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By Jon D. Markman On December 7, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The event was surreal. A Chinese researcher announced on YouTube that he had successfully modified the genes of Lulu and Nana, healthy newborn twins.
According to a Scientific American report,...
By Jon D. Markman On November 16, 201802:10 PM Eastern
Alphabet (GOOGL) is the Rodney Dangerfield of tech companies. It gets no respect.
Waymo, its self-driving car subsidiary, announced Tuesday it will launch a fully autonomous taxi service in...
By Jon D. Markman On November 12, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Facebook (FB) is rebranding. The new corporate messaging is deliberately fuzzy. It is all about bedtime stories and using technology to catch up with friends and family.
A month ago, the social...
By Jon D. Markman On October 8, 201801:55 PM Eastern
As Amazon.com (AMZN) fortunes have increased, the company has come under increasing pressure to share its wealth with employees. Last week, the process began, sort of.
The online giant announced...
By Jon D. Markman On October 3, 201803:25 PM Eastern
Something important is happening. The same forces that turned movies, music and shopping into bits of data are transforming financial services.
To the general public, Betterment LLC is largely...
By Jon D. Markman On September 26, 201803:48 PM Eastern
Some say data is the new oil, arguing it will change every industry and everyday life, for everyone.
One thing is certain; companies are scrambling to get as much of it as possible …
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By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 201804:20 PM Eastern
The best corporate managers are always one step ahead. They are able to live in the future, by keeping customers happy in the present.
In a video posted by CNBC last week, Amazon.com (AMZN) CEO...
By Jon D. Markman On August 1, 201804:59 PM Eastern
Big Pharma is in a rut. The industry keeps spending more and yet making fewer scientific breakthroughs.
But help is on the way.
Last week, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced a radical change in...
By Jon D. Markman On July 20, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Corporate earnings are set to rise more than 20%. Productivity gains in excess of 5% of global GDP are possible. And $650 billion of new industrial spending is likely.
That’s all according to...
By Jon D. Markman On March 2, 201802:00 PM Eastern
A fully loaded Porsche Panamera 4S Executive will run you $147,750 before taxes. It already offers a lot of the latest technology and luxury options. And soon, its software will be powered by...