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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...
By Jon D. Markman On October 10, 201802:25 PM Eastern
The future of communications is careening toward us at an incredible clip. The new age is going to be amazing and messy at the same time.
Verizon (VZ) rolled out fifth-generation wireless...
By Jon D. Markman On September 10, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Listen closely.
It’s the sounds you don’t hear that count.
And all this quiet tells us that the electric car revolution is happening.
Balding and mustachioed, Dieter Zetsche does not look...
By Gavin Magor On August 23, 201805:30 PM Eastern
They're all beating the S&P 500 this year and poised to keep outrunning the bull This run-up is remarkable. Wall Street barely blinks an eye at news from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue that would...
By Jon D. Markman On August 20, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Emergent technology can be a wrecking ball. Now Detroit is in line. Your father’s car companies are about to be leveled.
Last month, the Detroit Free Press reported Ford Motor (F) is undergoing...