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By Gavin Magor On August 31, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The scenes in Texas are as shocking as they are heartbreaking. We’re seeing once again that flooding caused by storm surge and heavy rain can be much more devastating during hurricanes than the...
By Gavin Magor On August 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Many would agree with me that using a pen to fill out important paperwork — then sending it in via snail mail — is a thing of the past. Most of these tasks can now be completed, submitted, and...
By Jon D. Markman On August 23, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Electric propulsion goes mainstream. Quietly, big parts of the industrial complex are plugging in.
You could easily mistake the Sun Flyer for many other small planes, like a Cessna or a Piper.
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By Jon D. Markman On August 21, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Most stocks suck. I have been saying it for a long time. It has nothing to do with markets, or even with the economy.
Last week, Foot Locker (FL) reported terrible results. Shares in the...
By Jon D. Markman On August 18, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Industrial designers dream about products free of buttons and wired connections. Sadly, function always gets in the way.
That is likely to change. Samsung, Foxconn and other firms are...
By Gavin Magor On August 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Rising health insurance costs have Americans looking for ways to save their hard-earned money — without sacrificing the quality of care in the process. When it comes to cost and coverage, you...
By Jon D. Markman On August 16, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Airlines have been the butt of customer service jokes for years. Deservedly so. Now they’re fighting back, with software.
This week, JetBlue announced a large investment in Gladly, a Silicon...
By Gavin Magor On August 10, 201707:00 AM Eastern
What happens when a company you count on to protect your possessions — or even your life — fails?
Unfortunately, you can’t just go and withdraw your money as soon as you hear about brewing...
By Gavin Magor On August 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The healthcare reform debate keeps raging in Washington. But two trends are clear from our unbiased analysis of data from more than 1,600 individual health insurance companies: The number of...
By Gavin Magor On July 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As you may know, buying life insurance is one of the easiest activities to procrastinate over. Most people must go through some life-altering event before they’re even willing to talk about life...