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By Jon D. Markman On June 14, 201902:00 PM Eastern
Mary Meeker, the celebrated internet analyst, published her annual “Internet Trends” report Monday. The 2019 edition is a 333-slide presentation filled with insights and inconvenient truths about...
By Jon D. Markman On May 20, 201902:00 PM Eastern
If you believe in historical precedents, the trade war with China should have ended last week.
The Commerce Department announced Wednesday it would require all U.S. companies doing business with...
By Jon D. Markman On May 15, 201902:00 PM Eastern
The pitch is dead-simple. Earn up 4.00% annual yield on credit balances up to $3,000.
The twist: This deal isn’t coming from a big bank, or even a local credit union. It’s from wireless carrier...
By Jon D. Markman On May 8, 201905:25 PM Eastern
Facebook is much maligned for its privacy foibles. But the company is planning its second act.
Surprise! Now the social media giant wants to be your wallet.
The company is exploring back-end...
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 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 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 January 7, 201903:30 PM Eastern
Netflix reported that more than 45 million of its 137 million subscribers streamed ‘Bird Box’ in its first week, proving it doesn’t need a box office to produce a smash hit.
“Bird Box,” a...
By Jon D. Markman On December 17, 201805:10 PM Eastern
Note: Jon’s taking a well-deserved break starting next Monday. He’ll resume his regular Monday-Wednesday-Friday publication schedule after the holidays on Wednesday, Jan. 2.
The world is going...
By Jon D. Markman On December 7, 201801:55 PM Eastern
The event was surreal. A Chinese researcher announced on YouTube that he had successfully modified the genes of Lulu and Nana, healthy newborn twins.
According to a Scientific American report,...