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

How Another Fork Affects the Bitcoin Price

Repeated forks of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are being managed by programmers and entrepreneurs without government protection.

Bitcoin vs. Government: It’s the Technology, Stupid

China cracked down on Bitcoin to maintain a government monopoly over money. But that's not the real issue.

Is It Finally Time to Ditch Starbucks Corp. (NASDAQ:SBUX)?

Starbucks is losing its luster, facing challenges in both the U.S. and a China market where it hopes to double sales by 2021.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) Goes All in on Orbital

Adding rockets to its planes and cybersecurity operations is a simple bolt-on for Northrop Grumman, which has been rising since the Orbital deal.

Tesla Inc (TSLA): When The Bubble Pops

Tesla continues to rise on hype, executing on product plans without showing a profit or even positive operating cash flow.