Dec 4, 2021 | business, crypto, news
On November 19 a group of 17,000 crypto adventure seekers failed to buy a copy of the US Constitution at auction. The winner was bidding anonymously and was only identified after the auction was over as Kenneth Griffin, a hedge fund manager with an estimated net worth...
Dec 1, 2021 | business, crypto, news, Politics
The failed attempt by an Internet mob to buy the US Constitution might be my favorite story of the year. It’s a revenge story! It’s loaded with crypto weirdness! It features thousands of people banding together for giggles! It’s got ties to conspiracy theories and...
Oct 31, 2021 | Apple, augmented reality, business, Facebook, news
Facebook changed its name to “Meta.” Been reading the tech news? You’ve probably seen all kinds of speculation about the reasons for the name change. Most journalists figure that Facebook is just looking for a distraction from its problems. And it has problems!...
Oct 20, 2021 | Android, Apple, business, Google, phone, Samsung
This was an exciting week for technology, filled with announcements of new devices. Given the supply chain problems this fall, I hope you’ve already got your order in for the one new phone that really stood out. Demand will be high. Yup, the picture shows the Fisher...
Oct 10, 2021 | Android, Apple, augmented reality, business, Facebook, Google, HoloLens, Microsoft
I’m curious – when I talk about “augmented reality,” do you know what that is? I feel like it might not be part of the general consciousness yet. I don’t have any new development to point to, nobody introduced new products last week or anything like that. But it’s...
Oct 3, 2021 | business, news, Politics
The supply chain is all screwed up. It’s going to dominate our conversations for the next few months. I know, you have enough crises to worry about, thank you very much, no need for one more. Bad news: what’s unfolding right now in “supply chain disruption”...
