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

What to Buy When Interest Rates Rise

There are several instruments that can protect you against higher inflation, interest rates and a falling dollar.

Falling Behind in Fintech Will Hurt Bank of America Corp Stock

Most analysts like Bank of America stock. But it's a vulture in the fintech race, lurking behind it, waiting for competitors to die.

U.S. Government Stalls Broadcom’s Hostile Takeover of Qualcomm

A national security review is the latest wrench in the works of Broadcom's plans to take over Qualcomm. The U.S. government has ordered Qualcomm to delay its shareholder meeting.

Target Corporation’s Miss May Take It a Mile

Target missed by a penny on earnings, but TGT stock was buoyed by organic growth and its continued efforts to differentiate itself from Amazon and Walmart.

Why the “Cloud Czars” Still Dominate

Five companies represent over half the capital going into hyperscale data centers. These "Cloud Czars", and the companies supporting them, are prospering.