Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

InvestorPlace Contributor

Expertise: Technology, Biotech, Renewable energy

Education: M.S,J. Northwestern (Medill School) 1978; B.A. Rice University, History and Political Science 1977

Awards & Accomplishments: Tech reporter since 1982, Freelance since 1983, on Internet since 1985. Created first online coverage of Internet with a magazine, Interactive Age, 1994 Co-wrote BBS Systems for Business in 1991, Wrote Guide to Field Computing in 1992 Wrote technology history now called "Living with Moore's Law" in 2001, 2010, 2021 Author of over a dozen books, both fiction and non-fiction

About Dana:
Dana Blankenhorn has been a financial journalist since 1978, a technology journalist since 1982, and an Internet journalist since 1985. He writes a Substack newsletter, Facing the Future, which covers technology, markets, and politics.

He has written a half-dozen technology books, several novels available at the Amazon Kindle store, and covered beats ranging from education to e-commerce, and from open source to renewable energy. He lives in Atlanta.

Recent Articles

Buy IPOE Stock Now That It Has SoFi Squarely in Its Sights

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

SoFi aims to do all kinds of banking, brokerage and insurance business through a mobile app. It is led by Anthony Noto, a former Goldman Sachs banker and Twitter CFO.

Let’s Make a Deal Already With Pershing Square Tontine

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Pershing Square Tontine is a blank check company that has yet to announce what it will buy. That makes it difficult to predict PSTH stock.

IBM: Krishna Consciousness is Building Slowly

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

IBM wants to sell its Watson Health unit and is spinning off its managed infrastructure business to become a more focused hybrid cloud company.

Marathon Patent Stock, Like Bitcoin, May Not Be Worth Buying for a Host of Reasons

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

For investors who love Bitcoin, Marathon Digital offers a Bitcoin mine you can invest in.

Churchill Capital IPO, Saudi Ties Will Help Lucid Motors to Be Tesla 2.0

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Lucid has set plans for recycling its batteries and getting to 500,000 cars in a year, competing head-to-head with Tesla and legacy car makers. CCIV cash will fuel that.

General Motors Maps Out Its Electric Future and Everyone Wants a Ride

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

General Motors is a hot stock in 2021 on the strength of its promises to dominate the future with Ultium batteries and Cruise autonomous controls.

Penn National Is a Blue Chip for the Bros

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

If Wall Street is just a casino, Penn National is a blue chip. PENN stock is up over 1,000% in less than a year on hopes for sports betting.

Starbucks Has Become the Very Model of a Modern Blue-Chip Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Starbucks is trading near all-time highs on hopes for the economic re-opening and its continued growth in China. SBUX remains an ideal long-term holding.

8 Streaming Stocks Vying to Be King

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The new world of streaming stocks is not dominated by the old entertainment names, or even the networks they rode in on.

Buy 3M Stock for the Long-Term Stability and Reliable Dividend

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

3M takes a long-term view, and the stock is for investors who do the same, including retirees seeking income.

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