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By Jon D. Markman On May 1, 201904:45 PM Eastern
Alphabet (GOOGL) shareholders had a really bad day Tuesday.
Stock traders and analysts blame a shortfall in Alphabet’s first-quarter advertising revenues. But all this selling is...
By Jon D. Markman On April 24, 201902:00 PM Eastern
The European Parliament voted last week to start using the latest biometric systems to track every man, woman and child in the EU … and some non-EU citizens, too.
The Common Identity Repository,...
By Sean Brodrick On April 6, 201912:00 PM Eastern
Platinum is the rarest of the world’s precious metals. But it’s also seen its price beaten far down below that of gold and palladium.
Now, it looks like investors are seeing a bargain they can’t...
By Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201903:20 PM Eastern
Stocks mostly drifted higher over the past week like snowflakes shifted into reverse, as investors were amused by the latest White House promise that trade talks with China were going swell and...
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 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 January 28, 201903:00 PM Eastern
Apple is cutting hundreds of workers from its self-driving car projects, according to a report from CNBC.
The news comes at an inflection point for the Silicon Valley company. iPhone sales are...
By Jon D. Markman On January 11, 201906:20 PM Eastern
Imagine a car that’s capable of walking. Now picture it with long, articulating robotic legs and tubeless tires.
Hyundai unveiled Elevate at the CES technology show in Las Vegas this week. The...
By Jon D. Markman On November 14, 201804:10 PM Eastern
Computers as small and light as particles of dust are moving out of the realm of science fiction, according to a recent Wall Street Journal story.
It changes what is possible in computing. It...
By Jon D. Markman On November 9, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The branding is perfect: No lines, no checkouts, no registers. Retail is going people-less. Technology can replace cashiers, and companies are racing to get there first.
The trend began with...