Category Archives: Technology and innovation

Uber Board Members Kiss and Make Up (for Now), but Long-Term Problems Remain

Uber may have bought itself more time with a conditional pact among its big shareholders, but it hasn’t solved its fundamental problems.

Will Retailers Switch to a Price Tag System That Screws Customers at Every Opportunity?

Beware! Retailers are trying to implement smart phone snooping to allow for better price gouging.

Silicon Valley Rejects Shareholder Value Theory: Disrupting the IPO

Silicon Valley has an alternative to the IPO…with a 20% haircut compared to Wall Street’s 7%. Should you hang on to your wallet?

Prosecution Futures? Multibillion Dollar Orders in Coinbase Trading Platform

Some mighty strange, and mighty big, orders in a Coinbase trading platform order book…..

Amazon’s Inhuman Customer Service Issues Death Sentence to Local Library Fundraising

Amazon is mean.

Cybersecurity Ain’t the Only Game in Town: The Scams Multiply

Cybersecurity is much in today’s news, but it’s not the only source of scams– which are much more omnipresent than in the past.

Too Big To Fail Banks: “The Robotics Are Coming!” Really?

More and more bank CEOs tout robotics as the answer for the industry’s precarious cost position. But will it promise more than it delivers?

Google Betting Big on Being Able to Overturn EU Antitrust Decision; Effectively Thumbs Its Nose at Compliance

Google got hit with a huge EU fine and faces even bigger charges for non-compliance. So why is it playing hardball?

Ripping up the Yellow Pages

Bye bye Yellow Pages….you will be missed.

Wall Street Journal Reports on SoftBank Offer for Uber….Yet No Other Press Outlet is Picking the Story Up

Why are major media outlets uncharacteristically ignoring a big SoftBank-Uber story that the Wall Street Journal broke yesterday?

Moody’s on Amazon: “Weakest of the Big US Retailers”

Moody’s throws a big bucket of cold water on Amazon frenzy. Will investors take heed or will it take longer for reality to sink in?

New America Foundation Head Anne-Marie Slaughter Botches Laundering Google’s Money, Fires Anti-Trust Team at Eric Schmidt’s Behest

Google henchwoman Anne-Marie Slaughter has shown far too openly how Google is throwing its money and weight around in DC.

How Much Is Google Willing to Gamble in Its Staredown With the EU Competition Commissioner?

Google is in a tougher spot with its EU antitrust ruling than the press has generally acknowledged. It will make an initial response today.

Why You Should Be Skeptical of the Hyping of Whole Foods Under Amazon

Despite all the breathless commentary, there is lots of evidence that Amazon’s Whole Foods foray is half baked.