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

New CEO Charles Scharf Has Made Wells Fargo a Stock to Buy

After years of scandal, Wells Fargo may finally be ready to rise again under new CEO Charles Scharf, who is turning WFC stock around.

Don’t Play Nio’s Rebound With Money You Can’t Afford to Lose

Nio makes a nice car. It is also good at lighting money on fire. Speculators enjoy the action, but investors should stay away from Nio stock.

Recent Rally Might Mean Intel Is No Longer an Income Play

Intel's fourth-quarter earnings beat shot brought a massive rally, but it also means Intel stock is no longer the income play it once was.

Until Anthem Buys Up Healthcare Facilities, Sell ANTM Stock

Anthem's insurance peers are buying up healthcare facilities to contain costs, but it's behind. Until it catches up, sell ANTM stock.

Cisco Systems Is the Most Defensive Name in Tech

Cisco Systems is unifying its product lines around a new chip design called Silicon One, and keeping up with other changes in the networking business.