
The Most Innovative Companies of 2021 According to BCG
Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft, and Tesla are considered the five most innovative companies, according to BCG’s analysis of the 50 most innovative companies of 2021. Abbott Labs, AstraZeneca, Comcast, Mitsubishi, and Moderna join the top 50 most innovative companies for the first time this year. The fastest movers include Toyota, who jumped from 41st to […]

LinkedIn Best Companies To Work For In 2021 Dominated By Tech
Four of LinkedIn’s top ten companies to grow your career in 2021 are tech leaders. Amazon is the highest rated company, followed by Alphabet (2nd), IBM (6th), and Apple (8th). 15 of the 50 top companies in the U.S. are in the tech industry, including Oracle, Salesforce, and SAP. These and many other insights are […]

Dissecting The Twitter Hack With A Cybersecurity Evangelist
Bottom Line: Shattering the false sense of security in tech, the recent Twitter hack blended altruism, fame, greed, social engineering via SIM swapping and insider threats to steal $120,000 from victims when the economic and political damage could have been far worse. Targeting the most influential celebrities on Twitter, hackers orchestrated a social engineering-based attack […]

News Analysis: Apple Brings New Post Pandemic Solutions To Remote Learning
K-12 Education Market Faces New Requirements The latest CDC guidelines highlight the major challenges administrators and educators have for reopening schools. The general principle – the more interactions, the longer interactions, the higher the risk of #COVID-19 spread. The CDC states that the risk of COVID-19 spread increases in school settings as follows: Lowest Risk: […]

News Analysis: Tech Vendors Takes On #Coronavirus
Big Tech Steps Up To Support The “War” Effort Over the past two-weeks, the tech community has sought different ways to assist with the battle against Covid-19. Efforts range from free usage of product, cash assistance, donations, and product innovations. Here’s a short run down of some highlighted announcements: IBM, The White House, and Department […]

The Most Innovative Tech Companies Based On Patent Analytics
Microsoft, Apple, and IBM lead the world in hardware & software patent innovation according to PatentSight. Samsung, Johnson & Johnson, LG Electronics. Alphabet, Qualcomm, Ford, Intel, Microsoft, Sony, and VW are the ten most innovative companies in the world, according to PatentSight’s patent analytics research. Ford leads the global automotive industry in patent innovation, due […]

Apple launches ResearchKit – secure, private, open source medical research
Apple announced a new initiative at its Spring Forward event yesterday – ResearchKit. What is ResearchKit? Apple’s SVP of Operations, Jeff Williams, described it as a framework for medical researchers to create and deploy mobile apps which collect and share medical data from phone users (with their permission), and share it with the researchers. Why […]

IBM’s InterConnect 2015, the good and the not so good
IBM invited me to attend their Cloud and Mobile Conference InterConnect 2015 last week. Because of what IBM has done globally to help people get access to safe water, to help with solar forecasting, and to help deliver better outcomes in healthcare, for example, I tend to have a very positive attitude towards IBM. So […]

News Analysis: Rumors On Apple’s Foray Into Cars “Project Titan”
Project Titan May Put Apple Into The Auto Business The February 13th, 2015 Wall Street Journal story spotlighted many of the rumors around the developments behind Apple going into the car business. Framed around challenging Tesla Motors, the story discussed how the Cupertino juggernaut may be putting together an Apple branded electric vehicle. Vice […]
Yes, In It’s Pursuit of Being a High-Margin Luxury Brand, Apple Must Eventually Be Less Functional
Even Seth Godin flushes out the Apple Fan Boys sometimes. David Terrar has an, “I disagree with Seth Godin,” post going. Seth’s premise, as set forth in, “Decoding Apple as a luxury tools company,” is that eventually, as a company builds a luxury brand, they must choose between luxury and utility or be trumped by […]