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

Dear AI Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for May 31

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

AI stock is benefitting from a boom in generative AI despite minimal growth and the attack of a short seller.

NKLA Stock Alert: Why Nikola Just Hit an All-Time Low

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nikola, launched to build a battery-operated semi truck, is now trying to build them from hydrogen fuel cells but it is running out of cash.

Why Is C3.ai (AI) Stock Surging 15% Higher Today?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Not all that glitters in a stock boom is gold. C3.AI faces a reckoning on May 31 with earnings that may disappoint speculators.

META Stock: A Bullish Bet on AI or a Ticking Time Bomb?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Meta won social networking, but it's no more assured to win the coming AI race than any other company.

XPEV Stock Alert: Why Xpeng Is Falling 10% Today

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Xpeng may be running out of time to execute its SEPA 2.0 pivot in China's increasingly competitive EV market.

Cathie Wood Is Betting Big on Palantir (PLTR) Stock

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Palantir is trying to make a turn from defense contractor to commercial AI vendor, and Wood believes PLTR stock is succeeding.

Dear NIO Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for May 24

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nio is making a new case for the European luxury EV market with the launch of its ES6 SUV in China on May 24. NIO stock is down this morning.

LI Stock Alert: What Makes High-Potential EV Player Li Auto So Risky

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Li Auto is China's most successful luxury EV maker. It's also a Chinese EV maker that is tight with China's autocratic government.

Is This Pension Fund Giving Up on NIO Stock?

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

Nio continues to grow and innovate. But the company's ability to attract capital is being hampered by tensions between China and the West.

PACW Stock Alert: PacWest Loan Sale Gives Investors Hope

By Dana Blankenhorn, InvestorPlace Contributor

PacWest remains on the front line of the banking crisis, but if it can stay afloat, new investors will see big profits.

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