Thursday, December 31, 2020

Early Indications December 2020: The bounce-back myth

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Maybe it was all the Zoom toasts over the holiday pledging a return to in-person celebrations next year, but I’ve heard too much talk about ...
Monday, November 30, 2020

Early Indications October 2020: Why this time will be different

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Nearly 30 years ago, businesses across the world began a surge of investment in information technologies. Spurred by desktop computers that ...

Early Indications November 2020: Intel Outside

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It’s been a little over 9 years since the Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreesen proclaimed that “software is eating the world.” A...
Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Early indications September 2020: YouTube and Drill Music

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A month ago I had no idea what drill rap was. Then I read a review of a new book,   Ballad of the Bullet , in   The Economist . Thanks to th...
Monday, August 31, 2020

Early Indications August 2020: Book Review of Thomas Gryta and Ted Mann, Lights Out: Pride, Delusion, and the Fall of General Electric

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As with so many aspects of economics and finance, an entity’s name often says little about what it actually does or contains. The Dow Jones ...
Saturday, August 01, 2020

Early Indications June 2020: So many questions

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 I am both academically and temperamentally inclined to analyze the unintended consequences of technology innovation. That inclination can ...

Early indications July 2020: Our digital twins?

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Seeing the major US tech CEOs testifying before Congress earlier this week is a useful prompt to consider just what it is those companies s...