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By Jon D. Markman On March 20, 201904:00 PM Eastern
Imagine the possibilities when computing might is no longer tied to the device on your desktop or in your pocket.
That’s the promise when the data center is the platform.
Google became the...
By Jon D. Markman On March 18, 201905:45 PM Eastern
Automation is being sold to us as a panacea.
Removing irrational human impulses is supposed to make planes, trains, automobiles and other machines safer.
Last week, a cutting-edge Boeing 737...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 18, 201907:55 AM Eastern
As we prepare for the investment wonders and horrors that will strike our world in the months ahead, the time is now to predict what most people think is unpredictable.
But first, let me tell...
By Juan M. Villaverde On March 14, 201908:55 AM Eastern
The Big Four central banks of the world — the U.S. Federal Reserve, European Central Bank (ECB), Bank of Japan (BOJ) and the Bank of England (BOE) — are arguably the most powerful institutions of...
By Jon D. Markman On March 13, 201904:44 PM Eastern
Most consumers don’t know it, but they are pawns in a larger debate over privacy.
The popularity of Foursquare — a mobile app that lets users “check in” to locations and recommends other local...
By Jon D. Markman On March 8, 201904:00 PM Eastern
Despite a bumpy week, the major indexes are off to their best start to a year in about three decades, up 10% across the board.
So far it looks like stocks are taking a breather within a sturdy...
By Jon D. Markman On March 6, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Tesla (TSLA) shares are out of favor, again.
This time, it’s because the electric car/solar power/save-the-planet company is beginning to be valued like an automaker.
The transformation began...
By Jon D. Markman On March 4, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Carmakers keep rushing into shotgun weddings, with each bringing a substantial dowry of technology to the marriage.
BMW and Mercedes announced Feb. 27 a new, long-term agreement to pool their...
By Tony Sagami On March 4, 201908:55 AM Eastern
When will the cryptocurrency market take off?
That’s easy. When institutional investors start to throw even a small part of their trillions of dollars into it.
But before mutual funds,...
By Tony Sagami On March 1, 201907:55 AM Eastern
You've probably heard about 5G, the fifth-generation wireless network that all of us will come to depend on before long.
The hype around 5G is all about its speed. I'm talking a super, super,...