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By Jon D. Markman On December 22, 201702:00 PM Eastern
An Amtrak passenger train headed southbound from Seattle to Portland derailed earlier this week. Traveling at 80 mph on a stretch of track designated for 30 mph traffic, the commuter train...
By Jon D. Markman On November 15, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Apple’s iPhone X is cool. Its new gesture-based operating system is super-slick. Yet, it is nothing compared to what Cupertino has up its sleeve.
This week, Bloomberg reported Apple is...
By Jon D. Markman On November 3, 201702:00 PM Eastern
There is a great scene in the 2013 film “Her.” In it, the leading man plays in an interactive, completely immersive, mixed-reality video game. It’s set in an impossibly rich, virtual world.
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By Mike Larson On November 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
My wife Kim and I are in the process of selling our home. With our oldest son about to start college, we just don’t need as much space anymore.
But to be frank, there’s another reason at work....
By Remi Lukosiunas On September 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As the clean-up begins in earnest after Hurricane Harvey, the storm’s financial impact inevitably comes to mind. Customers have loans and deposits with banks in the region, and they may worry...
By Jon D. Markman On September 1, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Several years ago, some medical researchers predicted nanomachines would instantly zap cancers and other internal ailments. At the time, the idea seemed far-fetched, at best.
That’s because...
By Mike Larson On August 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Greetings from San Francisco! I’m here for the MoneyShow, and I have to tell you: I love meeting with investors like you in person. Your questions always keep me on my toes, and our spirited...
By Jon D. Markman On July 19, 201702:00 PM Eastern
It started with $2 million worth of Fitbits. Very quickly the project evolved to 3D printed helmets with nanofiber sensors.
That’s what happens when the military decides the Internet of...
By Jon D. Markman On June 19, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Amazon (AMZN) is spending $14 billion to put Whole Foods Markets (WFM) in its shopping cart — a surprising move that analysts so far have completely misunderstood.
Analysts claim the online...
By Jon D. Markman On June 7, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Imagine the ability to look at something and know almost everything about it. It would kind of be like a superpower.
Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) have tools to do it – right now. They...