten.