, Senior Analyst
Imprimis: A Miracle or Just a Press Release?
The most hated man in America right now? Martin Shkreli. This is the former hedge fund manager who bought Turing Pharmaceuticals and then jacked up the price of one of its drugs from $13.50 per pill to $750 – a 5,000% hike. Cue howls of outrage, along with threats from politicians that catalyzed a large...
Our Connected Car Future Is Motoring Closer
How do you know when the future is closer than ever? Well, one tip-off is when the news starts appearing in the mainstream media. That was the case two weeks ago when 60 Minutes featured a story about self-driving cars. If you’re a longtime Wall Street Daily reader or subscribe to our tech-based newsletter, Digital...
Can You Really Protect Your Online Data?
In Tuesday evening’s Democratic Primary Debate, the candidates were asked about the biggest threat facing America today. Naturally, Middle East volatility and the rise of ISIS were cited, in addition to nuclear weapons falling into the wrong hands. But it was somewhat surprising that only one candidate – former Virginia Senator Jim Webb – mentioned...
Volkswagen Mess to Trigger Global Recession?
In arguably the most shocking corporate scandal since Enron, Volkswagen’s emissions dupe has far-reaching (and potentially devastating) implications for the company and global economy.
Smartwatch War: Can Anyone Challenge Apple?
As my colleague Louis Basenese mentioned on Wednesday, Apple’s (AAPL) product launch event last week contained the usual buzz and hype over new gadgets. But one thing was conspicuously absent from CEO Tim Cook’s two-hour presentation: Despite the Apple Watch being the first product mentioned, and getting all kinds of functionality and fashion updates, Cook...
SUPERNAP: The New “Fort Knox” in the Desert
Data. One small word… but an incredibly massive industry. Longtime readers will know that we’ve highlighted Big Data as a major tech growth trend since we started publishing Wall Street Daily. Indeed, just a few weeks ago, I wrote about a shift among companies towards using third-party data centers. The goal? To increase their uptime...
What Just Caused Outrage Among Spotify Users?
As seedy businesses go, you’d be hard-pressed to find many that top Ashley Madison. While traditional dating sites allow people to find dates, relationships, and even marriages, Ashley Madison’s version of “dating” caters to people who want to fly under the radar and cheat on their spouse. “Life is short, have an affair,” as the...
Facebook’s Plan to Remain King of Social Media
When it comes to social media juggernauts, Facebook (FB) is the undisputed king. During its meteoric rise, the company simply steamrolled existing social media platforms, like MySpace, LiveJournal, and others that you probably don’t even remember now! Even when Google (GOOGL) entered the fray with Google+, Facebook easily parried the threat with a simple weapon...
Google Glass Act II: Smart Glasses to Relaunch
Google (GOOGL) is making headlines once again – but not for a unique piece of new technology, a hit new product, or a game-changing new service. Rather, Google itself is changing. The company as we know it will become part of a new parent company called Alphabet under a big reorganization plan. But while the...
Amazon Echo: The World’s Smartest Assistant
Think Amazon (AMZN) is just the world’s largest online retailer? Think again. As technology advances, so does Amazon’s reach in the sector – to the point where it now competes with some of the largest companies in the world in a variety of fields. For example… In Amazon Web Services, it has a mammoth cloud-computing...