The Future of Batteries is Aluminum — Not Lithium

Lithium is today’s primary ingredient for laptop…

Going from Copycats to Innovators, Chinese Startups Are Turning the Tables

China is accused of shamelessly cloning U.S. tech firms and business models. According to the New York Times, intellectual-property theft accounts for over $600 billion in losses per year in the US…

Cashierless Checkouts — Another Shot Across the Bow of Middle Class Jobs?

It’s the Data, Stupid!

We could have autonomous vehicles (AV) today, but they will not be safe. In…

Trade War Redux but This Time It’s Different

The Escalating Trade War

Are We There Yet?

Fully autonomous vehicles are not yet ready for prime time and will not be ready in the forseeable future, all the hype…

In the Hunt for the Holy Grail

Reaching profitability is the Holy Grail for the ride hailing companies. The narrative today is that…

A Hardware Speed Bump for Neural Networks

Do we have the hardware for Artificial Intelligence (AI)? That is a pivotal question…

Lyft Has AV Mapped Out

The race to introduce the first commercially viable autonomous vehicle (AV) is on. A number of companies are jockeying…

Airbnb — Too Entrenched to Fail

Recently, officials swarmed a New York City apartment building in order to crack down on illegal…