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

FRC Stock Alert: Why Is First Republic (FRC) Stock Up 20% Today?

First Republic may be able to access the Federal Reserve's Bank Term Funding program, supporting its deposits and limiting further withdrawals.

Why Are Bank Stocks Down Today?

Deutsche Bank's cost for insuring bonds jumped 20%, sending bank stocks down on both sides of the Atlantic and increasing recession fears.

Cathie Wood Just Bought More Block (SQ) Stock

Wood is betting regulators will find the Hindenburg Research report charges baseless. Its previous target had his fortune cut in half.

4 Bank Stocks STILL Paying Secure Dividends

The banking crisis sparked by the failure of SVB has resulted in some very safe banks offering some very fat dividends.

COIN Stock Alert: Cathie Wood Dumps Coinbase Ahead of SEC Warning

Wood has been a staunch defender of Coinbase. However, a new legal battle between Coinbase and the SEC has her retreating from COIN stock.

Dear BBBY Stock Fans, Mark Your Calendars for April 3

Bed Bath & Beyond hopes to execute a reverse stock split as the price of BBBY stock has fallen below $1 per share.

5 Tesla Killers Worth a Spot in Your 2023 Stock Portfolio

It takes scaled battery supply to compete with Tesla, and these five companies seem to have it.

FRC Stock Alert: Why Is First Republic Up 20% Today?

If First Republic can be saved, it could mean the end of the current banking crisis and a return to normalcy for markets.

Why Are Stocks Up Today?

A pause in the Federal Reserve's policy of interest rate hikes to fight inflation would refresh the stock market.

BBBY Stock Alert: Bed Bath & Beyond Plunges on Reverse Stock Split Plans

A former meme stock, Bed Bath & Beyond is drowning in debt but hopes a reverse split of BBBY stock will get it into the port of a sale.