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

After the Apple Settlement, Qualcomm’s Monopoly Is Still a Monopoly

QCOM stock bulls hope the Trump Administration will reverse a ruling calling Qualcomm a monopolist -- even though Qualcomm is a monopolist.

Crude Oil Prices Could Rally, But the Long-Term Outlook Is Bleak

Russia's supply problems, combined with global instability, could mean a hike in crude oil prices, but long-term the outlook is bad.

The China Trade War Is Unhealthy

The trade war is based on a lie, that trade deficits matter, and on fear that trade is war by other means

Tilray Stock Keeps Its Eyes on the Future

Tilray sees marijuana evolving into a branded market of edibles, oils, medicines and flavorings, as shortages become gluts. Watch TLRY stock.

The Auto Industry Is Changing, But Ford Stock Is Already on the Right Road

Reading the headlines it's hard to believe Ford stock beat earnings estimates handily last quarter, but they're ready for the change in auto.