Icahn’s Letter To Apple: The Missing Key Points


Carl Icahn tweeted on Thursday, January 23, announcing that he had bought another $500 million of Apple’s stock that day ($1 billon over the past week) bringing his total to $3.6 billion and...

5 Things About The Big Data Economy that Managers Should Know


At the turn of the 20th century, most people lived as they had in the middle ages.  Almost half of the US population was employed in agriculture.  Life expectancy was less than 50 years....

Google Acquires DeepMind for $400 Million, Outbids Facebook


While Google has taken over DeepMind, it is careful lest some mad scientist abuse the privilege of this state-of-the-art artificial intelligence technology. That may be one reason it has established...

Executive Creative Directors Evaluate Super Bowl Advertising


One week from today is the Super Bowl of advertising with an hour of football in-between. I wanted all of us to enjoy these TV spots to the fullest. To that end, I asked myself what makes a great...

Nintendo World Championships Game Sold for $100,000


There are true video game nerds out there and some have apparently very deep pockets. A rare Nintendo World Championship cartridge from 1990 just sold on eBay for close to $100,000. You read that...

iPhone 6 rumored to Improve Battery Life By Inscribing Solar Cells In Sapphire Glass-Coated Screens


There is impressive evidence that Apple is moving into solar power in a big way, not just in the projected 4.4 million square feet of office and manufacturing space slated for solar, but in the...

Ferrari F14 T unveiled


The 2014 Formula One season will start in March on Australia. Now the teams are presenting their new cars. Ferrari has just revealed their highly anticipated Ferrari F14 T. The Ferrari F14 T is the...

Apple Looking to Build an Improved Mobile Payment System


Apple is setting up a strategy of widening its mobile disbursement service, as the company is reportedly setting up the foundation of the system to allow the customers purchasing physical goods.The...

The Personal Web is the Next Big Thing


The modern world can be a dehumanizing place.  Long gone is the sweet little old lady at the drugstore counter, replaced by big box retailers, brand logos and barcodes.  We’re more often“...