13 2025 January
The Hottest Innovations and Tech from CES 2025 — Insights from the Ground
I’m very tempted to put together a “best innovations” list from the world’s largest tech trade show. I did one last year and I know...
Read Now19 2024 December
The Brilliant Entrepreneurial Lessons of a Plant Hacker Inventing New Flowers
To raise money to put himself through school and earn a biotechnology degree, Sebastian Cocioba would gather orchids that his local Home Depot had thrown...
Read Now29 2024 November
Short Form Video Is Back and It Might Actually Have Been a Great Idea After All
Four years ago, with much fanfare (and budget), a platform called Quibi emerged with the promise that people would watch short vertical episodic shows and...
Read Now07 2024 November
Netflix Launches “Moments” Feature to Save Your Favorite Movie Scenes
I have probably watched that darts scene from Ted Lasso a dozen times. If you know the show, you probably understand why I would love...
Read Now21 2024 October
The Talking Pet Collar That Aims to Give Your Pet a Voice
It’s an idea right out of science fiction: a talking pet collar. And it’s here thanks to entrepreneur John McHale who almost lost his dog...
Read Now16 2024 October
Adobe Helps Creators Protect Their Work with Digital Content Credentials
You would expect Adobe, a company that has millions of professional creators using their software tools every day to find ways to support that community....
Read Now09 2024 October
The Problem with Leather
Have you ever seen a product promoted as being made with “vegan leather?” Assuming you have, do you actually know what that means? It turns...
Read Now04 2024 October
Remaking Classic Cars into the EVs of the Future
When I was a kid and we would travel to India, all the taxis looked the same. The model that dominated back then, and for...
Read Now02 2024 October
Can Tech in Cars Make Us More Considerate or Better Drivers?
As part of our Olympics trip this summer, we made a side visit to Lyon and drove across the border to Switzerland. Driving in Europe,...
Read Now27 2024 September
This Chatbot Could Actually Change Minds … Using Facts?!
The prevailing wisdom about human behaviors and beliefs today is that facts are not persuasive in changing minds or shifting beliefs. Usually, it’s true. That’s...
Read Now05 2024 September
Why I Paid Human Musicians + Artists to Create the Sonic Identity for My Podcast
Earlier this week I posted on LinkedIn about a project that my team and I have been working on for nearly a year. During the pandemic, I...
Read Now29 2024 August
In a World of Digital Silence, What Should Anything Sound Like?
Electric cars are quiet. Maybe too quiet. The problem, as some public health groups warn, is that electric cars dramatically increase the risk of accidents with...
Read Now01 2024 August
Milli Vanilli Could Have Been Heroes Today … Maybe?
If you are a certain age, you might remember Milli Vanilli. I still have a cassette tape of their album that I could have resold...
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