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By Jon D. Markman On July 10, 201902:00 PM Eastern
If you really want to understand where a technology company it is going, listen to the chief technology officer.
Thuan Pham, CTO for Uber (UBER), was speaking Tuesday at the RISE technology...
By Jon D. Markman On April 1, 201902:00 PM Eastern
It’s cool now, but in the future, carrying a credit card or smartphone to tap and pay is going to seem ridiculously antiquated. Payments will happen in the background, magically.
That’s the...
By Tony Sagami On March 22, 201907:55 AM Eastern
Why doesn't the U.S. -- the most powerful, wealthiest country in the world -- have a sovereign wealth fund?
China does with $813 billion. So does Abu Dhabi ($828 billion), Singapore ($556...
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 Sean Brodrick On March 9, 201911:00 AM Eastern
The market wobbled into the weekend after days of selling. It’s time to kick back, open a cold one, and let me show you some of the stories you probably missed in the panic attack that passes for...
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 Sean Brodrick On February 21, 201911:00 AM Eastern
Lithium and lithium stocks roared like lions through 2017 into 2018 … but they fell asleep in January of last year, and they’ve snoozed ever since. Well, now there’s strong evidence those...
By Sean Brodrick On February 12, 201911:00 AM Eastern
It’s been a tough couple of months in the uranium space. After rallying 42% from April through December, the price of the white-hot metal has gone nowhere since.
But don’t look away now. You’ll...
By Jon D. Markman On January 30, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Don’t be fooled by their cute, glowing speakers and pleasing conversation. Amazon Echo and Google Home devices are Trojan horses, designed to endear and overthrow.
The Wall Street Journal ran a...
By Jon D. Markman On November 26, 201802:10 PM Eastern
The future of connectivity depends on a big idea: unlaunched constellations of inexpensive satellites.
SpaceX got one step closer to that dream on Nov. 16. That’s when the Federal Communications...