Dana Blankenhorn

Dana Blankenhorn

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

If Apple Walks Away, What’s Left for Skyworks Stock?

Much of Skyworks’ non-Apple growth should come from devices subject to AI hype.

Why Is United Airlines (UAL) Stock In the Spotlight Today?

The door plug that fell off has been found. An investigation can now begin, and Boeing can start inspecting its planes.

ALK Stock Falls After Alaska Air Flight Blowout

Both BA and ALK stocks are taking a beating after a door blew off an Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737 MAX 9 over the weekend.

Attention, DIS Stock Investors! Here’s Why Walt Disney Is Doomed.

Content companies like DIS stock are what newspapers were 30 years ago, whistling past the graveyard of clouds and free media.

Jefferies Just Issued a Warning on Palantir (PLTR) Stock

Palantir has become an analyst battlefield, with some claiming PLTR stock will double in 2024 and others calling it overvalued.

Mark Zuckerberg Just Took Some Profits in META Stock. Should You?

Analysts are bullish on Meta Platforms for 2024, but META stock is no longer cheap. Zuckerberg's sales seem to confirm that.

Tilray (TLRY) Stock Pops on New Cannabis Drinks Brand

Tilray has been adding beverages to its line since 2021 when it acquired Sweetwater Brewing of Atlanta in the Aphria merger.

Why It’s Now or Never With QuantumScape Stock

Investors are running out of patience with QuantumScape stock, and competing battery designs are approaching the market fast.

KBW Just Issued a Warning on SoFi (SOFI) Stock

SOFI stock is unlikely to move much price-wise in 2024 unless interest rates fall fast and interest in fintechs rise.

RIVN Stock Alert: Rivian Recalls 7,873 Electric Vehicles

RIVN stock fell 10% on slower fourth-quarter deliveries as Rivian began a software recall on 7,800 of its 2021 and 2022 vehicles.