Bloomberg Businessweek reports on the story of Dave Stow – the man who has been harassed and threatened for wearing San Francisco Giants garb to an Opening Day game against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. The consequences of which, drew national attention to sports hooliganism. In effect, Stow was sucker-punched twice: first by his assailant…
No doubt that Google, Facebook, and Elon Musk are head to head at the forefront of the space race to wire the world. But these guys might have a new competitor. Now, an out-there, creative thinker who can come across as a rather disorganized and impulsive guy named Greg Wyler from Florida, may just beat them…
Bloomberg reports how the world’s biggest exporter of crude oil (Saudi Arabia) has let prices plummet, delaying the day when climate concerns, efficiency, and fuel switching will break the world’s dependence thereon. Things were looking bleak for Ali al-Naimi, Saudi Arabia’s petroleum minister, when oil prices crashed last fall. Naimi pushed prices lower in an initial attempt to…
In Germany, the Erich Utsch AG plant is building a staple of American prisons: the equipment convicts use to crank out vehicle license plates. Utsch, with its niche product and exporting zeal, is one of the 3.7 million small and medium-sized companies driving Europe’s biggest economy. The son of the company’s founder, recently revealed their international…
Bloomberg Technology reports how local tech startups are making headway in the six countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council. This due, to The U.A.E.’s declaration of 2015 as the “year of innovation,” – reflecting aspirations of the Gulf Arab nations to diversify away from oil. As a consequence, Gulf governments are funding entrepreneurship programs seeking to…
The president and managing partner of Google Ventures, Bill Maris, wants to invest $425 million in companies that are keen to slow aging, reverse disease, and extend life. In his view, technology has the power to enable us to live to be 500 years old. He predicts that in 2045, humankind will have its Terminator moment: The…
