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

Microsoft’s Bold AI Bet: Will It Pay Off for MSFT Stockholders?

Microsoft was years late with Internet Explorer in 1995. This time, Microsoft is leading the market.

Is iRobot (IRBT) Stock on the Brink of Bankruptcy?

It's hard to see where iRobot can find another buyer after losing Amazon. Sales are slowing, losses are ballooning and IRBT stock is falling.

PLUG Stock Alert: The $1 Billion Reason Plug Power Is Plunging Today 

Plug Power's decision to make "green hydrogen" looks like a mistake since there are many cheaper ways to produce the gas.

Will Amazon’s Ambitious AI Strategy Be a Game Changer for AMZN Stockholders?

No company in the U.S. is as essential to America’s economic competitiveness as Amazon.Com.

Apple Stock Is a ‘Dark Horse’ Bet on AI

A smart investor will buy more Apple than Microsoft stock over the next few months.