Last week in the New York Times, Yale economist Robert Shiller wrote we are “experiencing one of the greatest housing booms in United States history.
Monthly Archives: April 2020
In the Coronavirus Era, the Force Is Still With Jack Dorsey
Let’s not make things worse
Social Capital’s Chamath Palihapitiya came on my CNBC show, the Halftime Report, last week and voiced the frustration that many Americans are feeling right now concerning the government’s plan to rescue the economy.
Apple, Google team up on coronavirus contact tracing
Apple and Google on Friday announced a joint effort to notify people via smartphone — on an opt-in basis — if they’ve come into contact with someone with the coronavirus, without having to share users’ location information with government authorities.
The Worm is Back!
Created by Richard Danne, the logo was honored in 1984 by President Reagan for its simplistic, yet innovative design.
Thank god for the internet
On a recent Tuesday, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, I watched my six-year-old daughter Zelda tune into a live webcast to learn how to draw an elephant with about 200,000 other kids around the world. She was rapt. And her elephants are getting quite good.
Amazon and Apple Strike Deal for Prime Video In-App Purchases
In a significant shift, the Amazon Prime Video app on iOS and Apple TV now features a built-in content store. This means users can now buy or rent TV shows and movies directly inside the app on Apple platforms. The change was first spotted by The Verge.