Future

At last month’s WWDC keynote, Apple announced that 98% of cars sold in the US are now compatible with CarPlay. This data point did not surprise me. What did surprise me are the updates coming to CarPlay next year and…

Takeaways: Another rough day in the market. Second time in a week that we’ve seen a two standard deviation move in the NASDAQ. Fear is controlling the market, and will continue until… who knows. Epic needling Apple with its Fortnite…

Gene and Doug discuss news for January 6th: Reports of Facebook nixing development of an MR OS in favor of a VR OS are to be expected. To call the metaverse early is an understatement, and big tech will be…

Gene and Doug discuss three topics that caught their attention today: Takeaways: Today’s news that Blackberry has terminated its services is a reminder that the company was first on the market to inspire phone addiction. Smartphones leveled up user addiction…

Over the last five years, we’ve made a habit of offering a few predictions for the year ahead. Here’s what we’re anticipating in 2022: 1. Apple and Facebook will duel for the spot as the top-performing FAANG stock in 2022,…

The pandemic has been great for food delivery platforms. DoorDash is expected to grow revenue around 225% in 2020, an acceleration from already parabolic growth of 205% in 2019. Uber Eats gross bookings were up 108% in 2020 compared to…

The term podcasting, a combination of the word ‘iPod’ and ‘broadcasting’, is generally attributed to Ben Hammersley in an article written for the Guardian in 2004. Fun fact: in 2005, the New Oxford American Dictionary chose “Podcast” as the word of…

Over the last few years, we’ve made a dangerous habit of offering a few predictions for the year ahead. Here’s what we’re anticipating in 2021: 1. Apple will be the top-performing FAANG stock in 2021. This is the third consecutive…

On the emergence of optimistic coronavirus vaccine news, we couldn’t help but imagine what life will look like post-pandemic. That starts with a recognition that the recovery timeline is still unclear, and that even with a vaccine, scar tissue and…

Over the next decade, we believe 5G will be a transformative force because it will allow users to leverage data in the cloud for real-time computing, opening the door for an array of new technologies and businesses. That said, not…

We explore the pandemic’s impact on the acceleration of the digital transformation, as well as its trajectory. The bottom line is this: the majority of these trends are sustainable and Apple will be an arms supplier to that end. Loup…

On Saturday, popular electronic dance music (EDM) artist Marshmello performed a live 10-minute set on Fortnite, the free-to-play game that continues to transform the gaming space. Here’s our favorite video and here’s Marshmello’s video. In our view, the concert is a great example of…