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By Jon D. Markman On May 22, 201902:00 PM Eastern
There is this idea that old businesses can be easily remade into digital upstarts, if managers throw enough money at the process.
But that’s not really true. Just look at General Motors (GM).
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By Jon D. Markman On May 13, 201902:40 PM Eastern
Uber (UBER) raised $8.1 billion last week, the biggest U.S. Initial Public Offering in five years. But it is only the headliner in a bunch of IPOs dropping this month. Others span the spectrum of...
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 March 25, 201902:15 PM Eastern
The physical world is being transformed into bits of data. This information is being collected, analyzed and made actionable.
Lyft, the smaller competitor to Uber, is a perfect example....
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 Tony Sagami On March 11, 201908:55 AM Eastern
Our future is going to be filled with robots. No, not “Terminator”-type androids. Rather, industrial ones that perform many of the tasks humans do today.
Robot usage is already taking off. In...
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 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 18, 201901:55 PM Eastern
Imagine a world where virtual and remote objects can be manipulated as if they were sitting on a nearby table. That is the promise of fifth generation wireless.
Demos from Verizon (VZ) at CES,...
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...