Would You Pay For Facebook?
Companies today realize that data is the new gold, the new oil. Through increasingly powerful means — from balloons and drones, to 5G, to fiber cable and LEO (low-Earth orbit) satellites — companies are fighting to control data in order to monetize what the data can...
When Control Matters – Boeing Sets Up Own Avionics Unit
Large companies today are increasingly moving to become more vertically integrated. The name of the game is an old one: profit margin. Bloomberg reports that The Boeing Company is setting up its own avionics unit called Boeing Avionics. The move is a reversal of a...
Fighting Airbnb In Court Is Not Enough
The New York Times has published a 2016 document by American Hotel and Lodging Association regarding how to compete against Airbnb in the coming year. You can find the excerpt here. It highlighted their dire need for regulatory support to make the industry more...
Amazon Courting CPG Firms. Big Box Retailers Should Be Very Worried
Jeff Bezos has just become world’s second richest person in the world, thanks to Amazon’s recent stock surge propelled by the company’s plan to purchase Middle East online retailer Souq.com. There are essentially two inorganic ways to expand an already large company:...
Boeing 737 MAX Takes First Flight
Fifty years after its first flight, the Boeing 737 line of aircrafts is taking in an infusion of fresh blood. The new 737-MAX 9 took its first flight last Thursday. It is Boeing’s new fuel-efficient, long-range successor to the 737-900. Boeing has committed to making...
Toshiba Inside?
Once the shining star of a prized Japanese industrial giant, Toshiba now doubts its ability to survive, thanks to the failure of its American nuclear subsidiary. Westinghouse Electric filed for bankruptcy last month after repeated miss of deadlines and loss of...
GM To Add 1100 Jobs In California
GM is testing more than 50 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles with self-driving capabilities these days. You can see those vehicles in San Francisco, Detroit metro area, and Scottsdale, AZ. GM acquired Cruise, a startup in San Francisco, for over $1 billion last year....
T-Mobile, Dish, Comcast Win FCC Auction
Today, the FCC has announced the results of the world’s first broadcast incentive auction. By making valuable “low-band” airwaves available for wireless mobile use, the FCC intends to ease the congestion of wireless networks, preparing for the arrival of the fifth...
Dubai, The Leader of Transportation of the Future?
After announcing that it will debut world’s first passenger drones this summer, Dubai is considering adding a Hyperloop to Abu Dhabi and driverless cars. We can’t mention Hyperloop and not mention its visionary, Elon Musk, Tesla’s chief executive, who launched their...