Economy

Landlords are amazing.  That’s perhaps a perverse, controversial statement in these Mamdani-ish times, where “free” socialist housing is all the rage. In popular imagination, landlords are rent-seeking middlemen, extracting value from shelter they did not…

While most of my fellow Michiganders like to think of Detroit as the birthplace of the automobile, we have to remember, the Germans have us beat.   German inventor and entrepreneur, Carl Benz submitted his patent…

Key Insights (AI-assisted): AT&T’s move to sell an end-to-end IoT stack via AWS Marketplace signals a shift toward cloud-first, catalog-based IoT procurement. It reduces integration friction between connectivity, sensors, and cloud analytics, making it easier…

In Bill Cotter’s beloved children’s book series, Don’t Push the Button! a mischievous monster named Larry presents young readers with a tantalizing big red button, sternly warning them not to press it. Of course, the…

Key Insights (AI-assisted): Vertical-specific stacks signal that generic IoT platforms are becoming a hidden substrate rather than the main value proposition. This shift will reallocate budgets from horizontal tooling to industry-native workflows, advantaging vendors with…

For decades, US dollar dominance rested on a simple but profound foundation. Predictable institutions made the dollar stable, on the belief — sometimes overstated — that the United States would not deliberately undermine its own…

In January of 2026, just like every January since 1986, a basketball Brigadoon will rise on Duke’s campus. This village, locally known as “Krzyzewskiville,” exists for just a few short weeks every year, and then…

Key Insights (AI-assisted): ALEC’s IoT-specific compression highlights how protocol-layer innovation can materially shift connectivity economics, especially for satellite links. By shrinking payloads rather than relying on cheaper airtime, solution providers can extend device lifetimes, densify…

Key Insights (AI-assisted): The move signals that satellite-based NB-IoT is maturing from niche deployments into operator-grade infrastructure tightly integrated with cellular cores. For IoT buyers, a single SIM and management platform across terrestrial and non-terrestrial…

The senators elected in fall 2026 won’t be able to avoid dealing with Social Security. The program is projected to hit a financial cliff before the end of 2032, forcing Congress to consider benefit reductions,…