Monthly Archives: October, 2024

Thoughts to Text: Combining Man and Machine

Ashlee Vance of Bloomberg reports that Science Corp. is selling devices and software that make it easier for researchers to probe the mind, resulting...

Thermal Runaway – Lithium Battery Fires on the Rise

Clara Harter of the Los Angeles Times reports that lithium-ion battery fires are causing dangers on California freeways, and have sparked calls for safety...

Your Survival Guy in Paris: The Magic of Christian Dior

“Haute couture is one of the last repositories of the marvelous, and the couturiers the last possessors of the wand of Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother.”...

Is Taiwan Losing Its ‘Silicon Shield’?

Mackenzie Hawkins of Bloomberg reports that TSMC Arizona's planned production yields were higher than the Tawain facilities. Hawkins writes: Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has achieved...

Tech Must Pay for More Power Upgrades

Naureen S. Malik of Bloomberg reports that the big tech companies building the data centers driving the need for new electricity infrastructure must pay...

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Why Diesel Prices Have Surged Across the U.S.

U.S. diesel prices have risen sharply due to high...

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Why Isn’t the Oil Price Coming Down?

President Trump and his administration have been touting a...

Junk Bond Yields

What do junk bonds yield today? The table below...

Is China’s Economy Addicted to Real Estate?

In The Wall Street Journal, Nathaniel Taplin explains the...

Cyprus Depositors Get Robbed

By now you have probably heard that depositors with...

The $18 billion Name

Here’s a head-scratcher. Google announced on Monday that it...

Is the Old Retirement Model Broken?

In an interview with Fidelity Viewpoints, Stanford Center for...

Is This the Best Gift You Can Get Your Kids or Grandkids?

With Christmas nearly here, many parents and grandparents are...