Smartphones 2010: iPhone Needs to Watch Its Back as Android Surges

On March 11, 2010

FTC May Put Kibosh on Google’s AdMob Deal

Google's proposed $750 million acquisition of the mobile ad network AdMob may be subjected to a protracted period of regulatory scrutiny. The FTC reportedly is seeking sworn declarations from at least two of Google's competitors. Google announced


On March 11, 2010

Attention Gene Sequencing Companies: Find A Niche

Nicholas Wade reported on the front page of The New York Times today that two research teams have now decoded the genomes of patients with rare diseases in order to identify the genetic cause of the diseases. This is good


On March 11, 2010

Betting On Alice, Avatar, and Other Film Gambits

The chance to gamble on and profit from the performance of films and celebrities in their opening weeks at the box office sounds like potentially fertile ground for Hollywood insider trading.
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On March 11, 2010

A Modest Proposal for Toyota: Release the Code!

Things look bad for Toyota. There was yet another unintended acceleration incident involving a Toyota yesterday. A Prius in New York on its way to the dealership to have its gas-pedal checked out crashed into a stone wall. Toyota has


On March 11, 2010

Cellulosic Ethanol’s Time May Finally Have Come

Cellulosic ethanol has been in need of a breakthrough, but now two Danish companies may have found it--new technical processes that can produce this very efficient biofuel for $2 a gallon.
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On March 11, 2010

Are You Catering to your Customers’ Anxieties?

This post was co-authored with Anand Rao and Jamie Yoder

One of the most important things that executives forget when they craft their service model is the need to address customers' anxieties. In today's grim environment, this is more important…