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By Sean Brodrick On September 1, 201811:55 AM Eastern
If you’re a fan of Marvel comics — or your kids or grandkids are — then you know about Juggernaut. A nemesis of the X-Men, he’s featured in a couple of movies as a huge guy in an improbably large...
By Jon D. Markman On August 22, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The world’s most-populous country is embracing the robot revolution, and all that goes with it.
Last week, 533,000 visitors packed the World Robot Conference in Beijing. The western media...
By Jon D. Markman On May 11, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Defense and aerospace companies are embracing a new mission. It’s no longer just about making nuclear missiles and bunker buster bombs and aircraft carriers.
Mars is 34 million miles away....
By Jon D. Markman On April 11, 201801:55 PM Eastern
When Mark Zuckerberg swept into Washington to face politicians, they were not amused.
The headlines say privacy is under attack. Too late. Privacy died with Netscape and iPhones. Blaming...
By Jon D. Markman On December 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Let’s be honest. A year ago, investors assumed Wal-Mart Inc. (WMT) was dead money, another casualty of the Amazon.com (AMZN) retail juggernaut.
Its $3 billion acquisition of Jet.com, a...
By Jon D. Markman On November 3, 201702:00 PM Eastern
There is a great scene in the 2013 film “Her.” In it, the leading man plays in an interactive, completely immersive, mixed-reality video game. It’s set in an impossibly rich, virtual world.
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By Jon D. Markman On October 30, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) makes earth-moving machines. And last Tuesday, its blowout third-quarter earnings report propelled the stock to a record high.
This helped the Dow Industrials make a...
By Jon D. Markman On September 25, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Big, iconic brands are dying. It’s the strangest thing.
Decades of advertising, with billions spent, are having no impact.
Brands used to be everything. Now consumers don’t care.
It...
By Jon D. Markman On July 14, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Imagine traveling from San Francisco to Los Angeles in about the same time it takes to get a Domino’s pizza delivered.
Far-fetched?
It’s definitely possible, and it got one step closer...
By Jon D. Markman On May 17, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Soon, you can manage your finances like a pro with the help of your very own personal digital assistant.
This week Bank of America (BAC) unveiled Erica. The state-of-the-art chatbot comes...