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

Why Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Stock Is No Safe Haven

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Why is GOOGL stock doomed? Because as a recovery enters its last days, investors rush into the few things that are working, like Alphabet. This ends in tears.

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) Stock Should Be Takeover Bait

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMD stock has done well under Dr. Lisa Su, but Advanced Micro Devices needs the financial strength of a bigger company to make real headway.

Ambarella Inc (AMBA) Stock Is a Lost Cause in Moore’s World

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Ambarella is getting clocked on Wednesday after troubling second-quarter guidance. The only way to make AMBA stock pay is a buyout.

This Is How the Qatar Investment Authority Should Be Run

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The Qatar Investment Authority is invested in a lot of money losers that favor policy over profit. What if it bought winners instead?

UnitedHealth Group Inc (UNH) Stock Is Still a Dominant Healthcare Player

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

UnitedHealth (UNH) is the dominant force in health insurance, technology and cost control. This means UNH stock delivers unprecedented gains to lucky shareholders

Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Alphabet Inc (GOOGL) Scrap for the Last Dollar

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Monday's reaction to an Apple (AAPL) downgrade and Alphabet (GOOGL) upgrade tell a worrisome story about an expanding bubble in tech.

Apple Inc. (AAPL): You’re Right to Be Skeptical of AAPL Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Apple analysts are expecting a super-cycle of iPhone 8 upgrades to power AAPL stock past $1 trillion, but some skepticism is warranted here.

Bitcoin Is Cryptocurrency, But It’s Not Currency

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

A cryptocurrency's supply is said to be limited to the number of encryption keys it can unlock. But with so many currencies out there, that's no longer true.

Nokia Oyj (ADR) (Nok) Stock Is a Case of Image vs. Reality

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

NOK stock won publicity burying the patent hatchet with Apple, but the sizzle in Nokia's steak lies in a Chinese joint venture.

Qualcomm, Inc. (QCOM) Stock’s Feud With Apple Inc. (AAPL) Is an Opportunity

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Qualcomm is fighting in court against Apple over its royalties on patent rights. While legal war rages, QCOM stock investors suffer.

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