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By Tony Sagami On August 5, 201901:08 PM Eastern
One million people die from them each year.
I'm not talking about the deadly opioid crisis. I'm talking about the number of people who die each year from taking fake drugs.
Federal data show...
By Jon D. Markman On July 1, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Weather prediction is getting much better. Now, innovative companies are spinning that increased capability into lucrative new business models.
ClimaCell, featured in a July 24 Forbes story,...
By Tony Sagami On June 10, 201902:40 PM Eastern
John Bogle, the founder of the Vanguard family of funds, was one of the crankiest men I've ever met in the investment business. But he was also a passionate consumer advocate and one of the most...
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 Jon D. Markman On March 20, 201904:00 PM Eastern
Imagine the possibilities when computing might is no longer tied to the device on your desktop or in your pocket.
That’s the promise when the data center is the platform.
Google became the...
By Juan M. Villaverde On March 6, 201908:55 AM Eastern
Facebook is taking the plunge.
Behind closed doors and under a veil of not-so-secret hush-hush, they’re preparing to launch their own “cryptocurrency.”
No one on the outside seems to know what...
Below is the recent Weiss Ratings submission to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the CFTC’s request for input on crypto-asset mechanics and markets.
We are very...
By Jon D. Markman On January 2, 201903:20 PM Eastern
Facebook critics have had a field day with privacy, misinformation and hacking concerns. Shareholders are suffering. But users still value the service, a lot.
That is the conclusion from a new...
By Jon D. Markman On December 19, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Heads up: I will be on vacation Dec. 23 through year-end. After Friday, our next issue will be on Wednesday, Jan. 2. Enjoy your holidays!
Pundits say privacy is under assault. Politicians claim...
By Jon D. Markman On November 28, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Imagine artificially intelligent software that can scan and analyze your online profile. Then imagine it creating a score — a risk rating — that’s searchable by future employers. It’s scary, and...