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

AMC Stock Alert: Citi Slashes Price Target to $1.55

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AMC's effort to convert APE shares to common AMC stock should climax next week, but the fight with shorts will go on and on.

XPEV Stock Alert: Xpeng Heats Up on Stimulus Hopes

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Xpeng is stuck between economic authorities seeking to improve economic growth and politicians talking up war with the west.

Caution! This Speculative AI Stock Is No Sure Thing.

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

C3.AI sells tools that lets big enterprises build large learning models from existing data. But the Machine Internet of factories that run themselves is still a long way off.

Why Is NIO Stock Down Today?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Tesla prices are approaching those of mid-market cars while Nio remains a luxury product. China's future will drive that of its car companies.

AMC Stock Alert: AMC Faces New Class-Action Lawsuit Over APE Conversion

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The court approved a reduced conversion rate for APE shareholders, settling a suit filed by AMC holders. Now some APE shareholders are suing, callng the deal unfair to them.

VFS Stock Alert: 7 Things to Know as VinFast Starts Trading Today

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

VinFast claims a market cap of $23 billion and hopes to make 150,000 cars per year from a factory it's now building in North Carolina,

META Stock Spotlight: The Reality of Meta Platform’s 150% AI-Fueled Surge

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Watch the team around Instagram head Adam Mosseri for hints on when generative Artificial Intelligence will become a profit center for Meta.

NKLA Stock Alert: Nikola Issues Major Truck Recall

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nikola hopes to get investors interested in hydrogen fuel cells as a power plant for its semi-trucks after failing with batteries.

AMC Stock Alert: Judge Approves APE Conversion

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

The deal lets AMC raise more money by selling more stock, and includes a 1:10 reverse stock split. Whether it matters depends on an end to the current Hollywood strikes

LI Stock Analysis: What the Market Is Telling Us About Li Auto

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Li tripled production from a year ago, as its hybrid SUVs found favor with rich Chinese buyers. But investors worry about any Chinese stock now, so profit taking was inevitable.

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