Category Archives: Technology

What Bubble?

Posted on April 1, 2014 by macromon

Take a look at the relative growth of Qualcomm‘s market cap, revenues, and earnings since 2005 as presented at the company’s annual meeting last month.    No bubble in the stock price here. The big question is:  has the massive … Continue reading →

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Robots, Immigrants from the future – Economist

Posted on March 28, 2014 by macromon

ROBOTS are having their moment. Today they can jump, walk, speak and run. But they’re at their best when collaborating, soothing the elderly or even making art – Economist (click here if video is not observable)

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New roles for technology: Rise of the robots – Economist

Posted on March 27, 2014 by macromon

Great cover story and special report in the new Economist on a topic we have been all over.  See here, here, and here.  Make sure you at least catch the cover story. Money quotes from the Economist article: …The biggest … Continue reading →

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Larry Page: Where’s Google going next? – TED Talks

Posted on March 26, 2014 by macromon

Onstage at TED2014, Charlie Rose interviews Google CEO Larry Page about his far-off vision for the company. It includes aerial bikeways and internet balloons … and then it gets even more interesting, as Page talks through the company’s recent acquisition … Continue reading →

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Tesla’s Torque

Posted on January 14, 2014 by macromon

Check out Tesla’s (TSLA) big move today. Today’s price action triggered a nice cup/handle setup and the stock is now in the process of filling the November 6th gap down.  Further follow through increases the probability the measured move target … Continue reading →

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CES Buzz: Wearable Tech & Gaming – CNET

Posted on January 3, 2014 by macromon

One of the biggest tech events of the year is about to kick off in Las Vegas. CNET’s Bridget Carey highlights what to expect at CES 2014. – CNET (click here if video is not observable)

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Visualizing Big Data in Milliseconds – MIT Tech Review

Posted on October 24, 2013 by macromon

New database technology speeds up visualizations by as much as 70 times on ordinary computers. – MIT Technology Review (click here if video is not observable)

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Nonlinear Thinking: Boy Wonder – 60 Minutes

Posted on October 15, 2013 by macromon

Great story! Meet Jack Andraka, a high school student who at age 15 developed a test that might save countless lives by detecting early pancreatic cancer. Morley Safer reports. – 60 Minutes (click here if video is not observable)

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The New Twitter Billionaires – Bloomberg

Posted on September 26, 2013 by macromon

Sept. 26 (Bloomberg) — Bloomberg’s Doug MacMillan reports on Twitter backers that stand to gain from an IPO. He speaks with Emily Chang on Bloomberg Television’s “Bloomberg West.” (Source: Bloomberg) (click here if video is not observable)

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How Tesla and SpaceX Nearly Died – BloombergTV

Posted on September 25, 2013 by macromon

Sept. 25 (Bloomberg) — Speaking at the Montana Economic Summit in mid-September, Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk spoke about the moments when each of his young companies faced treacherous circumstances, and the decisions that lead to their survival. (Source: … Continue reading →

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